Usually, when the topic of gun violence comes up, the conversation circles around laws, whether that means stricter background checks, raising the age limit, or even banning certain firearms. However, one San Francisco woman said that framing misses the point. In her view, the issue isn’t just access to guns but the people behind the trigger, arguing that men are the common denominator in nearly every mass shooting.
“You know what? Since no one else wants to say it, I guess I will say it. We do not have a gun violence issue. No. We have a male gun violence issue in our country,” she began in a TikTok video. She continued that men should not be allowed to own firearms, describing what she sees as a mental health crisis among men that fuels violence in schools and communities.
She added that after the recent shooting in Minneapolis, she didn’t even need to check who the suspect was. “I already know who did it. It was a man. And you know what, when it happens again, cause nothing’s gonna change, I’ll still already know who did it. It will be a man,” she said. She ended her video by placing responsibility on men to hold each other accountable, insisting, “You are the violent criminals. I’m so sick of all of these excuses we make for men.”…