• Blindsite@lemmy.today
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    4 hours ago

    So you wrote a long text wall to say what? Mental illness isn’t the cause of mass shootings? Then what would you say is?

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      3 hours ago

      Since 6 whole paragraphs were too daunting to read, I’d be happy to summarize the sources I’d linked to for you in just one manageable paragraph.

      The primary cause, in over 50% of cases was an individual undergoing an acute stressor. Trauma could also contribute but, as I mentioned previously, mental illness is rarely a primary cause, even in cases of trauma. But, primarily, it’s an acute stressor.

      This also isn’t anything I’m saying; I’m just citing the conclusions drawn by studies on the matter.