How does school shootings affect Generation Z?

[pppolitics]

Three months ago, we had the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and now, we just had the Santa Fe High School shooting.

Then couple this the NRA's tone-deaf response,

How does school shootings affect Generation Z?

Is this going to be the most pro-gun control generation so far?

[Progressive Pessimist]

Gun politics seems like it's going to be generational. It's a bit morbid to say but, when a significant portion of the Baby Boomers and maybe even Generation X die off, culturally; we will probably look at guns as a whole, the Second Amendment, and the NRA more negatively. There will probably be a new Supreme Court interpretation that will make those outlooks more mainstream, as has happened before in the other direction.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Gun politics seems like it's going to be generational. It's a bit morbid to say but, when a significant portion of the baby Boomers and maybe even Generation X die off, culturally; we will probably look at guns as a whole, the Second Amendment, and the NRA more negatively. There will probably be a new Supreme Court interpretation that will make those outlooks more mainstream, as has happened before in the other direction.

Yeah, I agree.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Y2K generation is likely to live longer than Baby Boomers.  And combined with devastation of 911, Trayvon Martin,  Parkland,  turn our generation against gun violence. As we see senseless deaths as an inhibitor to freedom

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Generation Z is pretty unilaterally moderate on guns.

[darklordoftech]

Regardless of how they feel about gun laws, they could be alienated by statements like, "Their brains aren't developed enough for them to have an opinion," "they're crisis actors", "they're older than they claim to be", etc.

[darklordoftech]

Regardless of how they feel about gun laws, they could be alienated by statements like, "Their brains aren't developed enough for them to have an opinion," "they're crisis actors", "they're older than they claim to be", etc.

Ironically, my most restrictive opinion on the matter is that children's brains aren't developed enough for them to have guns.

I find it interesting how Republicans are terrified of young people being politically active but are more accepting of young people having fun while Democrats want young people to be treated like felons but encourage young people to be politcally active.

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Regardless of how they feel about gun laws, they could be alienated by statements like, "Their brains aren't developed enough for them to have an opinion," "they're crisis actors", "they're older than they claim to be", etc.

Ironically, my most restrictive opinion on the matter is that children's brains aren't developed enough for them to have guns.

I find it interesting how Republicans are terrified of young people being politically active but are more accepting of young people having fun while Democrats want young people to be treated like felons but encourage young people to be politcally active.

Republicans are not afraid of young people getting politically involved. It's really just a policy thing. When I went to my County GOP Convention as a Delegate in March (being 17 at the time, mind you), I got elected as a delegate to the state convention with the most votes after the elected officials and party big wigs. And this was after I advocated for legalization of Marijuana (which was left off the platform by only 2 votes), against a rule that would've opposed the teaching of Islam in schools (about 3/4 of the delegation voted with me), and for abolishing the NSA (only two people voted with me). They tend to be really accepting of opposing ideas, and in addition to that, I've only had people from two parties get mad at me for my political beliefs. About half of Democrats I've talked to stormed off in anger, and Libertarians pretty unilaterally seem to hate me (despite being a Libertarian as recently as 9 months ago, it takes about three policy differences for them to shun you and call you a pro-government hitler lover).

But yeah, Democrats and Republicans both only like it when young people who agree with them get involved. If you're a Libertarian that's not publicly rejected by the party, they don't really care as their average member age is about 25 anyhow.