Mass Shootings

It's not by chance that masses of shootings are occurring in America; yet, our country is not taking efficient steps to eliminate these acts of violence - Demetria Sullivan

Mass Shootings

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Why Does the U.S. Have So Many Mass Shootings? Research Is Clear: Guns.

When the world looks at the United States, it sees a land of exceptions: a time-tested if noisy democracy, a crusader in foreign policy, an exporter of beloved music and film.

But there is one quirk that consistently puzzles America’s fans and critics alike. Why, they ask, does it experience so many mass shootings?

Perhaps, some speculate, it is because American society is unusually violent. Or its racial divisions have frayed the bonds of society. Or its citizens lack proper mental care under a health care system that draws frequent derision abroad...

The only variable that can explain the high rate of mass shootings in America is its astronomical number of guns.

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 Why Does the U.S. Have So Many Mass Shootings? Research Is Clear: Guns.

When the world looks at the United States, it sees a land of exceptions: a time-tested if noisy democracy, a crusader in foreign policy, an exporter of beloved music and film. But there is one quirk that consistently puzzles America’s fans and critics alike. Why, they ask, does it experience so many mass shootings?

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