Today's shooting in America thread

Ah yes, you can legally own a Gatling gun. But kinder eggs are dangerous....

I think i heard this was the 22nd school shooting this year. Obviously they're not all mass shootings, but the fact that there's any is enough to show that these types of guns need banning.

Why can't they limit themselves to pistols if they *MUST* bear/bare arms? Why does it have to be assault rifles?

I had an argument with a yank a while back on FB about this and he said that the UK has murders too, with knives.

I mean you'll never ever eradicate murders. It's impossible... but you can try.

its the 22nd school shooting THIS MONTH.
 
It's often stated that the ONLY way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, but as you say what has just transpired in Texas has blown that stupid idea out of the water.

The smart move would be to stop bad guys getting guns in the first place. And yes, you are never going to stop a determined criminal or someone intending to do harm from obtaining an illegal weapon, but if you remove the readily available supply of military grade weapons and ammunition from people who really shouldn't be anywhere near them then you are going to have a huge reduction in these kinds of events.
It also makes the police's job much easier. It's much easier to see if someone's carrying a gun than it is to see if someone's carry a gun without the adequate paperwork and intending to use it to commit a crime. It means that not every traffic stop is a potential shootout, so they're not so paranoid and don't accidentally shoot so many people.
 
I'm having a hard time at the moment with this. Wife and I live in the states, are now US citizens, and both kids were born here.

My lad is getting ready to start 1st grade and my daughter pre school and I simply don't want them to. I cant even imagine the anguish of getting 'that' phone call, and I cant wrap my head around anyone that advocates for guns especially after something like this.

Something is very broken over here and no one wants to even try to fix it.
 

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