We Were a Quarter Mile From a Mass Shooting

For the longest time, I was convinced that we had a gun issue in the United States that fueled so many mass shootings in our country. Now, I don’t feel that’s the only cause of these horrific acts of violence. Not as much as I once did, at least. Most pro-gun people will tell you that gun control does nothing other than put more illegal guns in more criminals’ hands. They say that we then won’t have any way to protect ourselves as honest, law-abiding citizens. I do understand that train of thought. I’m all in for common-sense laws that help protect against gun-related accidents and deaths. I support the idea of armed citizens being able to stop the next mass shooting, which is likely coming soon. We seem to average one every week or two. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:875/0*SSNjpLpsmjHi0SQo.jpeg" style="height:468px; width:700px" /> I don’t think banning guns in the United States will ever happen. And it’s not going to end random, mass violence. Photo credit: <a href="https://pixabay.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Thomas</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1193784" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Pixabay</a> The issue is less about banning all guns in the United States, and more about examining the mental health needs of the people committing these acts of domestic terrorism. Specifically, the mental health of men who aren’t receiving counseling due to cost or prideful reasons for not seeking it out. Almost all mass shootings in the past 50 years have been done by men. There are a few exceptions, but my guess is that somewhere between 95% to 99% of mass shootings have been carried out by men. Why does this always seem to happen at the hands of men? <a href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/we-were-a-quarter-mile-from-a-mass-shooting-df76b6848735">Read More</a>