Fewer people have a couple of hunting rifles. But more people have a small armory in order to demonstrate something about themselves. It's signaling.

I don’t think there’s any question that the link between access to firearms and overall gun violence is strong, but the question of spree shootings in particular just baffles me.

Looking at the larger picture of gun violence over the last generation or so, if I remember correctly, suicides are way up, drug and general urban violence is way down, domestic violence is relatively similar or maybe a slight drop, and spree shootings are up like 500%. I have no idea why.

ETA: I do think there’s something to the idea that fifty years ago, virtually all of these guys would have been institutionalized. I don’t know how you get around that mountain without severely curtailing civil rights.