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  Why don't you think that mass shootings are newsworthy?
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. >
  
  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. >
  
  The fuck is with that country? >
  
  Criminally underfunded schools and decades of institutionalized violence fomented by race and class warfare funded by our oligarchy. >
  
  uh...and guns everywhere >
  
  Is it just me or are these shooters getting worse? Injured? Arrested? Back in my day, they killed 40 people and then themselves. >
  
  Well this shooter hasn't been arrested. Most shootings like this are targeted to certain people, usually interpersonal drama taken to far or criminals solving disputes the way they do. So excess deaths or suicidal terrorism isn't the goal, it's to kill one or maybe a few specific people and then GTFO.  
  That said, that Colorado fatboy who got the shit kicked out of him but unfortunately not to death was absolutely just your average racist larper from r/tacticalgear who was thankfully underskilled for how equipped he was. >
  
  IF the gun groups of the USA (looking at you, NRA members) cared at all, this would be the subject of a massive PR ad campaign.
  
  Guns are for sport. Guns are fot hunting. Guns are to defend YOUR LIFE. They're not to support your pathetically fragile EGO.
  
  Or something along those lines.
  Even though 80% of gun owners seem to agree with the above sentinents, the NRA gets their money and votes from the pathetically fragile ego crowd. >
  
  It's unlikely that the shooter was part of NRA crowd, so you're totally right, but not sure it's relevant to this incident. >
  
  Grand opening, grand closing. >
  
  Baton Rouge is mostly garbage and it's only getting worse. >
  
  No where is safe. Schools. Clubs. Concerts. Dance studios. Grocery stores. Places of worship. >
  
  America just keeps reaping all those freedoms she’s been sowing! >
  
  Momma always said never be in the club on the Lords day. >
  
  Oh look another well-regulated militia. >
  
  When the massacre at Sandy Hook didn't change anything, that is when I gave up on this shit. Focus on Universal Healthcare for the USA. We can save more lives that way. >
  
  Wait, this is different than the one I read about earlier? What the fuck!? We goin for a hat trick? >
  
  How long until we redefine the meaning of "Mass Shooting" to start at a higher number of people shot
  I think its like 3 or 4, let's just raise it to like 10-15, Mass shooting down by 50% this year!!
  /s and 😞 >
  
  I mean, it was only recently that we redefined mass shootings to include incidents like this where the victims were not randomly selected. >
  
  It was a joke >
  
  The Gun Devil from Chainsaw Man is real >
  
  I will just add nightclubs to the list of places I do not have the freedom to be safe from guns. Ah shit, it was already on the list. Ok I’ll add a star next to that one >
  
  Another successful event brought to you by the. NRA and their supporters. >
  
  Some contractor came to my house the other day wearing an NRA hat.  I’m still pissed about it. >
  
  2023 tool less than 30 minutes for its first mass shooting. This will not be fixed in my lifetime >
  
  Bullshit
  A lot of mass shootings are done by people with no criminal history that purchased their weapons legally >
  
  No Most “mass shooting” are gang related not some random act of violence like media would have you to believe which is why they changed the definition to fit their narrative. >
  
  We're living in the end of times my friends stay safe out here >
  
  Please help me understand.. why are Democratic leaders the only ones who seem to want to stop this shit?  I get it, Republicans don’t want to regulate guns in any way, shape or form. But how come they refuse to have one conversation about alternate ideas?   Why do Republicans not care that this is happening?? These are Americans who are getting killed! Make this make sense. >
  
  “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”
  But yeah. Status quo is totally fine >
  
  Why does this make the news?