At least 12 killed in shooting spree. Guess the country.

[baddog]

At least 12 people have been killed and 25 injured after a gunman -- believed to be a local taxi driver -- went on a shooting spree through three small towns

[Deej]

unusual...

[Alky]

haha when i got the text message from cnn i thought the same thing .... "only happens america"

[baddog]

Originally Posted by Deej

unusual...

Hit me up on FB or ICQ please. Have a question.

[CaptainHowdy]

Iceland...

[Amputate Your Head]

If only some of the surrounding citizens had concealed carry, it all could have been prevented by the good samaritan cowboys.

[TrainWreckContent]

fucking crazy world we live in

[Argos88]

Some School or University in USA?

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[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

If only some of the surrounding citizens had concealed carry, it all could have been prevented by the good samaritan cowboys.

Yes more people with more guns is the way to stop gun crimes.

[ottopottomouse]

Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

If only some of the surrounding citizens had concealed carry, it all could have been prevented by the good samaritan cowboys.

You'd have to fix the part of the law that seems to get interpreted as you can't be a good samaritan cowboy first.

If I had got a shotgun certificate and owned one the law is so ridiculous here that if I shot a burglar that was in my house i'd be more in the shit than the fucking thief.

[czarina]

US? Mexico?

[grumpy]

cnn news, new word is its only 5

[czarina]

wow, England?

[Jarmusch]

And for every one that happens in other countries, 10 happen in the US.

[Scott McD]

Originally Posted by Argos88

Some School or University in USA?

.

He posted the link to the story...

[LiveDose]

So violent over there. My gosh.

[roly]

Originally Posted by baddog

At least 12 people have been killed and 25 injured after a gunman -- believed to be a local taxi driver -- went on a shooting spree through three small towns

a rare occurrence in the UK, but most that do happen over here are committed by nutjobs with gun licences. so the less people allowed a gun, the less massacres like this.

[Fbomb - BANNED FOR LIFE]

Arizona? Must be those illegals.

[kristin]

Wow, crazy ... and so random that he just drove through three towns taking aim.

[rogueteens]

was it tube sites that caused it?

[notime]

Originally Posted by grumpy

cnn news, new word is its only 5

Latest Dutch news says different, before it was 4 or 5. Now many more.

[SykkBoy]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Yes more people with more guns is the way to stop gun crimes.

pretty much...
I grew up in a town that had a gun ownership % of around 75% and NO gun crimes...amazing, huh? Are YOU going to try and rob someone that actually owns a gun and knows how to use it?

[rogueteens]

Auntie Beeb says 12 people plus himself BTW

[Loryn]

Originally Posted by SykkBoy2

pretty much...
I grew up in a town that had a gun ownership % of around 75% and NO gun crimes...amazing, huh? Are YOU going to try and rob someone that actually owns a gun and knows how to use it?

People don't get that... and it's sad... when you take the guns away you aren't, are NOT, taking guns away from crooks, they do not follow the law to get the guns in the first place, how is that so hard for someone to get... It's common sense, but then again when people follow what Hollywood and the Media say they don't think outside the box... it's just cut and dry remove all guns and the bad guys will go away...

Edit: ...but they don't have to get it, I am an American I have a gun and I always will... so

[DVTimes]

its at the moment 12 plus he shot hoimself - but there may be others dead - they are still looking.

by the sounds of it he was a nice bloke, but seemed to have gone a bit crazy in the last day or so.

he does not seem to be a looney with a gun fetish.

[KrissyElise]

Originally Posted by rogueteens

was it tube sites that caused it?

Good guess but I heard it was Brazzers.

[DVTimes]

we have 8 million legal firearms in the uk.

what i did not know was you now have to have a gun licence for an air gun in the uk. when i was a kid, most kids had air guns - they were toys.

i suspect the goverment will panick (in the uk) and bring in new laws.

[DVTimes]

the better story is the crossbow canabal.

they found body two today.

[JB.]

Originally Posted by DVTimes

what i did not know was you now have to have a gun licence for an air gun in the uk. .

Only if it's over 12 ft/lb.

[Grisey]

Sadly this isn't that far from where i grew up and i have a couple of old school friends that live in Whitehaven atm

[DVTimes]

Originally Posted by JB.

Only if it's over 12 ft/lb.

i see.

i was told also that cross bows are now illigall too.

www.xbbabes.com i have had to use a toy one now.

[Vendzilla]

LOL, both my parents have carry permits, dad is getting an FFL
If you want to feel safe, hold a 44 magnum in your hands

[DVTimes]

Originally Posted by Grisey

Sadly this isn't that far from where i grew up and i have a couple of old school friends that live in Whitehaven atm

what gets me is that its only big news as its a middle class (sort of) white area and a shotgun (i think it was a shotgun) was used.

yet, almost (and i do mean almost) each day on the uk news somone is killed with a knife. its just gets a mention. ok, you could say 12 people were killed - but today they found 3 dead (one a child) (link) and it was not even on the news.

it reminds me of that documentery that american chap did on guns. he said things like this are only news becase the media (news) make it a big story.

the news shows were loving it. they got there reporters out on a nice day and had it on 24/7.

i bet if this had been some inner city part of london or manchester and a black kid had shot some black kids, it would not be a story.

but becase it was a nice place and white middle class, its a story.

they draged out all the experts today, to give there views.

and they will milk the story for as long as they can (till england play in the world cup i bet).

[scarlettcontent]

very rare incident for the UK

[DVTimes]

Originally Posted by scarlettcontent

very rare incident for the UK

is it?

ok, its rare for somone to go wild like this.

but people get shot all the time in the uk.

i suspect at least once a week somone is shot or killed with a gun.

but often its in poor areas.

in manchester its not uncommon, and nottingham there is a big gun crime.

the only reason its made such news is that its a 'nice' area.

lets face it, how often does it happen in the usa? sure from time to time some nut goes wild, but when you consider the size o9f the usa. if you look at it per state i bet its not that common.

[PornoStar69]

I smell bullshit here


lets see what happens to gun laws here in the UK


my guess is

Problem
Reaction
Solution

[DVTimes]

Originally Posted by PornoStar69

I smell bullshit here


lets see what happens to gun laws here in the UK


my guess is

Problem
Reaction
Solution

if labour was still in then they would bring in any law they could.

but i have a feeling they will hold back and see what went wrong.

they say there are 8 million registered firearms in the uk.

so thats 8 million votes oir more they could loose, if they bring in new strikter laws.

[cherrylula]

I can go to a pawn shop right now, buy a gun, and drive around with it on my dash legally.

one good thing about Louisiana.

[rogueteens]

Originally Posted by DVTimes

yet, almost (and i do mean almost) each day on the uk news somone is killed with a knife. its just gets a mention. ok, you could say 12 people were killed - but today they found 3 dead (one a child) (link) and it was not even on the news.

Err! It was in the news, you posted a link yourself!
Oh, also you are talking poop.

[Fat Panda]

Deadliest mass shooting in UK since 1996...the USA sure can't say that...

[J. Falcon]

Only difference is, things like that are uncommon over there.

[brentbacardi]

In or about 2006, there were about 60 million (actually closer to 58M, but we'll use the rounded-up number to be kind to hopolophobes) people in the UK as a whole, including Scotland.

In England and Wales alone — discounting Scotland — there were over 163 thousand knife crimes.

By the end of 2006, there were more than 300 million people in the US as a whole.

In the US as a whole, there were fewer than 400 thousand gun crimes.

In the UK, based on these numbers, there was one knife crime commited for every 374 people (rounded down).

In the US, based on these numbers, there was one gun crime committed for every 750 people — less than half a gun crime per 374 people (about 0.4987 gun crimes per 374 people, actually).

That means that, based on these statistics, you are more than twice as likely to be a victim of knife crime in the UK as you are to be a victim of gun crime in the US.

Source: http://sob.apotheon.org/?p=1323


When you want someone dead, it doesn't matter if all you have is a knife, a gun, a rock, a car... you will kill them LOL

[Joshua G]

Guns are not the problem. Psychopaths are.

Mcveigh didnt use a gun. Neither did Osama.

[Big Red Machine]

Have you heard?....Bird is the Word

[roly]

Originally Posted by brentbacardi

Source: http://sob.apotheon.org/?p=1323


When you want someone dead, it doesn't matter if all you have is a knife, a gun, a rock, a car... you will kill them LOL

those figures are very misleading. its illegal to carry a knife in the UK, so the vast majority of that 163,000 is kids getting stopped by the police carrying a knife. and its very rare that 12 people will be killed by a madman with a knife. if a nutjob is walking dows the street shooting randomly with a gun you run for cover, if he was carrying a knife, you'd pick up something and batter him.

[roly]

Originally Posted by DVTimes

is it?

ok, its rare for somone to go wild like this.

but people get shot all the time in the uk.

i suspect at least once a week somone is shot or killed with a gun.

but often its in poor areas.

in manchester its not uncommon, and nottingham there is a big gun crime.

the only reason its made such news is that its a 'nice' area.

lets face it, how often does it happen in the usa? sure from time to time some nut goes wild, but when you consider the size o9f the usa. if you look at it per state i bet its not that common.

the vast majority of gun deaths in the UK is black on black gang crime. as a normal man on the street you're very unlikely to be a victim of gun crime.

[fatfoo]

Just a few grams of the wrong thing in your body and you will die. A bullet only weights 10 grams. Good luck with putting the right thing in your body.

[madawgz]

wow thats fucked up...going to give people more anxiety for sure...

[Jarmusch]

Originally Posted by fatfoo

Just a few grams of the wrong thing in your body and you will die. A bullet only weights 10 grams. Good luck with putting the right thing in your body.

[John-ACWM]

Heard it on the news, what can you say, people going mad are anywhere.