Every one of these horrific mass shootings should be investigated much in the same manner as the NTSB conducts an aircraft accident investigation.
The investigation should be accomplished by professionals, and all the relevant parties to the episode should be party to it: police, community, school officials, government (local, state, federal), etc.
There can be NO sacred cows. All factors should be examined completely and under a very powerful microscope. Yes, guns, the location’s defensive or lack of defensive capabilities, mental health, medications, family, community, the justice system, the killer’s entertainment, social media, video gaming habits, on and on an on. All on the table and ALL contributory factors included with a primary and secondary causal factor identified, as well as recommendations to help avert the next tragedy.
What we do instead is cherry pick issues based on politics. Would politics play a role in the investigation I’m advocating? Surely it would. But by ensuring ALL parties are represented, all factors examined, no sacred cows, hopefully something better can be achieved. We seem to be inclined to argue about one issue, you all know what it is. And that argument may have some validity as a causal factor. But by limiting it to one issue, there are a lot that are not being looked at. Why? Because they’re sacred cows, issues that it might or would be politically incorrect to dare to speak of. The sacred cow business has to end. We need to look at all the issues from 360°, ground level and 50,000’ views.
These tragedies hurt my heart. The unproductive arguing over a single issue after they happen helps nothing. That one issue can’t be a sacred cow, either. There either are sacred cows or there aren’t.
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