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Is there a way to monetize the one-a-day mass shooting events? Would a lottery help?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33159points) December 3rd, 2015

We have all read how the mass shootings are taking place a little more frequently than once a day – 355 so far in 2015. And it’s only December 3.

Why not put these events to good use?

The government (or some such agency) would take bets on which of the 51 states (50+DC) the shooting will take place in on a given day. Just like PowerBall, the people with the winning guess would split the pot.

Then you could have sub-prizes for:
– ethnicity of the shooter(s)
– # of people killed
– # of people wounded
– make of firearm
and so on.

The point of this would be that all proceeds would go to gun control or gun management programs, and not to the government pot at large.

Since (based on StanleyBManley’s question) these sorts of mass killings are inevitable, why not monetize it and collect money for remediation programs?

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