I can't see how the guns are going to be taken out of the reach of these nutters any decade soon. It would have happened by now if it was going to happen and I think the chances of it happening actually decrease with each subsequent shooting due to desensitisation and learned helplessness.
I think attempting to tackle the mental illnesses, and the causes of those mental illnesses, which the perpetrators harbour, has a far higher chance of success in stemming this horrific blight. Every man for himself/dog eat dog friendless capitalism and wealth accumulation as a prevailing paradigm has a lot to answer for IMO for starters. The Wolf of Wall Street is, in fact, the most depressing and hopeless film I've ever watched.
Tackling the mental illnesses would also doubtless help millions of others who are depressed/furious etc but manage not to actually go totally postal.
I think attempting to tackle the mental illnesses, and the causes of those mental illnesses, which the perpetrators harbour, has a far higher chance of success in stemming this horrific blight. Every man for himself/dog eat dog friendless capitalism and wealth accumulation as a prevailing paradigm has a lot to answer for IMO for starters. The Wolf of Wall Street is, in fact, the most depressing and hopeless film I've ever watched.
Tackling the mental illnesses would also doubtless help millions of others who are depressed/furious etc but manage not to actually go totally postal.
