flexghost.Jul 4, 2023

Well regulated militia strikes again!

3 dead 8+ injured from a mass shooting in Fort Worth, Texas

So far in 2023:
Deaths from gun violence: 21,775
Mass shootings: 343
Children (under 18) murdered: 907

It’s the guns.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/fort-worth-mass-shooting-july-4th-fireworks-b2369099.html

Three people killed and eight wounded in mass shooting at July 4 fireworks event in Fort Worth

The massacre unfolded just before midnight on Monday night as revellers gathered to enjoy Independence Day celebrations in the area of Diaz Avenue and Horne Street in Fort Worth’s Como neighbourhood

The Independent
Show threadfishcrapsJul 4, 2023
@flexghost Take away the guns and you still have homicidal maniacs willing to kill children. I still see that as a problem, regardless of whether or not gun laws are too lax. There will still be guns, and there will still be victims. If the goal is to prevent innocent people from being randomly murdered, we should really focus on the deplorable mental health of young Americans. How do you propose we solve the gun problem anyway? Do we pre-emptively label people as future mass murderers?
Show threadAntifa Warlord
@fishcraps @flexghost Homicidal maniacs without guns in other countries seem to hardly be a fraction of the problem as they are in the US where guns are freely available. Curious.
Jul 4, 2023 at 5:07pmElk
Show threadfishcrapsJul 4, 2023
@antifawarlord I'm just saying it's futile to focus on disarming homicidal maniacs. Sorry if I was being cryptic. The real problem in USA leading to mass shootings is insanity - guns are violent by design, so "gun violence" is not something that's avoidable without removing guns entirely.