Steve CoxKonto zweryfikowane

No but neither does banning or controlling guns. Guns are NOT the root cause. The root is WHY. Mental illness.

Or is your argument about number? 1-2 victims, mere crime, but >5, oops, we let another crazy person get a gun. *hand wringing*

Reagan defunded our mental health infrastructure in the 80s. The totality of gun violence is due to socioeconomics. 1/3

You're finding correlation & assuming causation. Saying gun violence is ALL due to socioeconomic causes is too broad a generalization.

As a whole, it is socioeconomic. Because the bulk of *all* violence is socioeconomic. Look at the list. Wide variations in gun ownership...

By all accounts the shooter in Las Vegas was affluent & educated. Is he an exception to the rule or proof the problem is more complex?

Affluent? He lived in a trailer park, from what I understand. He was obviously distraught and wasn't getting help for it.

Reporting I heard earlier is that he was a pilot & owned two planes. His brother said he was well off. Too soon, facts still sketchy. ???