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No One Is Talking About The Direct Pipeline From Divorced Parents To School Shooters

September 3, 2025
No One Is Talking About The Direct Pipeline From Divorced Parents To School Shooters

When news broke of the Minneapolis shooter who opened fire on children attending mass at a Catholic school, news media carried the same photo of the suspect’s mother, no mention of a husband or father. It was a dead giveaway — “Robin” Westman’s parents were divorced. This important fact was only casually mentioned by a handful of media, days later.

To date, 434 school shootings have occurred since Columbine, resulting in 218 deaths, 510 injuries, and 397,000 children experiencing gun violence at school.

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