I know (I grew up in the 70s).
My point is now there is wider coverage with the Internet, the news, and so on....and it gets rubbed in peoples' faces more.
Also, I really do believe that there were fewer mass shootings like this in the past. Something has changed, and I don't know what it is. The gun laws seem more restrictive now than in the past. Drugs have always been around, and so has alcohol. Mental illness is better recognized today than in the past.
So, I don't know.
I am a gun collector and I enjoy shooting, but even I believe in certain limits.
It is--for example--perfectly legal to own a flamethrower (with no paperwork), which scares me. I think it's only a matter of time until some crazed maniac decides to spray flaming jellied gasoline all over the inside of a nightclub or school.
I got this in my email:
View attachment 9508
$499.00.
I emailed the company back, and told them never to contact me again.
Also, I've been considering emailing my congressman with this and asking them to be proactive (not that it will do any good, but at least I'll have tried).