In my experience, the ones that promise earnestly to change often don’t.
Me too. Those who change usually let the changes speak for themselves.
In my experience, the ones that promise earnestly to change often don’t.
James Holmes that pulled off the Aurora theater shooting. No one had complained about him being mentally unstable.
One of Holmes' psychiatrists suspected that prior to the shooting, Holmes suffered from a mental illness that could have been dangerous. A month before the tragedy, Dr. Lynne Fenton told the campus police that he had also made homicidal statements. Two weeks before the massacre, Holmes sent a text message asking a graduate student if the student had ever heard of the disorder dysphoric mania, and warning the student to stay away from him "because [he was] bad news".
Not his family butNicholas Cruz again the family he stayed with did not see him as a threat to people.
Everyone knew Nikolas Cruz was deeply disturbed. He'd been in and out of mental health treatment. He'd been kicked out of school. His Instagram page was full of photos of dead animals and weapons. He was so frightening to teachers that he'd been banned from even carrying a backpack into school.
Nope butJared Lougner (Shot Gabby Giffords, and several people outside of a store.) Had not been deemed to be mentally unfit
PHOENIX Documents released Wednesday detailing the shooting of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show how the gunman had grown increasingly erratic and delusional in the months leading up to the rampage as he alienated friends and family and became paranoid that police were out to get him.
Jared Lougner (Shot Gabby Giffords, and several people outside of a store.)
Younger urbanites just don't see guns as relevant to their lives. They're afraid of guns and people with guns and, since guns aren't important to them personally, they're inclined to vote for folks who claim to be able to remove guns from society.
Much of today's anti-gun sentiment is a byproduct of the continuing urbanization of America. California, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, etc., are strongly anti-gun in part because the bulk of the political power in those States is in a few major cities.
People tend to look for support and validation from others who share their tastes and values; and they distinguish themselves, often in a denigrating manner, from those who do not. The city dweller likes to fancy himself sophisticated, socially liberal, well educated, urbane, fashionable, etc.; and he wants to associate with, and have his self image validated by, people he perceives are like him. And they set themselves apart from those they find different -- such as the type of person they believe usually owns guns.
RickyRick said:I believe that lots of people have very good reason to be anti-gun. For every single victim of gun violence, accidental shooting or suicide there are several other people who’s life was shattered by the event.
I believe that lots of people have very good reason to be anti-gun. For every single victim of gun violence, accidental shooting or suicide there are several other people who’s life was shattered by the event.
When and where?rickyrick said:And then gun owners try to trivialize their suffering.
RR said:And then gun owners try to trivialize their suffering.
How? We often lead the thoughts and prayers. We are also the ones that pull out data over emotion. Look at the anti-gun arguments.And then gun owners try to trivialize their suffering.
I believe that lots of people have very good reason to be anti-gun. For every single victim of gun violence, accidental shooting or suicide there are several other people who’s life was shattered by the event.
And then gun owners try to trivialize their suffering.
So, seems to me that, clearly something else is at work here...
Ted Bundy confessed to 30 homicides. How many he actually killed above that is unknown. He didn't use any guns.
A handful of terrorists killed a couple THOUSAND PEOPLE on 9/11/01 and didn't use ANY guns.
The US government will put an actual machinegun in the hands of an 18 year old and as long as they're in uniform, its ok....
Personally, I wonder if demonic possession might not be a cause. Of course, that can't be a real thing, in the 21st century, can it?
Public perception of gun owners ? Define "public". After the 1994 elections NPR sent a reporter on a LONG journey through flyover country/the heartland/red states/whatever, he admitted that it's a different country, said that attacking the NRA was like attacking the Baptist church, the PTA, the American Legion.
Gun owners are perceived as adults throwing tantrums over the prospect of loosing their toys.
Practically every killer be it a mass killer or otherwise used marijuana and various psychotropic drugs regularly.