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Phlem

(6,323 posts)
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 04:27 PM Oct 2015

Contributing factors to gun violence?

Gun violence is most common in poor urban areas and frequently associated with gang violence, often involving male juveniles or young adult males.[13][14] Although mass shootings have been covered extensively in the media, mass shootings account for a small fraction of gun-related deaths[9] and the frequency of these events had steadily declined between 1994 and 2007.

Between 2007 and 2013, however, the rate of active shooter incidents per year in the US has increased.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States

Gun violence is most common in poor urban areas and frequently associated with gang violence, often involving male juveniles or young adult males.

So if we increase the amount of poor urban area's, does that increase overall gun violence? I'm thinking yes. (cough) Ferguson.

Speeches are nice but when are we actually going to do something about it. The poorer we get the more desperate we get and the likelihood of violence increases.

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Contributing factors to gun violence? (Original Post) Phlem Oct 2015 OP
I agree with you Chiquitita Oct 2015 #1
Thank you. Phlem Oct 2015 #2
It's amazing the things that decrease when the quality TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #3
Exactly. Phlem Oct 2015 #4
When it comes to mass killings... malokvale77 Oct 2015 #5
yep. Phlem Oct 2015 #6

Chiquitita

(752 posts)
1. I agree with you
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 08:47 AM
Oct 2015

and was looking for ways to do something. The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has some great campaigns: http://csgv.org/

Phlem

(6,323 posts)
2. Thank you.
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 01:59 PM
Oct 2015

There are people in DU that can't seem to follow a simple logic flow and heaven there is more than 1 logic flow. Not to long ago we all seemed to think it was Bernie's responsibility and derided him for it, yet all I've heard from Obama are speeches with his 8 years in Office.

All of a sudden I'm a POS.

I just want action, not words.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,043 posts)
3. It's amazing the things that decrease when the quality
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 05:23 PM
Oct 2015

of people's lives gets better. Drug use and addiction goes way down. Read about the "Rat Park" experiment here:

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6506936

Now, take this a step further. You don't have many middle class kids joining gangs. When kids are involved in school, have friends, have things to do, when they aren't bored, they're less likely to get into trouble with drugs and alcohol. When people's lives are better, there's less of a market for drugs and the violent dealers and gangs have to go out of business.

Drug use is prevalent in urban ghettos, but it's common in boring suburbs and small towns with nothing for young people to do.

Take the money that's being spent on prisons and on equipping law enforcement with military gear and spend it on schools, communities, and mental health services.

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)
5. When it comes to mass killings...
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 08:52 PM
Oct 2015

I look straight to the hate that is spewed on our (publicly owned) air waves.

That might be a good place to start.

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