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SYFROYH

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20. I wouldnt say its the price of freedom, but .,.

Tue Dec 7, 2021, 10:32 PM

Dec 2021

…it is true that criminals take advantage of freedoms and liberties to commit crimes or evade punishment for their crimes.

I wonder often why school shootings are more frequent than they were before Columbine HS when there are fewer households with guns now than before. Fewer children have access to guns in their homes.

Ive heard lots of speculation about video games, medicated teens, poor mental health care, and no sense of community for children, among various things.

I recognize that many folks dont care about root causes and would be happy to ban guns.

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Mom from Oxford shooting posts the texts from that terrible day. [View all] Swede Dec 2021 OP

Wrenching... hlthe2b Dec 2021 #1

Would releasing photos of victims change anything? CrispyQ Dec 2021 #2

Yes. Just that one graphic photo of what happened to the guys arm when Rittenhouse shot him Walleye Dec 2021 #6

I believe that the crime scene photos of any mass killing Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #9

The answer is no. They would not change their minds. maxsolomon Dec 2021 #28

"We put desks in the front door We're in the corner" MagickMuffin Dec 2021 #3

And they call themselves "pro-life" & the media lets them get away with that. -nt CrispyQ Dec 2021 #7

What would happen if kids protested the "live shooter" drills? Probatim Dec 2021 #17

Not Sure How That Works ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #33

I am so angry that children and families have to be put through this. Srkdqltr Dec 2021 #4

And teachers. I dread the nightmare of who do I save? GPV Dec 2021 #5

Yes . They have it all. Srkdqltr Dec 2021 #8

Any gunners here? Want to weigh in on how important guns are? AndyS Dec 2021 #10

crickets jcgoldie Dec 2021 #13

I wouldnt say its the price of freedom, but .,. SYFROYH Dec 2021 #20

The problem is the easy access to guns AZProgressive Dec 2021 #21

I don't think its video games either per se. But gun were more accessible in the past... SYFROYH Dec 2021 #22

Yeah, right. There are 4.6 million kids (about a third of them) in homes with guns. AndyS Dec 2021 #23

right which is fewer household guns than in the past. SYFROYH Dec 2021 #24

Assuming you are right, which I do not believe, AndyS Dec 2021 #25

Its not magical thinking. Its understanding the statistics of two different gun ownership trends. SYFROYH Dec 2021 #27

The data shows that it isn't the gun owners who pay the price AndyS Dec 2021 #29

I read that as fairly steady. maxsolomon Dec 2021 #31

Totally Agree ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #34

I would say it's a price of freedom. Torchlight Dec 2021 #32

they know to lay low in the aftermath of school shootings. maxsolomon Dec 2021 #30

Kick bronxiteforever Dec 2021 #11

The generation of kids who grew up with school shootings IronLionZion Dec 2021 #12

My son was at Virginia Tech during the shootings arlyellowdog Dec 2021 #14

Oh my ... Delphinus Dec 2021 #15

Dear god. Swede Dec 2021 #19

Wow I don't know how I will undo that knot. The Jungle 1 Dec 2021 #16

I think of the guy who asked "When do we start getting to use the guns?" Gaugamela Dec 2021 #18

"Duck and cover" drills moondust Dec 2021 #26