The solution to mass killers

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/motivation-mass-shooters-decide-to-kill-out-of-a-quest-for-significance/  explains the mental illness which leads to mass shooting incidents. 

Which is why the Some Asshole Theory (AKA Media Responsibility Theory) needs acceptance and use.  

Here's a brief explanation, from the very liberal The Daily Kos. Dr. Dean Ing, a media studies academic and adventure novelist, explains it in better detail on page 110 in his superb SOFT TARGETS, also available on Inter Library Loan. (Just ask your local librarian).

"It boils down to two points: We turn every act of terrorism into a joke at the terrorist's expense;  and we absolutely must refuse, ever again, to do a straight report on their motives in connection with an act of terrorism."

"The medium can give coverage to the event, sympathetic to the victims, but we must deride the (murderers) as a bunch of (witless fools)" 

With more guns in America than people, do you really think gun control can work? After all, when owning a gun is criminal, only criminals will own guns, and will have no remorse in their use.

Let's try media responsibility, instead. After all, the folks who are screaming to throw away the Second Amendment ought to accept a little voluntary restraint in their use of the First Amendment, if they want 'balance'.

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