Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas (19 Students, 2 Teachers Dead)

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cyberninja45 said:

sundin13 said:

Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention? - POLITICO

Solid article about how, instead of dumping law enforcement into schools, dumping money into mental health services may be a much better tool for the job of preventing mass shootings. Further, it explains how it doesn't really make sense to assume more guns will deter shooters as this is often seen as an act of suicide.

(My own opinion) Additionally, I was thinking a bit about the stats we were talking about a few days ago in regards to death rate increasing for mass shootings when there is an armed guard present. One possible explanation for this could be that armed guards don't deter attacks, but they do ensure that an individual is better prepared due to a greater expectation of resistance. This increased preparedness could result in a higher death rate if they are able to overcome that initial resistance.

Of course it deters wannabe massshooters, suicidal or not.

The more people armed around you the more likely your mass shooting attempt will fail.

Source: Basic common sense

If you see one kid beating another kid with a stick, you don't give the other kid a stick so they can both fight evenly, because you are encouraging that behavior.

You take -all- the sticks away.

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The fact of the matter is, the United States is struggling with mass shootings, children are being killed.
More guns hasn't helped deter the situation as you have the most guns for a civilian population, more than twice as many as other developed nations.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-ownership-by-country

So if more guns hasn't helped... What's something different you can try?

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It's also pretty sad seeing people rag on police, I have worked alongside many officers over the years, no one wants to see dead children, the officers are human beings remember, with family, friends and a social life.

If officers hesitated or stepped away to avoid that, then I have the upmost respect for that decision, it's not for everyone, even if you are on the front lines daily, dealing with impacted children requires a very different mindset than dealing with Adults, it's not for everyone.