Shooting at high school in Parkland, Fla.

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Originally Posted by TurtleWA

What is happening now that it seems like there are so many school shootings?

I mean we have always had mental illness. We always had weapons. A person in the 1970s could have easily murdered an entire classroom with two pistols. Or used a hunting rifle as a sniper. If it’s because it’s always in the news and encourages copies I ’m not sure if I accept that because TV, radio and news papers have been popular for decades.

So what is going on? Is it really because of access to weapons, mental health and media?

That's the million dollar question.

I would probably agree with anyone who thinks we need to make guns less accessible. Though I'm also not naive enough to think that will stem the problem by itself.