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BigE1263 t1_j6dlrbe wrote

Suprised this hasn’t made national news yet

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Linux-Is-Best OP t1_j6dm55m wrote

It's Holyoke. They could fight WW3 there and most of it would fly under the radar. It's like the Vegas of Mass... What happens in Holyoke usually stays in Holyoke.

(I don't have good opinions of that town)

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warlocc_ t1_j6dz77n wrote

It's dipping into conspiracy theory territory to say this, but it seems like the big news companies only report on certain uses of firearms. Other types don't really make the cut.

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Linux-Is-Best OP t1_j6ebzhl wrote

There was a time when any shooting was technically newsworthy. Things got worse over time, and now it's just the mindset of "same shit, different day." It worries me to think that given enough time, mass shootings could theoretically be desensitized on a national level.

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NativeMasshole t1_j6egvkf wrote

Even though it is on the rise again, gun violence actually peaked in the 90s and has dropped since then. There's always been shootings which you don't hear anything about, the only reason this one is making it further than local news is because it happened in a mall.

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Linux-Is-Best OP t1_j6fadv1 wrote

Once you go further West, yes, it does become more remote. The same is true if you go North and North, West. There are a few exceptions, such as Greenfield and Pittsfield, to name a few. But once you exit past Amherst or Westfield, depending on which way you're going (further north or further west), it's mostly country towns and woods.

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