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synchrohighway t1_jdclo7x wrote

Reply to comment by too_old_to_be_clever in Body is 17-year-old accused of shooting 2 at Denver high school, Colorado coroner confirms - CNN by oldschoolskater

Easy access to guns. Youths in other countries feel the same depression and pain and rage and play the same violent games and watch the same violent tv and movies and use the same social media that sometimes promotes violence, but the access to guns is what keeps school shootings down.

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RyuNinja t1_jdd4x3o wrote

It is inaccurate to dismiss the role of American culture and ideals in our current issues. Other countries do have measured differences in the reported mental anguish etc... it is not equal across countries.

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Tegoto t1_jdddkd2 wrote

Precisely this. The US is unique in how deeply dystopian our society is compared to other "first-world" countries. We have a very inaccessible healthcare system, pervasive economic insecurity, a deeply atomized and divided society. All of this and other things add up to emotional stress that inevitably breaks some people. The idea that we can just get rid of guns and everything will be fine is ignoring the actual issues.

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