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Why are there mass shootings every week these days?

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I hear about a new mass shooting every week or every other week it seems. I wish it would stop. I never remember this happening back in the 1990s Does Germany or Europe or the rest of the world have shootings this awfully frequent these days? Is the all the very violent shooting computer games these days or school bullies?

Post November 1st, 2013, 1:45 pm
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Here is the graph showing that fatalities from gun crimes aren't really on the rise. However with a wider news coverage than ever and people dying less from other reasons, maybe it seems that gun crime is on the rise, but its not.

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This graph shows automotive fatalities vs gun fatalities. It shows that by 2015 they are going to overtake and that there has been a mild, gradual rise since the naughties, but if you compare it to the early nineties, it's nothing really. Just other area's becoming safer around it.
As for Europe:
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We are fine...
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Post November 1st, 2013, 1:45 pm
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Originally posted by cool5

Does Germany or Europe or the rest of the world have shootings this awfully frequent these days?


Not in Western Europe, no.


The thing with that "Switzerland" picture is: people in Switzerland are generally quite sensible...

Post November 1st, 2013, 8:33 pm
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Crazy guy shot up Los Angeles International Airport today. The shooting affected over 700 flights. I TSA agent dead, 6 or 7 others injured, including the gunman which is in critical condition.
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