Recent high-profile mass shootings by young people underscore the deadly mix of teenage bravado, immaturity and growing access to high-powered guns that can kill faster and more efficiently than ever.
FILE - A bullet hole is visible in the glass transom over the door at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio in Dadeville, Ala., Sunday, April 16, 2023. Recent high-profile mass shootings highlight what can be a deadly mix of teenage bravado and immaturity with growing access to high-powered guns that can kill faster and more efficiently than ever. A 1 a.m. shooting at a party in downtown St. Louis kills one and injures nearly a dozen.
The aunt of 17-year-old Makao Moore, who died in the St. Louis shooting, said teens too often express anger with a gun. A handgun fired at the April Sweet 16 party — in a dance studio crammed with up to 60 people — had been altered to shoot more rapidly, Alabama Special Agent Jess Thornton told a court hearing.
“With guns, teenagers tend to be trigger happy,” he said. “They’ll pull the trigger without fully thinking about the consequences." “Downtown is not a 1 a.m. destination for your 15-year-old," she said. "It’s not a place to drop children off unsupervised.” When a music speaker fell with a bang at the Alabama party, one person lifted their shirt to display a gun, Thornton said. Shooting began after an announcement telling those with guns to leave. At least three shooting suspects were teens.
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