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[LadyForCamus]

A lone woman going on a mass shooting spree is certainly new.

Rare you could argue, but NOT NEW, not even close.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Seegrist

And when I say "rare" I DONT MEAN scarce. I mean ratio wise when it comes to humans shooting more than one human in one setting men will do it more often. But again, when you are talking about ALL firearm fatalities most of them are IN THE HOME, and most of the victims are WOMEN AND KIDS.

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Brian, it’s human nature to ask yourself, “gee, I wonder why he did it?”  I mean, human interest in the psychology of motive lead to profilers being able to identify common attributes in serial killers and child molesters.  Just because people wonder why someone did something, doesn’t mean they’re pushing a a political agenda.  You have to be able to compartmentalize better.

I agree. 

BUT AGAIN, when you have a flooded market and anyone REGARDLESS can gain access to a weapon legally with no record, then go on after the legal buy to kill someone, or if someone gets their gun illegally stolen, and they murder someone, IN BOTH cases, the point is moot.

The motif may be to many a "human interest" story, but again, at this point in history, our flooded market and ease of access seems to me to be a far more important focus, considering the countless murders we have with a variety of countless motives.

You’re missing the point, lol.  For like, a hot minute, I’m not on the subject of gun control.  Mental illness is a thing that exists on its own, and can be discussed outside of the context of gun control.  Just because some factors correlate with one another doesn’t mean we shouldn’t discuss or investigate them separately.  That’s how we do science, after all.

Example (hypothetical):  If I made a thread tomorrow about how my mom shot my dad dead because she was depressed and having auditory hallucinations, do you think that would be an appropriate time to bring up the topic gun control?