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Originally Posted by selena
Kids all over the world play the same sort of games and have internet access. What makes it different here?
Not asking as a smart ass.
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It could be a couple of things. Kids all over the world may not have ready access to massive amounts of guns (although some do), television that shows these kinds of acts non-stop and perhaps different healthcare systems that allow for those who have issues to be identified and helped.
That said, this isn't just a U.S. problem. The last few have been here and have gotten a lot of press, but
check this page out. There are plenty of rampage/mass killings all over the world.
However, it does seem to happen here more often than in other places. I think some of that simply has to do with population level. For example on that link above you will see that during the time frame listed France has had three mass shootings while there were eight in the US, but there are five times as many people in the US.