Why All The Mass Shootings ???

Once seemingly confined to the US, the phenomenon of mass shootings is spreading to Europe. Here is another example:

What was initially said to be a coordinated attack killing 9 and wounding 27, involving up to three gunmen has since been attributed to a lone, 18-year-old German-born male student with both German and Iranian citizenship, identified moments ago as David Ali Sonboly. As authorities try to piece together the motive behind the latest mass killing, the third one in Europe in the past 9 days, and one which targeted mostly other young people, the emerging picture is that of a mentally disturbed young man with an obssession for killing sprees, and who had undergone psychiatric treatment.

German ARD said that there are "no indications" so far that the gunman was motivated by religious or political views.

You can read the rest @
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-23/mystery-over-munich-shooters-motive-no-connection-isis

Not long ago the American Academy of Pediatrics warned that exposure to images of violence was dangerous to our children's mental health:

http://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2016-07-18/limit-kids-exposure-to-media-violence-pediatricians-say

But others, including the video gaming industry, claim there is no connection between virtual violence and real world violence:

http://kotaku.com/another-day-another-alarmist-warning-against-violent-g-1783873959

You've got to be kidding !!!

We're immersed in images of violence almost from the day we are born. And the depravity of the media which collectively form the links in our children's minds seems to get worse and worse every day.

Are we really going to accept the claim there is no connection? If we accept the scientific explanation that the media does not cause violent behavior, then what are we left with - "shit happens"?

By the way, don't blame this on guns. Norway and Germany have nowhere near the number of guns as in the US, but they do have the same violent imagery on TV, the Internet, and video games, don't they?