melthebell   864 #1093 Posted May 21, 2018 so theres rumours the shooter of the Texas one had his advances spurned http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44194074  sounds like he was obsessive.  also id read, but cant find it now, he took the legally held guns off his dad, so banning him from owning guns because of mental health issues wouldnt have helped in this case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchemist   37 #1094 Posted May 21, 2018 so theres rumours the shooter of the Texas one had his advances spurned http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44194074  sounds like he was obsessive.  also id read, but cant find it now, he took the legally held guns off his dad, so banning him from owning guns because of mental health issues wouldnt have helped in this case.  But stopping his dad having them would Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
whiteowl   54 #1095 Posted May 21, 2018 So far this year it turns out you're twice as likely to be killed in a US school than in one of the combat zones that the US is in.  https://globalnews.ca/news/4219210/us-school-shootings-combat-deaths-comparison/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   864 #1096 Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) But stopping his dad having them would exactly  if theres less legally held guns around theres less likely an angry obsessive spurned teen will grab them and go on a rampage  http://static.knittingparadise.com/upload/2018/5/21/t1-196923-capture.jpg  ---------- Post added 22-05-2018 at 21:00 ----------  Allegedly theres an active shooter in Panama city, FLA and 50 shots fired http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/22/active-shooter-florida-panama-city-beach/  ---------- Post added 24-05-2018 at 20:22 ----------  This is quite interesting, shootings that dont make world news  The past 72 hours (188 incidents, 66 deaths and 157 injuries) http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/last-72-hours Edited May 21, 2018 by melthebell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fill   10 #1097 Posted May 28, 2018 People seem to be more concerned about activities in other countries than our own. I would have thought knife, chemical and fire related assaults in the UK would be of far more concern, apparently not. it seems we'd rather attempt to interfere in something we can have no bearing on.  By the way knives and blades do not injure or kill people. People do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   864 #1098 Posted May 28, 2018 People seem to be more concerned about activities in other countries than our own. I would have thought knife, chemical and fire related assaults in the UK would be of far more concern, apparently not. it seems we'd rather attempt to interfere in something we can have no bearing on. By the way knives and blades do not injure or kill people. People do. and the knife attacks are generally commited by "criminals" whereas the US shootings are generally commited by people with no prior criminal past (not always but generally) they just snap, and CAN just pick up a legally held weapon, and also the grand scale and frequency is also of note to people around the globe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fill   10 #1099 Posted May 29, 2018 and the knife attacks are generally commited by "criminals"  in that the act of stabbing someone generally makes you a criminal then of course they are. Otherwise please cite your evidence that most knife attackers were previously criminals.   whereas the US shootings are generally commited by people with no prior criminal past (not always but generally)  please cite your source  ....... and also the grand scale and frequency is also of note to people around the globe  And that is relevant to us in the UK because?  I have friends in the USA so privately I do care what happens to them as to the plight of the general population of the USA I am like most people decidedly indifferent.  Your obsession with activities within the US is interesting ...a little bit. But your effort would I think be better spent on a topic more relevant to the UK. for example ...like the number of people who can't accept they lost the remain in the eu vote and will it seems stoop to some depths to delay or prevent the leaving instead of just emigrating and becoming european. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   864 #1100 Posted June 29, 2018 and a shooting at a newspaper by a man with a long standing grievance https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44661778 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest   #1101 Posted June 29, 2018 Yep..and Trump will label him a ' fruitcase' and media will move on very quickly and life will just carry on..until the next mass shooting.  Only in America. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   864 #1102 Posted June 29, 2018 Yep..and Trump will label him a ' fruitcase' and media will move on very quickly and life will just carry on..until the next mass shooting. Only in America.  he trotted out the usual lines like "This attack shocked the conscience of our nation and filled our hearts with grief," he said."  and the usual religious tripe, but like you say, the status quo then resumes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Vaati   11 #1103 Posted June 29, 2018 Any further insults will result in accounts being suspended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dude111 Â Â 10 #1104 Posted July 1, 2018 Any further insults will result in accounts being suspended.Indeed....Its OK to attack the idea,ITS NOT OK TO ATTACK THE POSTER Â Â Lets be nice guys....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...