Taking a look at the history of school shootings and mass murders, it seems to be rare in the 1800s, common after 1900, and really jumps up after the 60’s. Not surprisingly, it coincides with the close of asylums.
there are suicide bombers all over the world.all the speculations people are makin, who is to say that the guy would not have strapped a bomb to himself had guns been banned?
That’s the point that is constantly ignored by the media, politicians, and some members here. The guns weren’t his. All the laws regarding purchasing, background checks, age requirements, bans on different types of guns, etc failed to stop him because he stole them. Anyone arguing that more gun control would have prevented this is not being honest with themselves.
And don’t forget has murdered and killed more people than any institution.
Coming to a FPS (first person shooter) video game near you.
Aby, a lot of laws in the U.S. are passed AFTER the fact. Who knows what the stats would be had they not passed the laws they did? Politicians always react, sometimes in good ways, and most of the time, not.
West Germany? A little out of date no?
Here is the per capita rate of firearm related deaths per country. The US and Switzerland are not in very good company (both have the highest rate for gun suicides) but the US stands alone as the highest in the western world for gun homicide.
I don’t know where you got your figures but here is the relevant Wiki data:
Out of date but sadly the story is the same as not much has changed in the last 30 years - gun deaths last year in the US were actually higher (11.100). Mind you the UK also rose - to the giddy heights of 39.
Absolutely, there have been a few posts like this.
Doesn’t Japan also have a very high sucide rate along with Sweden? So they don’t kill other people, they just kill themselves.