Why do you think this shooting incident is not getting a lot of attention?

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normalice · Accepted Answer

Seems like you just posted a bunch of attention it got.

But my guess is because we seek ideological purity and this isn't a perfect outcome for either side's narrative. There were still victims so the right doesn't want to point out that particular flaw in armed resistance (the difference between an armed resister and a mass shooter van only be determined after there are victims) - for example it is no comfort to the mother of a dead child to say the killer was shot by someone who was armed at the scene. And the left doesn't get a perfect narrative for reasons you're well aware of. So, it's an outcome that pleases no one so no one covers it.

Lionman95 · Accepted Answer

Because nothing tragic happened. Also a person being shot by someone else doesn´t seem like a news in a country where many people are killed through guns.
The shootings at schools only make the news because they happen at schools not because they are shootings.

SaoirseS · Accepted Answer

Armed citizen success stories don’t fit
Media narratives. Although they happen with regularity, it doesn’t satisfy those who want to believe it’s a myth. There’s no emotional impact when kids aren’t involved, and there aren’t plenty of dead laying around.

England4eva · Accepted Answer

Good question.. I think Elon musk mentioned her in a tweet or something... otherwise I’d never have known about it. Well-done to her, girls can be tough, hero’s too 💪

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I doesn't fit the spin that the MSM wants to put on gun control. MSM doesn't report the news fairly. They only tell you what they want you to hear.

DarkWinterNights · Answer

Because you aren’t suppose to be able to protect yourself. You have to have faith in the authorities like the 19 kids in Uvalde did while the dozens of heavily armed cops stood around arresting parents trying to rush into the school to save their kids.

goaded · Answer

Maybe you're just pretending. It made international news, and even a question or two on here! Yesterday.

youreanidiot2 · Answer

In the US, 53 people are killed with guns every day. Is the national news media supposed to report on every single firearm death?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081

Besides, you can leave it to the right-wing propaganda machine to report these stories that account for probably 1 in 10,000 gun deaths the pump up the gun nuts.

kylee2437 · Answer

Probably because nothing tragic really happened. Children weren’t involved and it’s not as news worthy. I hope that lady does get a reward for preventing yet another shooting

BillyBalls · Answer

It doesn't fit the narrative.

Also, the potential murderer was black. The media will not run stories about black criminals.

Now if he was shot by a white cop given the same scenario, the media would be crucifying the white cop who saved lives.

Brainsbeforebeauty · Answer

Because the media only reports when guns are used for bad, never when they're used to save lives, that would go against their "agenda"..

ShadezMcgee · Answer

Because unless it involves tragedy or the chance to further an agenda rather than serve as a counterpoint, it will fly under the radar and have to be sought when it comes to debates.

EyeKnowMeNahYou · Answer

Because there's been too many occasions with people have been shot and because I honestly think the media is going to try and desensitize a lot of the public to seeing this so much that are you going to do is address it as oh man another shooting

Sixgunsound · Answer

Because it SLAYS the Democrat narratives about guns and about women. They can’t have citizens with concealed weapons doing something good or women not needing big daddy government to rescue them.

SlothySlob · Answer

It has nothing to do with sex or gender or however you want to call it, it's because it reinforces the idea of the second amendment and that an armed population is a good deterrent.

Curmudgeon · Answer

For the same reason the horrifying NYC subway mass shooter story disappeared right quick. It didn't fit the Left Media Narrative.

Precipice · Answer

Because the media is being used to show people how guns being misused in the worst scenario possible. Not what's constitutionally applicable.

Dargil · Answer

Because it does not fit the Democrat gun violence narrative. It supports a good guy (gal) with a gun narrative.

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

It was covered in the UK, BBC and other news papers.

jshm2 · Answer

Because it didn't happen. At least not the way it is being suggested.

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

I don;t know, but I would like to know whether she still has to face trial.. Did she kill him?

MrNameless · Answer

Because the texas school shooting is still a big thing and more newsworthy than that.

Avicenna · Answer

Because it contradicts the leftist narrative. It’s one of many examples of firearms saving lives.

AviatorTom · Answer

It doesn't match the leftist media's take that guns are bad.

madgoat · Answer

I heard about this despite being in the UK so I'm guessing it got reasonable coverage.

genericname85 · Answer

cause society doesn't like to hear about female perpetrators. just female victims.

JohnK123 · Answer

We don’t need to promote “ladies you are capable strong” yawn* the world doesn’t need that we all know we are capable of doing anything

HelloSofi97 · Answer

It doesn't fit the narrative

lofii · Answer

Because the media only cares about promoting negativity in the world

Alex8736 · Answer

Everything is going to hell where Red States are considering bringing back the stand your ground law

Intothevoid666 · Answer

Because it goes against the liberal agenda of making everyone constantly terrified

SamA_nold · Answer

Because it doesn’t fit the anti-gun narrative

MrTaboo · Answer

Doesn't fit the naritive.

69chucj68u · Answer

Probably because he wasn’t white.

exitseven · Answer

Isn't it obvious?

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