Jul 20, 2021
On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam and David
discuss the corresponding rise of antidepressants, SSRIs, and mass
shootings. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI),
a mass murder occurs when at least four people are murdered, not
including the shooter, over a relatively short period of time
during a single incident. Over the last 30 years, the United States
has seen a significant increase in mass shootings, which are
becoming more frequent and more deadly.
Seemingly every time a mass shooting occurs, whether it’s at a
synagogue in Pittsburgh or a nightclub in Orlando, the anti-gun
media and politicians have a knee-jerk response – they blame the
tragedy solely on the tool used, namely firearms, and focus all of
their proposed
“solutions”
on more laws, ignoring that the murderer already broke numerous
laws when they committed their atrocity.
Facts matter when addressing such an emotionally charged topic, and
more gun control legislation has shown that law-abiding Americans
who own guns are
not
the problem. Consider the following: The more gun control laws that
are passed, the
more
mass murders have occurred.
Whether or not this is correlation or causation is debatable. What
is not debatable is that this sick phenomenon of mass murderers
targeting
“gun-free
zones,” where they know civilian carry isn’t available to
law-abiding Americans, is happening. According to the Crime
Prevention Research Center, 97.8 percent of public shootings occur
in
“gun-free
zones” – and
“gun-free
zones” are the epitome of the core philosophical tenant of gun
control, that laws are all the defense one needs against
violence.
Therefore, when the media and politicians focus their ire on guns,
specifically what types of guns are used, such as AR-styles,
carbines, semi-automatics, and
“high
capacity” handguns, in the wake of such tragedies the American
public are being intentionally drawn into an emotionally charged
debate about legal gun ownership
(irrespective
of whether the murderer’s gun was legally or illegally obtained).
This debate leads them away from the elephant in the room and one
of the real issues behind mass shootings – mental health and
prescription drugs.
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