There’s no doubt among serious and – this is the kicker – honest people that America’s school mass shootings are the byproduct of a youth mental health crisis.
Is that crisis worse than ever before owing to Covid-19’s lockdowns? NJ-03 GOP House candidate Ian Smith says it’s undeniable.
“Anyone want to acknowledge that both of these mass shootings were young individuals whose mental health was severely impacted by unnecessary, illegal, and immoral lockdowns?” Smith tweeted on Tuesday following news of the Texas elementary school shooting. “Or we just gonna blame guns?”
Anyone want to acknowledge that both of these mass shootings were young individuals whose mental health was severely impacted by unnecessary, illegal, and immoral lockdowns? Or we just gonna blame guns?
— Ian Smith (@iansmithfitness) May 25, 2022
A growing body of data suggests that America’s school children have been scarred by the extreme disruption to their lives brought about by blue state government lockdowns.
Is there a correlation to gun violence? Check out this chart of gun-related killings over the past 20+ years:
Truly incredible pic.twitter.com/EbBEKsLxNs
— Wood House (@EWoodhouse7) May 25, 2022
Violent crime generally is currently on the rise throughout the United States including in the Garden State.