OPINION: Fear of gun incidents; They empty malls, but can they help gun control arguments?
A number of post-Christmas incidents involving reported gun threats might become an effective tool — even though some of the reports were false — in illustrating to legislators the growing fear of guns in a society that has yet to figure out how to control the safety factors. The added factor that was missing from previous horrible incidents: economic impact. “Shoot-em-up” incidents are horrible and the media aftermath focuses on tragic impact on lives of the victims. But close a mall down and jobs are affected. The economy is threatened.
Those factors are powerful tools that just might help gun control lobbyists make some new strides in their battle.
Several disturbances broke out in malls around the country Monday, leading authorities to shutter some of the shopping centers after patrons stampeded toward the exits on one of the year’s busiest shopping days.
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