the why behind the illinois college shooting

Quote from ratboy88:

...The Reuters story went on to report: "Since the Virginia Tech shootings, some conservative U.S. talk show hosts have rejected attempts to link the massacre to the availability of guns, arguing that had students been allowed to carry weapons on campus someone might have been able to shoot the killer."
That's really all I needed to read, thanks. And what would be the latest fashion item in school, a pair of six-shooters strapped to your belt just like in the old West? Or would that be too retro? America has such unbelievable potential, and yet it continues to sabotage itself at just about every turn.
 
Quote from DerekD:

...My two cents. I know it won't be popular. Firearm onwership should be a right of American citizens. There must be reasonable safeguards. But an unencumbered right to bear arms is just not feasible, nor rational.
A very thoughtful and considered post.

As an aside, were the students who died in the various massacres in the last several years killed primarily with legally registered weapons or illegal weapons?
 
Quote from Hydroblunt:

You just don't get it.

The reason for the Second Amendment is to keep the government in check. Even though I don't own a gun, I know one thing. The day that this country imposes 100% gun control, it's time to get the f**k outta here.

The FACTS speak for themselves. Austrialia's gun control legislation had the opposite effects. These school shootings only happen in states where there are gun control laws.

It does not take a genius to connect the dots. Criminals & psychopaths seek out those with the least resistance, not the other way around. Meanwhile Big Brother is salivating at the opportunity these events provide. And the sheep are falling in line, failing more & more to use critical thinking.

"We the sheeple...."
 

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wonder why they built a high school shaped like a pistol?

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Quote from Thunderdog:

A very thoughtful and considered post.

As an aside, were the students who died in the various massacres in the last several years killed primarily with legally registered weapons or illegal weapons?

The last two (this one and the incident where the shooter was Asian) were legally acquired. However, in both instances, they were mentally evaluated by a doctor as having some sort of psychological/psychiatric condition. Technically, at the time that you acquire a firearm license, depending on jurisdiction, you'd be barred from ownership. Going forward, I believe there needs to be cooperation between the mental health profession and law enforcement to confiscate firearms from such individuals the moment they are evaluated as having a psychological disorder.

Side effect of that might be that those who need mental help might not seek it for fear of losing their right to bear arms and having their firearms confiscated.
 
Alexis I,

If you understand European surnames and the derivation, you're going to need a bit more than that. You of course might be satisfied as it feeds into your conspiracy theories and unabashed and hatred.

I noticed a lot of Islamic sites jumped on this surname game surrounding Kazmierczak. Plus what you posted I saw on a few Islamic websites.

Is it that you're a muslim or is it the "enemy of my enemy, he is my friend" sort of thing going on?
 
Quote from DerekD:

...Going forward, I believe there needs to be cooperation between the mental health profession and law enforcement to confiscate firearms from such individuals the moment they are evaluated as having a psychological disorder.

Side effect of that might be that those who need mental help might not seek it for fear of losing their right to bear arms and having their firearms confiscated.
There's the rub. And with every government agency complaining about budgetary constraints, what do you think are the chances of people slipping through the cracks: good or excellent?
 
Quote from Thunderdog:

There's the rub. And with every government agency complaining about budgetary constraints, what do you think are the chances of people slipping through the cracks: good or excellent?

Good to excellent. Unless of course, the government and individuals tasked with enforcement can be held liable for failing to enforce its own law.
 
The why? Easy! After reading about the guy he was obviously nuts. No amount of gun control will stop a nut. They'll find a way. Sympathies to the victims of the nut. End of story!
 
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