Does reading a lot of Wikipedia give people a wrong idea how science works?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Think it through. People who commit mass shootings have never, EVER known who else might or might not be armed (contrary to your misinformation, most mass shootings happen out of doors, not in cinemas), yet mass shootings keep happening.

I don’t think that. I don’t recall ever thinking that.

I think a large penalty and significant prison time for illegally owning a gun might help.

Boru

But that's still a way smaller penalty than getting fatally shot.

The size of the penalty isn't at issue, but the deterrence of a given penalty. People who don't care if they get fatally shot are - surprise! - not going to be deterred by the prospect of getting fatally shot.

Boru