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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by colechristensen on Thursday May 26, 2022 @01:22AM (#31514918)
That really depends on your definition of mass shooting, and you seem to be quoting a statistic which uses a very broad definition.

The kind of thing that happened in Texas has not happened 44 times this month.

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by colechristensen on Thursday May 26, 2022 @10:20AM (#31518638)
A disturbed person going into public and randomly killing strangers is a different problem than gang warfare, domestic violence, organized crime, or organized terrorism.
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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by MisterBastahrd on Thursday May 26, 2022 @11:13AM (#31519333)
People deserve the right to safety regardless of where they are.
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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by hunterb123 on Thursday May 26, 2022 @12:40PM (#31520481)
Exactly, which is why I carry and support the 2A.
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