There have been 23 school shootings[1] this year so far, which averages out to more than once a week, and the blame is spread across a wide spectrum. While Republicans, including President Donald Trump, believe that untreated mental health issues are the problem, many young people plagued by school massacres have been steadily advocating for sensible gun control laws to curb easy access to firearms. But according to one Republican, porn is to blame.
Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., recently argued that the reason there have been so many massacres in schools is due to "pornography." That's what she told a group of local pastors in Clarksville, Tenn. last week during a listening session.
"It’s available on the shelf when you walk in the grocery store. Yeah, you have to reach up to get it, but there's pornography there," she added. "All of this is available without parental guidance. I think that is a big part of the root cause."
Black did not expand on what about porn causes gun violence, nor if she blames any specific porn category.
According to HuffPost[2], "Beyond naughty movies, Black said school shootings are on the rise because of the 'deterioration of the family,' mental illness and violent movies." Many politicians continue to attribute school shootings and other mass murders to mental illness, even though the data proves otherwise. "One study concluded that only about 22 percent of those who commit mass murders suffer from serious mental illnesses; the vast majority, or 78 percent, do not," U.S. News reported[3]. "A 2016 research study concluded that the large majority of people with mental disorders do not engage in violence against others, and that most violent behavior is due to factors other than mental illness." More pertinent factors are
