Originally Posted by CDSmith

Yes, that part is obvious, but the other question is why do you avoid the main point of the comment I made? You said "they don't have these kinds of issues in other countries"

That history of mass shootings page shows that you are wrong on that.

Fact is these types of incidents have been happening for a long time, occuring in many countries, not just the USA. One happened right near me back in the late 70's in fact, involving the older brother of a girl I went to school with. Not a 'mass' shooting mind you, but a school shooting (and killing) none the less. I doubt you heard about it either.

There are countries on that list that probably a lot of people wouldn't expect to see there. Sweden, for one.

The U.S. has a larger population than most. More people, generally speaking, almost always = more psychotic assholes prone to planning and executing this kind of crap. While that's true it's also true that as history shows it has and can happen anywhere. You're attempting to use it's unusually high fequency in your country to underline your usual argument of "See? guns are bad", completely ignoring the actual root of the problem, that being not the weapon of choice but the psychosis that drives a certain number of people to act out in this manner.

Does anyone believe that had guns in that state been outright banned this particular guy would have turned his in? I don't.