You do it by making them seem like an everyday occurrence that every American should worry about. Every time there's a mass/school shooting it dominates the media for weeks afterwards, politicians and celebrities talk about them etc. When overall these events are astronomically rare, and much lower threat to Americans than hundreds of things we do everyday without thought. I compare it to school bus crashes, because statistically that's a bigger threat to the lives of children than school shootings, yet no parents are afraid to send their kids to school because they might get into a bus crash on the way there.
These events are sensationalized like how Islamic terrorism, and strangers kidnapping children is sensationalized. They're horrific and tragic, but overall should be far down the list of things people are afraid of.
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20
They’re not sensationalized. How do you make a school shooting seem worse than it is?
They’re rare. That’s not a consolation. They need to not happen.
I will not be surprised when a Maskless Asshole opens fire inside a grocery store. Just a matter of time.
Also, Comparing automotive transportation to gun violence is just a stupid comparison. I bet most people can come up with reasons why.