The NRA breaks its silence

[piece-itpete]

Because the gun laws advocated as a response to our current postal insane person will have zero effect on inner city crime anyway.

Pete

[piece-itpete]

Dave I agree. Unfortunately (fortunately?) where I live isn't an issue. Where most people live isn't an issue. This will happen again - no matter what.

Pete

[BlueStreak]

From that wingnut rag, NewsMax;

http://www.newsmax.com/US/mass-shoot...7/20/id/445971

Two things to note.

1). Only a few listed here occured in what you might call "innercity". Suburbia seems to be the "in" place, if you on a homicidal rampage.

2). To date, there have been seven "sprees" or "mass homicides", this year alone.
(I also find it interesting that some of these never made the national news.)

Regards,
Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Dave I agree. Unfortunately (fortunately?) where I live isn't an issue. Where most people live isn't an issue. This will happen again - no matter what.

Pete

Why does it happen so often, here?

What is the principle difference between us and the countries that didn't even make those lists, Pete?

They don't have crazy people? Or, maybe their mass murderers stick to running their victims over...or beating them to death with Loofah Sponges, perhaps?

Regards,
Dave

[piece-itpete]

Oh it seems the sprees are a suburban thing. You'd think it would be the neglected crack babies having some 'uncle' teasing them with a filthy bottle and smacking them when they reach for it that would go nuts

But no it's usually spoiled suburban kids, at least it looks that way.

If we're comparing security vs other places, most Americans do not live in the hood. I agree then you could pull out urban areas in other countries.

Pete

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Dave I agree. Unfortunately (fortunately?) where I live isn't an issue. Where most people live isn't an issue. This will happen again - no matter what.

Pete

There was a mass shooting in Tasmania, Australia in 1996. Thirty-five people were killed. Within two weeks Conservative Prime Minister John Howard passed sweeping gun control laws banning assault rifles and high capacity magazines, creating stricter national registration requirements and instituting a mandatory buyback program of the newly banned weapons.

Since that time, gun-related homicides have dropped by 59% and suicide rates fell by 76% with no parallel increase in non-firearm related homicides and suicides. There hasn't been a single mass killing in Australia since.

John

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Oh it seems the sprees are a suburban thing. You'd think it would be the neglected crack babies having some 'uncle' teasing them with a filthy bottle and smacking them when they reach for it that would go nuts

But no it's usually spoiled suburban kids, at least it looks that way.

If we're comparing security vs other places, most Americans do not live in the hood. I agree then you could pull out urban areas in other countries.

Pete

Really? Why?

John

[piece-itpete]

Because they have reason?

There are still horrible shootings in countries that have very very strict gun laws. Maybe not all of them, but there they are.

Population also plays a part, altthough even if you count all of Europe we're still probably higher.

Pete

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Because they have reason?

There are still horrible shootings in countries that have very very strict gun laws. Maybe not all of them, but there they are.

Population also plays a part, altthough even if you count all of Europe we're still probably higher.

Pete

So, because we can never totally eliminate firearm homicides it's pointless to try to reduce them. Brilliant.

John

[piece-itpete]

Gosh this is spiralling out of control again ain't it?

Pete