"About 76% of Americans surveyed said they believed mass shootings are something 'we can prevent and stop if we really tried,' and not something that must be accepted 'as part of a free society.'"

And yet here we are.

https://www.axios.com/2023/04/17/majority-americans-mass-shootings-stop

Vast majority of Americans believe mass shootings preventable

62% of those surveyed voiced support for a nationwide ban on AR-15s, per a new CBS poll.

Axios

@edbott
Of course, other "free" societies don't have this problem.
I agree it's a mental health issue. It calls into question the mental health of legislators who, in the face of so much death, refuse to address the problem because it will cost them money.

NRA donations (÷) the number of children killed = the value of each child's life to a corrupted politician.

@jeber Only if greed and ideology poisoning count as mental illnesses.
@tealdeer
It's worse than that. How can any decent human being see so much death and destruction without wanting to eliminate it? IMHO, they're borderline sociopaths.