There is a huge cultural shift I've brought up ad nauseam and it's really only been in the last decade or two. I've posted so many times how this wasn't a problem when I was a kid and there were unsecured, loaded guns all over my house (and the same in my community) and it wasn't a big deal. The question keeps getting asked around here, "WHAT HAS CHANGED" to little response.
That said, the discussion isn't any easy one; therefore, the solution will be difficult. Making changes now to gun regulations can have an immediate impact, but my hope is it won't stifle the conversation of the true, underlying problem--mental health. (and anxiety, depression, anger, etc. are all mental health issues. It doesn't have to be something extreme like Schizophrenia)
Politicians can stand up all day long shouting, "It's not the guns, it's the people". Okay, great (to some extent I totally agree), but what the frack are you going to do about it? It's no different than offering Ts & Ps. Start looking at the social and psychological data and DO SOMETHING! Hell, as crazy as it sounds, getting rid of the 'like' button across all social media platforms would be a huge start and addressing mental health. My no-pics daughter told me last week she disabled that feature on her Instagram page.
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