[krapp]

>not cherry picking their numbers to make the case that the US is full of hate-filled crazies who are randomly shooting places up 10x per week.

This isn't an argument anyone, much less the article, is actually making, it's a strawman.

Plus, mental health and a pre-planned desire to kill obviously correlate with gang violence. Bloods killing crips and white supremacists shooting up restaurants are not as separate in their intent or root cause as you seem to believe.