{"id":14131,"date":"2024-04-15T21:15:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/?p=14131"},"modified":"2024-04-15T21:15:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:15:12","slug":"mass-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/mass-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mass shootings have become a shocking part of reality. It is now quite common to tune into news outlets, only to be apprised of yet another senseless act of violence, that changes the lives of so many instantly. Mass shootings have become so prevalent, that the Congressional Research Service has recently defined it as \u201ca multiple homicide incident in which four or more victims are murdered with firearms, within one event, and in one or more locations in close proximity.\u201d (Krouse and Richardson<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These incidents have become especially notable in the United States. In a study by  The Washington Post<\/a>, not including shootings tied to robbery or domestic shootings, there have been 187 such shootings in which four or more people have been killed since 1966 that have resulted in the deaths of more than 1,300 people. Those are indeed scary statistics. Although the US does own a disproportionately large percentage of all mass shootings in the world, there have been incidents in other countries including China, Russia, Germany, Canada and Finland. (Palazzolo and Flynn<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these shootings are motivated by hate, such \u2013 the shooting at Pulse Nightclub<\/a> in 2016 or racism \u2013 the Charleston Church Massacre<\/a> in 2015, while others remain a guessing game like those at the Columbine High School<\/a> and the Sandy Hook Elementary<\/a> School. One thing is for certain, no matter the cause, the effects are always the same: loss, devastation, fear and pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prevalence of these incidents has given rise to conversations about stricter gun laws, a culture of gun safety predicated on training and licensing, public health solutions and a more streamlined focus on mental health and safety. (Prevention Institute<\/a>) It is clear that action must be taken to reduce the number of mass shootings and restore a general sense of well-being in communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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