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Originally Posted by chodadog
I haven't heard about this story. Care to post a link?
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No, no link. While watching the CNN coverage yesterday on this shooting they had on a correspondent who mentioned the incident in Australia. There may be a link out there, let me know if you find it.
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Originally Posted by chodadog
But even if it is true, that just furthers the gun control argument. Yes, this guy may have killed 5 or 6 people, but with a semi-automatic weapon, he could have killed many more just as the Virginia Tech shooter did, or even more like Martin Bryant did.
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The point of her bringing it up was that it doesn't matter if guns are banned or not, people will find a way to kill and maim others if that's what they want to do.
And whether it's 5 people or 50 people, when it's your son or daughter who is among the dead does it really matter about the numbers or the method?
People, this is not another thread about gun control or whether they should be banned or not, stop making it about that. The ONLY point I put forth here was that if a few or even one of the students present had of been armed, that events would have very likely unfolded differently.
Would I prefer it if no one anywhere had a gun? Actually no, some people like to hunt. Others are members of gun clubs and like to shoot. Others collect, and yes, many keep them for protection. If you've ever had to walk home on the streets of Newark after dark :D or any big US city through certain neighborhoods alone you'd change your tune about carrying a weapon. Do I know first-hand what it's like? Actually yes, I've been in several US cities where people start running for the subway once it starts getting dark.
I'm sorry, what works in another country isn't going to work in the US, the differences are just too great to make that judgement. For one thing millions of legally registered gun owners are never going to surrender their guns, EVER. Have you ever been to an NRA rally or seen footage of one on TV? For another thing, the vastly huge gun companies in the US would never stand for a ban, and believe me there are many billions of dollars talking loudly there.
So "Cho" bought a legal handgun. I wonder what the ban camp would be saying had he purchased an illegal gun from some crook out of the trunk of a car?