Just got the following off Wikipedia. Apparently the rate of mass killings has gone up tremendously since 2011. Which makes it hard to blame on either video games or number of guns bc those factors existed way bf 2011
There are several possible factors that work together to create a fertile environment for mass murder in the United States.[23] Factors commonly suggested by researchers include: failure of government background checks due to incomplete databases and staff shortages,[24][25] relatively high accessibility of guns,[23][26][27] acute copycat phenomenon,[26] desire for fame and notoriety,[23][26] widespread chronic gap between people’s expectations for themselves and their actual achievement,[23] and individualistic culture.[28] It is debated whether mental illness is a factor.[29][30][31] Many of the mass shooters in the U.S. suffered from mental illness, but the estimated number of mental illness cases has not increased as significantly as the number of mass shootings, which tripled from 2011 to 2014.[26]