Nashville School Shooting Leaves 6 Dead

Facts

Six people were killed, including three children, in a shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville on Monday morning.¹
The shooter, identified as 28-year-old ex-student Audrey Hale, was armed with a rifle, a pistol, and a handgun and was shot dead by police.²
Nashville chief of police said the shooter had planned the massacre, adding Hale had a map drawn of the school, including entry and exit points at the school building.³
A motive has not yet been disclosed, however, Hale was a student at one point at the school. Investigators also disclosed that a manifesto had also reportedly been discovered.⁴
US Pres. Biden called the shooting a “family’s worst nightmare” and ordered the national flag flown at half-staff on all federal buildings through March 31.⁵
Monday’s shooting was the deadliest school shooting and the 129th mass shooting of 2023 in the United States. So far this year, 63 children have been shot and killed in the US from gun crime.⁶

Left narrative, as provided by New York Times. How many school children and other innocent victims must die before better gun laws are passed? The U.S. has more guns than any other country - essentially one gun for every citizen - and one of the highest gun-related death rates. This madness needs to stop with better regulation, including limiting who has access and the types of weapons they own.
Right narrative, as provided by San Diego Union. The problem isn't guns. It's the people behind the guns. The current gun regulations that are already in place aren't working, so why keep trying the same solution hoping for a different outcome? A different, better solution is needed rather than simply banning guns. Mental illness and inadequate security are the root of mass shootings and must be addressed. But the possibility of a real solution is overlooked by making the political discourse anti-gun.
Cynical narrative, as provided by NPR Online News. Another day in the United States, another mass shooting. And just like all the previous tragic attacks, nothing will change. The violence will continue. Mass shootings have become a part of America's landscape, and neither side has enough political willpower to change that.