Gunman kills four in Northern California shooting spree

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

thank God for all those strict gun laws in California

I don't think it's quite fair to condemn a whole legislation because of a single event.

As usual, it might sound boring, but we have to look at the statistics to see the big picture.



This picture include suicide, but you can take a look at the top 20 deadliest mass shootings if you wish.

And remember that California has by far the highest population in the U.S with 12.15% followed by Texas with 8.62%.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_s..._United_States

There are several factors that work together to create a fertile environment for mass murder the United States. Those factors include: relatively high accessibility of guns, acute copycat phenomenon, desire for fame, widespread chronic gap between people's expectations for themselves and their actual achievement, and individualistic culture. It is debated whether mental illness is a factor. Many of the mass shooters in the U.S. were mentally ill, but the estimated number of mental illness cases hasn't increased as significantly as the number of mass shootings, which tripled from year 2011 to 2014.