Thread: Assault weopen carnage agian?

The problem isn't MSNBC (or Fox for that matter).

It's not pertinent that the press doesn't get the facts straight right away or that they generally don't have any specific knowledge in the technical aspects of the stories they cover.

There is nothing new here. It's the same with flying, boating, scuba accidents and most news stories in general.

It's annoying but so what it's not the issue at stake here.

It's also true that there are usually plenty of gun laws being broken most anytime a gun is used in any crime.

Again, that's not the point and it certainly isn't an original point.

The fact remains that in China today (as was brought up earlier) a crazy man managed to injure 22 (I think) children in a school.

A crazy man here was able to kill 22-28 or whatever the final tally turn out to be.

It's just easier here. Yes, it can be done in Norway too but it isn't done as much. The one time it was done was rare enough to get a mention in this thread.

The discussion isn't (or shouldn't be) simply to pass more gun laws nor should it be to rule out passing any laws (of any type) if shown to reduce this kind of crime.

To do that there have to be open minds involved in the discussion rather than strawman arguments or decisions soley based on unchanging beliefs rather than ever changing facts.

If there were more guns among law abiding citizens statistics would probably show that more than 22 children/year would be accidentally killed,

Just as more boats among law abiding citizens would show more accidental drowning.

My point is that there isn't a simple solution but arming all teachers, or banning all guns isn't likely to be the ultimate "best" solution.

Thinking decision makers rather than knee-jerk decision makers (on whatever side of the issue) is the only solution (to any problem).