"Something like mass shootings are all about shades of gray," Densley said. "One solution would be imperfect, so people were pitting imperfect solutions off each other. 'Because this one thing won't fix everything, we won't do it.' So we've ended up doing nothing. But if you layer those imperfect solutions, they start to add up to something close … [Read more...]
Two Minnesota professors have devoted their careers to researching mass shooters
Gun violence warning signs | NewsNation Prime
Dr. James Densley joins NewsNation Prime to talk about the warning signs of school shootings as school shooting threats continue to be on the rise. Watch here Source: NewsNation … [Read more...]
A Moral Panic Is Brewing About Instagram and Video Games. Don’t Fall for It | Opinion
"There's a new moral panic brewing about Instagram. It began with the testimony of Facebook whistleblower and a leaked internal Facebook study about the supposed harmful effects of Instagram on teenage girls, including suicidal ideation and eating disorders. This led to a national freak-out over social media and its corrupting influence over the … [Read more...]
Guys and guns: Why men are behind the vast majority of America’s gun violence
"According to the nonprofit research center The Violence Project, men are responsible for 98% of mass shootings, and according to an analysis by Everytown for Gun Safety, a grassroots organization aiming to combat gun violence, men were behind 94% of 240 mass shootings (four or more killed regardless of location) from 2009 to 2020 in which the … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Second Amendment Case Puts Gun Control Laws At Risk
"On October 20, 23-year-old Nikolas Cruz pled guilty to murdering 17 people in the 2018 Parkland school shooting. Four years after that tragedy — with school shootings doubling nationally as students return from remote learning — the Supreme Court is considering a case that could have a tremendous impact on gun control legislation. The lawsuit … [Read more...]