On this episode of "You’re Wrong," a production of Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Editor-In- Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi discuss the rushed "do something" gun control bill, revisit the Jan. 6 show trial, and explain the joys and struggles of record shopping.
Regarding the average age of mass shooters, narrow the focus to arguably the most troubling kind: K-12 school shootings.
Look at these: Columbine (17 & 18), Sandy Hook (19). Red Lake (16), Marysville Pilchuck (16), Parkland (20), Houston Santa Fe (17), Oxford, Michigan (15), and Uvalde, Texas (18). Average age of the shooter: just over (17).
At this age a shooter has spent all his life as a minor, and due to privacy laws related to minors, background checks may not turn up derogatory information. Also, much of his life has been spent in school, which makes them familiar and attractive targets--particularly if that's where he has been mistreated or picked on. You don't find older people shooting up K-12 schools.
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