dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWe have had guns for 200 years but mass shootings only became common in the last 30. So what changed?message-squaremessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years 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.