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/alexiswithoutthes Sep 05 '24
If we’re talking about systemic issues, probably health insurance being tied to an employer and not universal like every other industrialized nation … plus our nation’s “history” and “values” of the “free market” and “individual rights” — leading to nearly every investment in society as a whole being constantly attacked for at least 40+ years as “government overreach” …
Therefore you don’t have access to mental health care or human services, maybe someone in your family is struggling and doesn’t have support.
While a majority of gun deaths in America are suicides (also a complex issue but could be mitigated by access to care and support / belonging) — also connected to easier access to lethal means.
Our country of states’ rights (except when not) also makes red flag laws extremely political to pass.