Another US school shooting
Yet another shooting spree in a US school.
This is why, according to the NRA, private citizens need to be armed.
Between 2 February 1996 and 8 November 2005 alone, there were 40 instances of school shootings in the US. It appears to be a serious problem.
When these shootings occur, how often do we hear that the siege ends when the perpetrator turns the gun on them self, or that they were disarmed by police? And how often do you hear of private citizens coming to the rescue with their NRA approved weapons?
Of course I don't have these figures at my disposal, but I feel fairly confident in arguing that far more damage has been done by those who own firearms and choose to go on rampages through schools than lives saved by self-appointed civilian militias.
Surely the only way forward is to clear guns out of civilian life entirely, restricting the sort of access that allows kids and adults to move no further than their bedroom cupboards to lay hands on weapons that can kill so easily.
John Howard may be a conniving little neo-con prick, but his gun control laws are a blessing.
"A gunman in the US shot five people today, killing two of them, in a rampage through two houses and an elementary school in Vermont that ended when he wounded himself, police said."
This is why, according to the NRA, private citizens need to be armed.
Between 2 February 1996 and 8 November 2005 alone, there were 40 instances of school shootings in the US. It appears to be a serious problem.
When these shootings occur, how often do we hear that the siege ends when the perpetrator turns the gun on them self, or that they were disarmed by police? And how often do you hear of private citizens coming to the rescue with their NRA approved weapons?
Of course I don't have these figures at my disposal, but I feel fairly confident in arguing that far more damage has been done by those who own firearms and choose to go on rampages through schools than lives saved by self-appointed civilian militias.
Surely the only way forward is to clear guns out of civilian life entirely, restricting the sort of access that allows kids and adults to move no further than their bedroom cupboards to lay hands on weapons that can kill so easily.
John Howard may be a conniving little neo-con prick, but his gun control laws are a blessing.
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