The courts recognize temporal proximity as being highly probative of a causal connection.
In Clark County School Dist. v. Breeden, the United States Supreme Court indicated that close temporal proximity alone may be sufficient to establish a prima facie causal connection.
I don't have a definitive summary of the relevant statistics. But a casual perusal of the news reports seems to show a sharp increase in the number of shootings in our society.
One might inquire of a possible cause. Are there any significant changes in recent years that might be responsible?
Let me think …
Dow Jones was 36,799 last year. This year it has dipped to 32,930.
For the winter of 2021-2022 the average maximum temperature was 29.9°F . For 2022-2023 there is a 22 percent change below average.
Fifteen states now allow permitless concealed carry of handguns. At the start of 2022 only six states allowed it.
The House of Representatives is now under control of the Republicans.
Among others Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Mercury, and Plymouth automobiles have been discontinued.
Gun sales are increasing, probably due to lax carry laws: 2016: 16.7 million; 2021: 19.9 million; 2020: 22.8 million …
Is there any suggestion that any of the changes listed above may be related to the increase in shootings?
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That's it...the main problem...the loss of Oldsmobile and Plymouth!
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