@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-square220arrow-up1320
arrow-up1320message-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-square220
minus-square@TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 years agoIt’s probably a combination of this and better access to mental health and social services.
minus-squareJeremy [Iowa]linkfedilinkEnglish3•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-square@ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink1•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.”