With the pandemic seemingly ramping down in most parts of America (unlike in much of the rest of the world), people have begun to gather and go about their lives much more similarly to how they were pre-pandemic. With this "return to normalcy," March has seen more than thirty mass shootings already, with some warranting massive media coverage like the Atlanta spa shootings and the Boulder shooting. Though the intentions of the shooters are often completely different, it is clear that the trend of mass shootings is rising again after a year of relative quietness and different issues which still plague American society today. It seems like these events are becoming less and less random, as after major shootings like the Mandalay Bay Massacre and the Charleston church shooting, extremely deranged people see an opportunity in extreme violence to propel themselves and their message into the spotlight of American conversation. The martyrdom nature of these shootings coupled with the ease of accessing weapons capable of killing masses of people show that America has a serious issue at its hands, and it will be important for politicians to keep addressing and actually take action in the coming months. I would expect that as we keep going back to pre-pandemic society, mass shootings will continue to be prevalent until real change is enacted. From a global perspective, it is damaging to the U.S.'s reputation and safety if we continue to be passive to dealing with mass shootings, and I think people will be more and more hesitant to engage in public, an irrational fear or not, because of the risk of experiencing one of these random shootings.
Mass shootings so far in 2021 (January to May)
0 Comments
|
Check Out the Other Pages
Be sure to press previous at the bottom of the home page and menu at the top right to see writings I've done relating to global topics and a short page on me and why I'm writing this blog Archives
May 2022
|