Removing Tinfoil Hats: America’s School Shooting Problem is Real. Transgender Students Aren’t to Blame

America has a school shooting problem.

That’s not news—at least it shouldn’t be to anyone paying attention. Schoolchildren in the United States experience gun violence at rates unseen in other developed nations. 

According to a CNN report released yesterday, there have been at least 46 school shootings in 2024 alone, leaving 24 people dead, 62 injured, an…