Originally Posted by
MyNameIsTerry
But is there evidence of this drop going back decades or just a couple of years? A couple of years won't be enough to examine the video game/movies/mental health drugs issues as it could be a temporary dip. But if the US has figures for mass shootings like this going back decades that show the same numbers as now then the problem can't be things like video games, movies and unlikely changes in mental health management. It would point to a more general issue with the availability of guns and no root cause that is triggering these people that has emerged due to modern social change.