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Why are there so many school shootings in America?

This morning I was watching the news, and apparently there was a school shooting (forgot where exactly), where a 12 год old kid fired shots for 10 seconds, shooting an 11 год old boy in the face and a 12 год old girl on the arm. Why do so many of these shootings happen in America? How exactly does a 12 год old kid get hold of a gun anyway? I'm just worried about how this situation is being handled.
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MarineHolocaust posted Больше года
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Link to story: link
lzzie posted Больше года
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Please don't.
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^Too late.
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PlayingWithFire said:
I think it could be many reasons, just to name a few:
-Parents aren't child-proofing their homes like they should and as a result, kids have easy access to their Оружие and other weapons
-Parents aren't teaching their kids morals from an early age and thus kids see shooting each other as okay
-Kids are beginning to think that shooting and killing people is cool and so they want to shoot and kill people too
-Kids that are severely bullied are turning to the bullet to get revenge on their bullies, having been a victim of senseless bullying during my school years, I can understand the anger and possibly even hatred that results from long-term bullying
-Many of these shooters are mentally ill, ex: Adam Lanza, one или both of the Columbine shooters
-Or maybe it could be that we've made gun purchasing and such a bit too easy with little to no background checks, gun control supporters make some good points, but we must remember that the founding fathers didn't create the 2nd amendment for shits and giggles, they wanted citizens to be able to defend themselves

But then we have parents and other people who blame the large amount of gun-fueled action films and violent video games for these shootings. One problem with that though is that if a movie или video game has bloody gun violence, little kids shouldn't be watching или playing those. But then again, I know people who started playing violent video games and watching R-rated films when they were younger than 10 and they haven't killed anybody yet.

I think it's mainly that these kids don't completely know right from wrong, and that most of the people that commit these crimes are not all there. Just like Billy from Scream said, "Movies don't create psychos. Фильмы make psychos еще creative."
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Agreed!
Simmeh posted Больше года
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Yeap.
x-Yumi-x3 posted Больше года
Clutch13 said:
вверх thing I blame is bullying... The 2nd amendment was put in place with very good reason... The reason still exists... Just the fact that there are parts of the U.S. that just aren't safe... For example, I'll use parts of my hometown... Now granite, Buffalo, NY isn't Compton или New York City, but there are parts of the town here that ya wanna be careful in... the East Side of Buffalo. Not that the West is a picnic, but the news is always Показ a shooting или stabbing there... Cab drivers being stabbed или shot and robbed has become a near regular thing. The Riverside/Black Rock area in North Buffalo is not as bad but about 6 months to a год back, a guy went out with a samurai sword and tried to rob a gas station mini mart... The Jasper Projects isn't exactly a безопасно, сейф place to be either, and they don't even wanna bring the carnival to Riverside Park on the 4th of July anymore cause there's always some clowns that wanna get into a brawl... This past год it was a bunch of girls that... Idk what happened, one girl did something, the other сказал(-а) something, and the "Oh no Ты didn't" turned into fisticuffs. I live 3 blocks from the park and barely missed the scuffle on my way Главная from work... I think I was a bit late. Police were getting people out of the area, and things were getting back to semi normal I suppose... I have no gun, but I'd Любовь to have one... Just in case... I always try to at least have a нож on me или a small steel chain... For all the good it will really do me... But... Hopefully I never have to use 'em... Thing is, I run into the thief that has the gun... shit, gun beats нож all день lol... I'm dead... So that's why ya don't take away that 2nd amendment... Cause I'm sure the Buffalo Police ain't the only ones... Ya hear gun shots или see a stabbing and ya call the police... It takes a good half час before they get there... The "bad guys" if ya wanna call them that, are always gonna have the access to the Оружие and whatever else... Even if Ты make it illegal, there are always criminals that find a way... Give the good average citizen at least that bit of chance of defending his или her self... But if ya own a огонь arm and ya have a kid... Keep your gun locked up... and keep the loaded clip locked up somewhere else near-by... That way if the kid gets past one lock, he still won't have the ability to do that harm... gun needs the bullets, bullets need the gun... And explain the places Ты lock them up as... That's a NO area... Ты don't touch that locker... whatever... and yeah, raise kids better and listen to their problems cause if mom или dad aint gonna listen, then that just makes the kid even еще sad and then bang... I think it's just communication... Parents gotta communicate better with their kids and kids gotta stop being dicks to other kids... Sorry I've rambled too long... BUT... that's how I feel about it.
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Then again... Ya know what... ya'll are right... there are alot of crazy motha fuckers in the ol U.S. of A... Side effect of Freedom is insanity I suppose XD
Clutch13 posted Больше года
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This was possibly one of the most entertaining responses.
lzzie posted Больше года
Simmeh said:
Ты saw a 12 год old shoot an 11 год old?
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I live in Africa, I did not see anything. I heard about it on the news.
lzzie posted Больше года
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The news says a lot of things. Most topics are greatly exaggerated.
Simmeh posted Больше года
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wow ther are geting younger and younger i haerd a 5 yaer old shot some kids in hes shcool
KaulitZfan posted Больше года
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^^I'm not sure they would exaggerate a kid being shot in the face. Maybe the number of deaths after a natural disaster, but not something like this. (link
lzzie posted Больше года
sieluvzsoul said:
I learned in health that its becuz so many people are depressed in America. And kids could get a hold of a gun becuz their parents hav 1 and dnt hide it very well
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Americans don't get depressed. They have cheeseburgers.
Simmeh posted Больше года
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da fuk?
sieluvzsoul posted Больше года
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mhm cant get enough
MarineHolocaust posted Больше года
KaulitZfan said:
kids get the moms или dads gun that they leaving out somewhere they can grasp it and they think its a toy and dont kown what it can do cus mom/ dad nver told them about Оружие and why not to grap it form somewere why its loaded . i shot Оружие befor but outside in a shoting ragge ,
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But apparently this kid knew it was not a toy. The motives for his actions seems to be bullying, which makes me wonder, bullying is a worldwide issue. How come school shootings are not as common elsewhere in the world?
lzzie posted Больше года
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Kids aren't /that/ stupid. I'm sure they know what a gun can do. If they огонь a gun, it's intentional. They want to kill. The thought of blood on their hands excites them.
Simmeh posted Больше года
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i dont kown firend i dont kown im Главная scooled now i stop being in school win i it3 grad , and good ting who kowns that school may be hit hell mabye the hig schol заяц be Далее to be shot up
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MarineHolocaust said:
gun control here is a big issue
+ people here are just fucking crazy i guess
hurrhurrhurr america
in all honesty though i have no idea thats just what im assuming i would suppose those are contributing factors
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Anyone can be crazy. Just look at the Germans!
Simmeh posted Больше года
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^Fucking racist XD
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BlondLionEzel said:
I blame the 2nd Amendment
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There is nothing wrong with guns. Anyone can kill, regardless of the weapon they use.
Simmeh posted Больше года
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@metro: I agree :)
Nick16 posted Больше года
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Can't ban a baseball bat... Ol' Louisville Slugger BAPP!!! lights out... Why ya got that bat? I'm going to baseball practice officer...
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EeveeOak500 said:
Oh no I live in America O.O and people are crazy to shoot people for prob no reason
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Makeupdiva said:
I've always wondered that. I think people are just angry at their family, classmates, the teachers, and they take this anger so far it pushes them to the edge and they do this horrible thing. I don't get though, why no one would notice this anger. I mean I never understood how a 17 год old kid could kill a bunch of 5-6 год old children. It makes no sense. People are just not happy and feel that if they aren't happy no one else should be too. It's insane I know, but what other reason could there be.
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simpleplan said:
Children или дана toy Оружие and are told they can play with them so when they see a real one they think its a toy. Also there is Фильмы and video games. Kids brains are like sponges so they do as they see that is how they learn. If parents talk to there kids about gun safety this may happen less.
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I think it's less about gun safety and еще about parents making sure their kids are happy at school. Kids don't need Оружие anyway, so they don't need gun safety lessons either.
lzzie posted Больше года
hetalianstella said:
Because Оружие here are too easy to get a hold of and while Americans в общем и целом, общая aren't violent people like many stereotypes make it out to be, we still have a lot of crazies here.
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metrolight said:
It's those violent video games! Those rootin tottin bloodshedding computer games are giving children bad influence especially that Battlecall of Field Duty! And that Nintendo bunch makin all those Gods of Wars and Halos! It's true because that lady on the лиса, фокс News сказал(-а) so!

In all seriousness, lack of gun control and irresponsibility, mostly on the part of the parents. Also, I noticed that most suspects of gun shootings either have mental disabilities или such similar cases.
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"It's those violent video games! Those rootin tottin bloodshedding computer games are giving children bad influence especially that Battlecall of Field Duty! And that Nintendo bunch makin all those Gods of Wars and Halos!"--> LOL Funny xD But, good point.
Nick16 posted Больше года
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good point
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KohakuJSMA said:
I hope Ты ALL don't believe it's ALWAYS video games as they say on every news channel.

It's also stupid, spoiled, weak, PEOPLE. As well as bullies.
Not just children.

And yes, dumb parents let their weapons in the open, and/or don't properly hide them, and some don't even TEACH them!!!

And some... teach them that stupid stuff.

It can also be, because they've been bullied, misunderstood, dared, или trying-to-prove-a-point.

And racism, sex, gay, christian, atheism, maturity, drugs, ANYTHING.

So many reasons...
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Book-Freak said:
Because America has a ridiculous lack of restrictions on guns. There were over TWENTY school shootings in America in 2013. It's stupid. Look at countries with tight fun laws - the UK for example. We haven't had a school shooting since 1996 because people just don't have guns!
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So when your country gets invaded by those who /do/ have guns, your entire population will be wiped out.
Simmeh posted Больше года
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No, the army, navy and Air Force fight the invaders whilst the police evacuate the civilians. The whole point of having an army is that civilians don't need to defend themselves. And besides, when was the last time anyone wanted to invade the UK? The weather alone is enough to make people emigrate!
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Carolinaproud26 said:
I was watching that too..... I live here in america... like yeah seriously people and it was a student who did it
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x-Yumi-x3 said:
The min they took God out if school, that stuff started happening.
And they do cause they can actually get away with a stuff remember casey anothy and zemermian case. Ты can do anything with a good lawyer.
And of course bully, I really don't understand the point of Bullying Ты dont gain anything from it.
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yepp
Carolinaproud26 posted Больше года
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I don't think that has much to do with it... The first recorded school shooting in America was in 1764 which was centuries before religious education was thought of as a less important subject.
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