I know incidents are still rare -- that's what I am trying to state, with properly given statistical data that cannot be refuted: as the era chronologically progresses, more shootings (categorizing all) have occurred compared to before. Major Shootings are still a sporadic instance sort of thing. But the fact that any type of school with kids having guns blazin' akimbo has grown substantially is what I tried to solidify in my research thesis.
It's like this, the way I am trying to convey it, similar example I used in the paper:
Joe was born in 1950's. Throughout the 60's, he only heard of 1 shooting as a kid. Then in the 70s, maybe just one. In the 80s, he was reading newspapers and subconsciously tallied 3. During the 90s, when he's 40 now, he's seen that number jump to 15. Now he's 50 and has read or heard in the radio that 30 shootings have happened since 2000. He'd be like to his son: "Son, when I was a kid, we NEVER had any shootings going on." That's the kind of linear progression I am referring to. Joe can't help but think that shootings are occurring more and more as time progresses.
Yeah, the population has grown, I don't have any numbers - in retaliation, that's a probable reason to why the shootings have increased as well.
I can't speak for Maria, but I do understand her concern... That is the data I gave in response. She's probably seeing through the change in time and that's which is what influences her opinion about homeschooling, as well as a lot of the Americans who've kept up with the news.
I was a child raised in the states through the 80s, so there's not much I can contribute prior to then. Although if you have a kid now chances are you were from an older date like the 70's.
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