Tuesday, December 15, 2015

When Mass Shootings Become the New Normal

Mass shootings have been a reality of life in America for many decades. Because of the NRA’s incredible economic heft, no law is ever changed (not for long anyway) and no politician has the power or will to go against it, for fear of losing their seat at the next election cycle.
So we’ve become desensitized to all the death and mayhem shown on TV screens with increasing frequency. How frequently? The New York Times reports:
More than one a day.
That is how often, on average, shootings that left four or more people wounded or dead occurred in the United States this year, according to compilations of episodes derived from news reports.
Including the worst mass shooting of the year, which unfolded horrifically on Wednesday in San Bernardino, Calif., a total of 462 people have died and 1,314 have been wounded in such attacks this year, many of which occurred on streets or in public settings, the databases indicate.
There’s a lot more interesting information in the article. Definitely worth a read.

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