why do school shootings happen? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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what could possibly drive someone to commit such a horrific act against others?

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[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 days ago

Based on the frequency that they happen in the US likely poor/non-existent healthcare and easy to acquire firearms. Make medicare universal and restrict firearm access reasonably within densely populated areas and watch the school shooting rates plummet.

this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2026

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