dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWe have had guns for 200 years but mass shootings only became common in the last 30. So what changed?message-squaremessage-square233linkfedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down121
arrow-up1304arrow-down1message-squareWe have had guns for 200 years but mass shootings only became common in the last 30. So what changed?dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square233linkfedilink
minus-squareTopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoIt’s probably a combination of this and better access to mental health and social services.
minus-squareJeremy [Iowa]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoIt’s almost entirely that. When you have nearly no-one who wishes to commit such atrocities as a violent suicide, it doesn’t matter what tools are available for the job.
minus-squareArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAnd tbf Canadians don’t exactly have a reputation as being violent individuals. I believe the stereorype is “Sorry eh.”
It’s probably a combination of this and better access to mental health and social services.
It’s almost entirely that.
When you have nearly no-one who wishes to commit such atrocities as a violent suicide, it doesn’t matter what tools are available for the job.
And tbf Canadians don’t exactly have a reputation as being violent individuals. I believe the stereorype is “Sorry eh.”