ummmm when did firearms become illegal in Ireland? I have never heard this before.
I think Obama made a commendable speech on the shootings. I think the reactions of some of the attendees were odd for the occasion and did not make sense, it deserves pointing out. This is beyond partisan politics
There are 300 million guns owned by civilians in the US, rarely do you hear of a tragedy as this
hunting rifles and shotguns are still completely legal in the UK, this psycho had no previous criminal record
Even if the US had UK style laws all the guy would have had to do was buy one from an illegal alien from the stash that Holder sold to the Mexican drug cartels.
Sky News Criminology Prof also said that people in Colorado are “frontier people” and they have a tendency to settle scores themselves with … guns.
Is this true, are there still cowboy attitudes over there?He’s mistaking Chicago for Colorado.
What a maroon.
Valid point. But we all know we can never prevent all crime. One could make it more difficult for criminals though (or psychos). High grade criminals such as those in the mafia are bound to have access to guns anyhow but perhaps fewer amateurs could cause harm?
UK has 14000 knife victims a yearSky News Criminology Prof also said that people in Colorado are “frontier people” and they have a tendency to settle scores themselves with … guns.
Of course the US has 300mil people and UK only 60-odd and gun ownership in proportion of that is probably even higher - say more guns per capita than in the UK before Dumblane, so not sure how simplistic comparisons work. It would be interesting to know how bad gun crime in the UK is – although unarmed cops make it less necessary for (professional) criminals to have to resort to guns or deadly force themselves.
Have there been many mass shootings which were aborted by armed would be victims though? I gather the media would give less attention to these.
Dude I kid you not. One can’t make this stuff up.What a maroon.
Eternal rest grant unto all the victims, o Lord. May they rest in peace. Please bring healing and peace to their families and friends.
I do not want to turn this into a political thread in respect for the victims and their families, but I was deeply disappointed with those who tried to pin this on the Tea Party. Unbelievable.
Fair enough, but has the rate of knife crime gone up with the hand gun ban over there?
Gun violence is overpoweringly more vicious than knife violence. Did anyone see how the Native Americans were slaughtered by the first Americans or any other formerly colonized country was subdued? GUNS. There isn’t a form of marital arts that can defend you against people with guns.
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That would be crazy, I agree. But didn’t they blame them when that governor was shot last year? Of course the Tea Party has connotations of the KKK for many people living abroad. (Which is even crazier).I do not want to turn this into a political thread in respect for the victims and their families, but I was deeply disappointed with those who tried to pin this on the Tea Party. Unbelievable.
The only people who would be deprived of guns with gun control are honest citizens. Criminals will still be able to get guns.
The distinction between “honest citizen” and “criminal” is debatable. In this country, 92% of the Tea Party are voting for Romney. 92% of blacks are voting for Obama. Tea Party people generally think the founding fathers were role models, despite slavery, rape, colonization, etc. Blacks generally see Obama as a role model despite his support for abortion and gay marriage. So one person’s criminal is another person’s hero.