I think its clearly "not the guns".

I grew up in a time where seniors in high-school regularly had hunting rifles in their trucks at school. School shootings were completely unheard of....

Ultimately I think its a whole host of issues that revolve around: mental health, lack of belief in God, and even economic issues that force people into feeling desperate (thats not an exhaustive list, there are certainly other issues)

The vast majority of 'gun deaths' are suicides, around 70%. So when guns are 'discussed' it's important to define the problem.

Mass shootings, which is generally all the media talks about, constitute a percent of a percent of all gun deaths. They are a tiny, tiny number relative to the whole.

For each 'mass shooting' death at a mall or movie theater there are thousands of deaths from domestic violence, gang crime, inner-city shootings, and many more from gun-related suicides.

If the politicians/commentators really wanted to save as many lives as possible, they would address the depression/loneliness/mental health issues the society has associated with self-harm and suicide.

70% percent of gun deaths are suicides and IIRC about 50% of suicides are from guns.

There is a gun law component to that... but it relates to suicide not mass shootings which get the most media attention but are generally rare.

Let's first look at the ratio of guns per person around the world:

OK, USA is number one, but there are many other countries with a lot of guns, so nothing extremely crazy about it.

This is the top 10:

So, based on only this data, you might expect to see about four times as many mass shootings in the US compared to, say, Finland. Let's see those numbers:

Number of mass shootings in 2025 in Finland: 0 vs USA: 268

Number of mass shootings in 2024 in Finland: 1 vs USA: 586

So, it's clear that the availability of guns to the public is not the only factor in this. It might affect something, but clearly the data shows that there are other factors at play.

My hypothesis is that there's a huge lack of support for people in the USA. It's a very independent society, "every man for himself" kind of thing. When people get desperate, then bad things start to happen. I've seen documentaries showing people that are full time workers, and they are homeless in the US. That's just incredible, really.

It’s hard not to have a mental health crisis when you have fiat slowly robbing people.

It’s mental health. Having lived amongst those who love guns I developed a better understanding that it’s the people who are in need of help.

new rule: no guns for transgenders

Let’s take a look at today’s shooter:

Who would’ve guessed.

High gun violence in highly regulated cities like Chicago; little in lowest gun regulation states like Vermont and New Hampshire