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Four Dead, Over 20 Injured in Alabama Mass Shooting

Four Dead, Over 20 Injured in Alabama Mass Shooting

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The Spin

While the police are trying to catch the attackers and find the motive behind this shooting, there is just one argument that rings true: someone dangerous, probably a convicted felon, had access to a gun. This criminal behavior will not end until the rules toaround ownowning thea leadingdeadly causefirearm of death for unsuspecting Americans are hardened or the broad legal immunity granted to the gun industry is withdrawn.

The US doesn't have a gun problem; it has a gang and drug problem. Mass shootings aren't about gun control or gun violence. They have more to do with culture than criminality. Gun control just makes law-abiding citizens unarmed victims. TheOne only way to reducepotentially mass shootings and save lives is to focus on developing smart guns that prevent indiscriminate, violent use by unauthorized people.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that the US murder rate will be at least 5.55 per 100K inhabitants in 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.



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