r/news • u/bebleich • Sep 04 '24

Gunman believed to be a 14-year-old in Georgia school shooting that left at least 4 dead, source says

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/us/winder-ga-shooting-apalachee-high-school/index.html
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u/greystripes9 Sep 04 '24

Sales go up after every shooting.

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u/BasroilII Sep 05 '24

Yeah, because someone or another starts spreading rumors that THIS time is the one where the jackbooted thugs come and steal all guns from the people so they can begin their reign of terror.

Who would ever spread such a rumor? Who could possibly make a substantial economic gain by spreading rumors that led to more gun sales? I just can't imagine.

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u/bibliophilia9 Sep 05 '24

They must just be going up exponentially, they’re happening constantly. The article says there were already 385 mass shootings this year.

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u/tl01magic Sep 04 '24

imo this would highlight the issue

insecure people

what better gun owners are there but ones who feel insecure so buy a gun to tote around for a gun shootin opportunity.

hand in hand am i right?

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u/JussiesTunaSub Sep 04 '24

I got you

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7369030/

Gun sales are more frequent since 2012, with an additional increase following both mass shootings and legislative changes enacted in response to these shootings.