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RE: ANOTHER mass shooting in America

Si Wooldridge (Reviewer) posted this on Tuesday, 20th March 2018, 23:20

Sadly, the gun nuts can point to a security guard stopping this one, it seems...

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RE: ANOTHER mass shooting in America

alfie noakes (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 21st March 2018, 12:22

They are bound to be saying this but perhaps the two other people wouldn't have been shot in the first place if the assailant had no gun in the first place.

RE: ANOTHER mass shooting in America

pat-w (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 27th March 2018, 16:11

"Former supreme court justice calls for repeal of second amendment
John Paul Stevens says repeal would weaken the NRA’s ability to ‘block constructive gun control legislation’"

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/mar/27/john-paul-stevens-former-supreme-court-justice-repeal-second-amendment

Wow! It will never happen, but still surprised by the source.

RE: ANOTHER mass shooting in America

bandicoot (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 27th March 2018, 16:28

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Wow! It will never happen, but still surprised by the source.

Agreed.

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RE: ANOTHER mass shooting in America

pat-w (Elite) posted this on Friday, 18th May 2018, 20:05

"Santa Fe High School: Ten dead in shooting"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44173954

RE: ANOTHER mass shooting in America

Si Wooldridge (Reviewer) posted this on Friday, 18th May 2018, 21:09

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pat-w says...
""Santa Fe High School: Ten dead in shooting"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44173954"

And on and on...

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RE: ANOTHER mass shooting in America

Brooky (Elite) posted this on Friday, 18th May 2018, 23:47

What they need to do is automatically
Death penalty thee end!☠️

RE: ANOTHER mass shooting in America

Snaps (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 19th May 2018, 01:20

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Brooky says...
"What they need to do is automatically
Death penalty thee end!"

Understandable reaction but most of the perps suicide before being arrested.


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RE: ANOTHER mass shooting in America

Si Wooldridge (Reviewer) posted this on Saturday, 19th May 2018, 06:46

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Brooky says...
"What they need to do is automatically
Death penalty thee end!☠️"

On this we'll have to disagree.  We need a different answer to this than the death penalty, especially as these are children we're talking about and they're looking not just for revenge but also release, so death not so much something they appear to be afraid of.

In this case he lacked the courage to follow through on his intent to commit suicide but could easily have got his wish via death by cop.

Gun control seriously needs to be looked at here, although once more I doubt this will progress any further as I'm already seeing calls by Trump to arm teachers on the back of this tragedy.

More importantly, guns are already prevalent, so it's the actual environment that needs to bear closer examination.  What is it about the US school system that encourages so many pupils to grab an arsenal of weapons and kill their fellow students and teachers?  Is High School really that toxic an atmosphere?  What is it about our children that we're not seeing in how they are treated and how they react to that treatment?

Sad as it makes me, I think we need to move on from gun control conversations and have a serious look at why these things keep happening...

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RE: ANOTHER mass shooting in America

RJS (undefined) posted this on Saturday, 19th May 2018, 08:52

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Si Wooldridge says...
"Sad as it makes me, I think we need to move on from gun control conversations and have a serious look at why these things keep happening..."

And I think that is, unfortunately, even less likely to happen than banning assault rifles. :(

I see parallels with pirates, or people caught up in the drugs trade or gang violence, its easier to demonise them and justify spending the money on punishment and protecting us from them, than deal with the complex social problems that cause them.


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