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  Gun violence isn't just about innocent folks or gangs. At some point you'll have to rekon with the fact you experience more crime and violence than any of your peer nations. That includes knives.  you want to say it's a social problem or a corruption problem but its going to keep happening. No story there.
context: Sadly (hopefully?) , that’s below the average for 2022. 
  But January is cold and summer is when the numbers add up. >
  
  I was just thinking this today as I drove by the spot two high school kids were shot by a third kid a few days ago. It’s not even summer. >
  
  Unfortunately, 2 kids getting shot isn't a "mass shooting" in today's standard so it won't even count towards the statistics. >
  
  This is a horribly sobering comment. Gun violence is so rampant in our country that we have ways to categorize the deaths for the sake of statistics. >
  
  I live a 2 miles from here. That are of town is sketchy at night, and it is bordered by some great areas to live. Pretty standard news in Baton Rouge though >
  
  That looks like the type of place where you’d go to get yourself murdered. >
  
  That's how I feel about the whole state >
  
  2 mass shootings on one night? A new world record >
  
  It's Gunday in America ... these things happen. >
  
  Everyday is gun day in America >
  
  It's five o'glock somewhere! >
  
  Almost 19:11 here. >
  
  Fewest deaths occur around 02:27 >
  
  Wth? People gotta relax. There's no need for all this bloodshed.
  I hope anybody out there thinking about making a new headline like this takes a few moments to have a snack and a nap before they decide if that's really how they want to be. >
  
  Not  lot of thinking going on prior to these incidents. >
  
  I'm lost for words. I live too far away to have advice/opinions as I have no understanding of culture and laws but... By all the gods I know the name of, I hope this stops. >
  
  A large percentage of those of us that live here don't understand the culture either. For the most part, it seems to revolve around money, masculinity and the perception of freedom. >
  
  Add in an unreasonable entitlement to being respected, a willingness to act violently to prove you deserve that respect and lastly, a societal obsession with individualism >
  
  those are the arguments that are used promote gun ownership/availability. In many cases, it's about money owed or drugs wanted. >
  
  People owe money and want drugs in other first world countries, but don't have a cultural issue with shooting each other at such a high rate. We're discussing the cultural reason Americans own guns, why they're so available and why they are used at such a high rate.... so, yes those are the cultural "arguments" used to promote guns here >
  
  Unfortunately America is just a violent country in general. Guns are very prevalent here, but if you look st only the homicides committed with anything other than a gun you'll find we still have high numbers. Last I looked our knife homicide rate is almost as high as the homicide rate by any weapon in Canada. >
  
  On a side note, is that Dior logo a trademark violation the club is using? >
  
  "What, are you a fucking park ranger now?" >
  
  Look, I’m just saying, having an uh…an amphibious rodent within city limits….that ain’t legal either dude. >
  
  It's almost like there's a goddam competition. >
  
  They do seem to encourage each other… >
  
  Haven’t seen this one on the news yet >
  
  Because it’s gang related and doesn’t fit the narrative. Most Mass shootings are gang related and targeted incidences not random acts of violence.