I'm surprised two things were not brought up so far in this discussion:
1) The horrifying series of massacres in the United States recently:
-Aurora (movie theatre), 2012
-Wisconsin (Sikh Temple), 2012
-Oregon (mall), 2012
-Newtown (elementary school), 2012
2) Comparison of this massacre with an attack at an elementary school in China on the same day, just hours before Newtown.
-In summary: 28 deaths at Newtown; 23 injuries 0 deaths in Henan
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/12/15-0
http://www.salon.com/2012/12/17/the_chin..._survived/
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-us-...67029.html
There will be these kind of killers all around the world - mentally-ill or not.
Yes, maybe some places have a higher concentration of them, but every nation will have some disturbed individuals.
The question is, do these killers in society have access to mass murder weapons or not?
Obviously, a knife vs. automatic guns ==> completely different levels of fatality.
The most dangerous weapon the man in China could get his hands on was a knife.
The man in the States? A hell lotta ammo and multiple guns, including an assault rifle.
1) The horrifying series of massacres in the United States recently:
-Aurora (movie theatre), 2012
-Wisconsin (Sikh Temple), 2012
-Oregon (mall), 2012
-Newtown (elementary school), 2012
2) Comparison of this massacre with an attack at an elementary school in China on the same day, just hours before Newtown.
-In summary: 28 deaths at Newtown; 23 injuries 0 deaths in Henan
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/12/15-0
http://www.salon.com/2012/12/17/the_chin..._survived/
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-us-...67029.html
There will be these kind of killers all around the world - mentally-ill or not.
Yes, maybe some places have a higher concentration of them, but every nation will have some disturbed individuals.
The question is, do these killers in society have access to mass murder weapons or not?
Obviously, a knife vs. automatic guns ==> completely different levels of fatality.
The most dangerous weapon the man in China could get his hands on was a knife.
The man in the States? A hell lotta ammo and multiple guns, including an assault rifle.