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There are some politically motivated spree killers (Christchurch, though that wasn't American, and El Paso), but the typical school shooters really are just attention seeking retards.The 2nd amendment will come back in full force as an issue soon enough. If anything the fact that so many guns were bought this year means quite a few individuals who aren't ready for a gun got one. Lets be honest there are people who are genuinely nuts out there.
Oklahoma city ironically is what killed the white power militias of the 90's. William Pierce author of the Turner Diaries and probably one of the most influential neo-nazis of the postwar era pretty much said that the attack deflated their movement. There is a 2nd reason why such movements got 'killed' the media downplayed politically motivated attacks creating the impression of a more tranquil society. Its a weird reality but most politically motivated attacks in the US are often downgraded to 'workplace violence/depression/something else but politics'. With the media not giving as much attention to attacks like the rampage that took place in New Hampshire in 1997 from a sovereign citizen type and many other incidents white power militias lost steam. If the media focused on every incident this would probably embolden such individuals. If you research the list of mass shootings in existence you'll find that its not uncommon for such individuals to do it for politically motivated reasons. And race is a common reason.But this is a fact that you realise only if you actually start to go incident by incident and read up on the perps. Insurgencies require not just willing fighters but also a press that is willing to emphasise that bit. If you kill 10 people and the media only mentions 'depression/anxiety' and not your manifesto about fighting the system others might not get emboldened since they'll assume their ideas are fringe ideas and there aren't that many who are willing to do it.