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[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Guns were even more accessible years prior. So thats not the complete answer.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The rapid increase in school shootings coinsided with the expiration of the assault weapons ban.

So, no. They really weren't

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most shootings have been done with 'handguns' which has seen little regulations from the fed.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not school/mass shootings, no.

Shootings in general, yes.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah we're clearly talking about different things here. This dataset does not seem to differentiate between shootings that occurred between specific individuals with a grievance, while technically on school grounds, but likely both outside, and outside of normal school hours, likely gang and drug related, and individuals who choose to go Rambo on nonspecific or at least a large group of people within the school, during normal hours. Which are very different scenarios with very different motivations and potential remedies.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How many adolescent gangs and drug dealers do you know?

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

...Who do you think gangs are recruiting? You know literally nothing about this topic, huh?

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

Funny how i was the only one to back my statements with sources.