Making this a trans issue is gross and disingenuous. At least the way most of you are doing it.
The shooter being trans IS significant. Simply calling them a woman glosses over the fact that yes, trans people are a demographic at much higher risk for mental health issues. According to google about 4 times more likely to develop serious depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation than non-trans people. How much you can attribute those mental issues to social pressures vs biological ones is up for some debate, but you’re bullshitting yourself if you think being socially outcast has nothing to do with it.
There have been a total of 6 mass shootings committed by trans people (including this one). Out of 174 recorded mass shootings. These 6 trans shooters are outliers. The grim reality is that hundreds of troubled trans people wish to harm only themselves instead.
It’s no coincidence that isolated “incels”, another social outcast group, are also high mental health risk individuals for killings. According to google, incels have committed 8-15 mass shootings (depending on how you want to classify incel). All high risk groups need increased mental health support and profiling. Especially if they want to be or are gun owners.
Scapegoating trans people as monsters in random internet comments will go absolutely nowhere. They are a vulnerable minority who need to be properly supported AND properly scrutinized to prevent them from harming themselves or others.
“A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down for warmth”