I concur. For a start, here in Europe, I don't have to worry each day that someone is going to run amok in my children's school with semi-automatic weapons. You can't place a value on that.
The sibling commentator mentioned Islamic terrorism which I think is a good analogy. You would probably think it was ludicrous (and I’d agree with you) if someone said they didn’t want to move to Europe because they have to worry about being run down by someone in a truck.
That would be like saying you're afraid of the Islamic terrorism amok on the streets of Europe.
Nearly once a week in 2019 (https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/15/us/2019-us-school-shootin...). March 2020 was the first March since 2002 to pass without a single school shooting thanks to the 'rona lockdowns (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-first-march-without...).
> That would be like saying you're afraid of the Islamic terrorism amok on the streets of Europe.
Whole Europe has had 1 incident in 2019, 7 in 2018 and 10 in 2017/2016. Even with record 17 incidents in 2015, five years of Islamist terror together don't even come close to one average year of school shootings in the US, and are a blip compared to one year of mass shootings in the US.
We included accidental discharge of a firearm...
We included injuries sustained from BB guns...
Neither of those would scenarios would fall under what most people view as a "school shooting".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_th...
Of course, morally the risk is unacceptable. I would consider one school shooting a year too high. Let alone the 17 deaths due to guns in schools in 2019.
And as was pointed out previously, the security theater (shooter drills, etc) are traumatizing. I am appalled at this aspect of America.
But, despite what you see on the news, most Americans are not exposed to guns on any kind of a regular basis.
As far the school deaths, they are appalling but I am sure many more children die each year due to asthma attacks, food allergies, etc. I do not excuse our gun situation but it should be viewed in perspective. Again, I do agree that one gun death is too many.