dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWe have had guns for 200 years but mass shootings only became common in the last 30. So what changed?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareWe have had guns for 200 years but mass shootings only became common in the last 30. So what changed?dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoSemi-automatic guns became widespread in the US military in World War II. The US’s first mass shooting was in 1949, by a man who served in WWII.
Semi-automatic guns became widespread in the US military in World War II. The US’s first mass shooting was in 1949, by a man who served in WWII.