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I think in the case of Mexico there are plenty of mass shootings but they're due to cartel violence so they're not classified the same way.

I think in the case of Mexico there are plenty of mass shootings but they're due to cartel violence so they're not classified the same way. As to why the US has so many mass shootings, I have to think there is cultural component to it. The idea of randomly killing a bunch of people has taken root amongst violence-prone mentally ill in this country. When you look at all of these shootings the vast majority involve someone who is struggling with mental illness and possibly suicidal feelings who tend to be loners. These people in their misanthropy look to take the lives of others in their last act in a blaze of violence. For a different example of culture and violence, look at South Korea. Murder is rare, but South Korea leads the world in suicide rate (more than double the US). There, social and cultural pressures that lead people in pain to taking their own lives. It's not the gun laws, or drug laws that are causing that situation. But in that society the idea of taking your own life is more widespread for whatever reason. As for developing countries with ubiquitous AK-47's, I can imagine most of the violence is attributed to civil unrest and state-sponsored violence so it's not tallied the same way.

Posted by GVIrish on Jul 6, 2015, 3:40 PM

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I think in the case of Mexico there are plenty of mass shootings but they're due to cartel violence so they're not classified the same way.

GVIrishJul 6, 2015, 3:40 PM

I think in the case of Mexico there are plenty of mass shootings but they're due to cartel violence so they're not classified the same way. As to why the US has so many mass shootings, I have to think there is cultural component to it. The idea of randomly killing a bunch of people has taken root amongst violence-prone mentally ill in this country. When you look at all of these shootings the vast majority involve someone who is struggling with mental illness and possibly suicidal feelings who tend to be loners. These people in their misanthropy look to take the lives of others in their last act in a blaze of violence. For a different example of culture and violence, look at South Korea. Murder is rare, but South Korea leads the world in suicide rate (more than double the US). There, social and cultural pressures that lead people in pain to taking their own lives. It's not the gun laws, or drug laws that are causing that situation. But in that society the idea of taking your own life is more widespread for whatever reason. As for developing countries with ubiquitous AK-47's, I can imagine most of the violence is attributed to civil unrest and state-sponsored violence so it's not tallied the same way.

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