Topic: 1950s

A historical review of school incidents from the 1950s through the 1990s shows a significant shift in the nature and reporting of "school shootings." Kate Dalley notes that the definition of a school shooting has been broadened to include any discharge of a firearm within a mile of a campus. She links the rise in high-casualty events and media saturation to the 2012 modernization of the Smith-Mundt Act under the Obama administration.

A historical comparison notes that the United States held over half the world's wealth in 1950 despite having a small percentage of the population. The host argues that this birthright is being stolen by "degenerate criminals" like Klaus Schwab and Henry Kissinger, but claims anti-globalist victories in 20 countries signal a turning tide.

Kate Dalley provides a decade-by-decade breakdown of school shooting statistics, arguing that such events were extremely rare and usually targeted until the 1990s. She cites five incidents in the 1950s and ten in the 1960s, mostly involving personal vendettas or gang activity. Dalley contrasts this with modern "random" mass shootings, which she suggests began to change in nature around the time of the Columbine massacre.