Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri...
by AuryGlenz on Thursday May 26, 2022 @02:10AM
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Nobody ever talks about restricting the first amendment instead of the second, but it would be just as effective for mass shootings.
But we probably wouldn’t even need to restrict it. If the president and other politicians shamed every media company that named the shooter when this happens we could probably make some progress.
> The root cause may be bullying combined with the media contagion effect.
You need the bullying (or other oppressive social condition) and the media contagion. And, as you say, you need the massive amounts of guns.
> but we actually can do something about the number of guns in our country.
It is not clear to me that your statement is true. Given the Second Amendment, given the Supreme Court (and, in particular, the current makeup of the Supreme Court), I'm not sure what can be done.
If you see a path, we'd all love to see the plan...