'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

"'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" is the recurring headline of articles published by the American news satire organization The Onion after mass shootings in the United States.

The article ends by saying that the United States is the "only economically advanced nation in the world where roughly two mass shootings have occurred every month for the past eight years," and that Americans view themselves and the situation as "helpless".

[8][9] On May 25, 2022, after the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, The Onion featured all 21 versions of the article they had written since 2014 on the home page of their website and on their Twitter feed.

"[15] The Washington Post wrote that The Onion "appears to capture the frustration and futility felt by so many people" following mass shootings, noting the increased Internet traffic the articles draw and how popular they are on social media.

[3] The Huffington Post said the articles have become "a staple of the social media response to mass shootings", citing how widely shared they are on Facebook and Twitter.

Home page of The Onion on May 25, 2022, following the Robb Elementary School shooting , featuring 21 instances of the article, one for each victim killed in the incident.
In 2019, the U.S. gun homicide rate was 18 times the average rate in other developed countries. [ 1 ] Shown: homicide rate graphed versus gun ownership rate. [ 1 ]