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To: President Donald Trump
End School Shootings. Stop Provocative, Sensational, Extended Media Coverage
Schools, guns, and mentally violent people have co-existed peacefully throughout American history. Therefore, guns cannot be the cause of the problem. What is new is the addition of a circus like atmosphere by the media of prolonged, sensationalized coverage. The mentally ill are drawn to committing a shooting for the fame and glory. Limit media coverage to one minute of information with no video. School shootings will decrease and cease.
Why is this important?
The culture war over gun control has hijacked the issue of school shootings, and turned it into a political issue. But because media coverage is the cause and not guns, lives will continue to be lost as long as the real cause is not addressed due to the gun issue distraction. I want to save lives by putting the blame where it belongs, on the media, and legislate restrictions to the coverage to stop the killings.