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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in western Canada and there was a boy in highschool (20 yrs ago) who had an actual hit list. He would add your name if you really affected him. He was depressed, dark, but didn't follow through - or wasn't ill enough or didn't have access to weapons?

Also given our proximity and similar culture why are shootings so much more common in the US? I've wondered this before, what is the difference or any ideas or theories why?

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/05/21/us/school-shooting-us-versus-world-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

"The US has had 57 times as many school shootings as the other major industrialized nations combined"

I know in my kids elementary school they teach a lot of behavior self regulation and general emotional health but that is only in the last 5 years.
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I would really like to know why as well. [/quote]

Isn't it down to our gun laws?  Isn't that the main difference relative to Canada and other countries?

I also think the school shootings are fueled by some problems in our culture, particularly with respect to men--but I think a lot of it is driven by our lax gun laws.[/quote]

Western Canada poster here. I think these too, also with respect to men.
 Also maybe around the death penalty? That's essentially what some of these situations are, the shooter giving their parents and the students the death penalty.[/quote]

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