When I hear the news about mass shootings in USA in schools or companies in the last years, i am not very surprised. In the last 50 years more than 1,5 million people where killed by firearm related situations. More people have died from guns in the USA than on battlefields of all the wars in American history.... (see downside the illustration from NYT - surely no fake media!)
source: NewYorkTimes
But how is this possible? There are so many restrictive laws in the USA related on illegal drugs (THC!) or road traffic regulations which restrict the freedom and rights of the citizens.
On the other side, people with mental illness could buy and own firearms. The historic gun politics coming from hunting and rural enviroment reasons is overcome.
Many contries have learned their mass shooting lectures, like Australia. After a massacre with 35 killed persons in 1996 the laws about firearms where highly limited in Australia and since this time NO! more mass shootings occured. The firearmed death go down to 1 Person of 100000. This is a fifth of the numbers in USA. There are more examples all over the world.
source: Der Standard
On a sunday afternoon Martin Bryant kills 35 People in a coffee house in Port Arthur he gets 35 times lifelong for his crime....
The protests of the students after the massacre in Parkland are a hopeful sign to change this very "outdated" thinking of personal freedom.
And the argument from Predident Trump, to arm teachers is ridicolous as so many bubbles he produce.....
And the NRA reactions are very amusing for me from the "communistic Europe...hahaha" if the reason would not be so serious.....