Did I miss something? Title was "What You Need to Know About The Rise in U.S. Mass Shootings," but seemed to only tell me "number of mass shootings go up" and "lack of consensus on what qualifies as a mass shooting." The title I saw on HN, "U.S. Mass Shootings on Rise No Matter How You Define Them", seems way more appropriate for an article that never even tries to get into determining causal factors or solutions.
Image you're desperate to feel special. You want to be famous but every crazy thing you've done has gotten no attention.
And then you see a mass murderer's face plastered everywhere. Links to their rap songs. Long new stories about their lives.<p>There are several campaigns that argue that this is what is causing the proliferation of mass murders.<p><a href="https://www.dontnamethem.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.dontnamethem.org/</a><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting_contagion" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting_contagion</a>
Interesting to see the rise with respect to population. The article shows mass shootings increasing 158% (19) from 12 in 1982 to 31 today. In the same timeframe, US population grew by 46% (105,328,915) from 229,476,354 to 334,805,269. [1]<p>[1] <a href="https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/population-growth-rate" rel="nofollow">https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/popu...</a>
I find it funny that so many people of other countries have something to say on the matter. You don't understand the U.S. culture, and you probably never will.<p>I will not concede on red flag laws that prop up false accusation. That's like having a backdoor in your encryption, willingly. And I know how 95% of the people on this site feel about that.<p>I will not concede on increasing the age to own firearms. There is no other right in our bill of rights that is only given in full well after legal adulthood has been reached. "You're allowed free speech, but only once your mind has developed enough to where you don't say as many stupid things." Sounds terrible to me.<p>I will not concede on banning certain <i>types</i> of firearms, nor firearm accessories, as the primary point of the 2nd Amendment was to be able to overthrow our own government if it became necessary.<p>"Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~ Benjamin Franklin<p>"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government (...) it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security." ~ Thomas Jefferson<p>"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies." ~ George Washington<p>The government will not abolish itself. It will go kicking and screaming. Jefferson <i>probably</i> wasn't talking about peacefully abolishing an entire government. You're being disingenuous if you think so. Washington wasn't talking about the Federal army having sole monopoly over the military supply manufactories, otherwise how would a militia function to keep a rogue military and Federal government in check? They wouldn't.<p>There <i>is</i> a problem with violence in America today. I'm not disputing that. The solution is not to ban certain firearms. Or to raise the legal age. Or to ban all firearms. Or to require the government's permission before obtaining a firearm. We need to take unnecessary government spending and put some of it towards training people to be comfortable with firearms, and to respect them. We need to fix society to understand the importance and beauty of life. We need to promote having fathers in the home to teach these kids how to behave.<p>I support fixing the mental health and societal problem. But when it comes to "gun laws", you can "come and take them."
I think we have a masculinity problem. I think we need males to do traditionally male things and they need to keep doing these things through high school and beyond. Less therapy, more team sports, competition, exploration, adventure, and craftsmanship.