killings in montogmery county

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by jimmytrick
I don't think Americans can endure the kind of constant attacks that Israel does. We have a different culture.

We have a much higher death rate than any nation undergoing a full terrorist assault. New York City has more murders per year than than the entire contry of Israel (granted it has 3 million more people). Factor in all the other murders in America, apprxiamtely 20,000 a year. The US is a war zone. Hell, in one terrorist attack we took more victims than all of Israeli's terrorist deaths from 1948 to present.

We'd learn to live with it.

[DanS]

"We'd learn to live with it."

I agree, but I'd prefer not to have to.

[chequita guevara]

Definately.

[Dr Strangelove]

My point was that there is no reason to believe that muslims are involved in these shootings and therefore you cannot cite the appeasement of the muslim community as a factor in these attacks. The weapon being used is apparently an assault rifle, an ityem that would not be available if our federal and state governments had had the guts to stand up to the NRA.

[The Mad Monk]

I very much doubt that any gun ban would have had an effect on the individual who did this.

[Dis]

well now they are shooting in the country most of my relatives live in.

But like I said, they live in farmland near the river. Most of them have guns of their own . There are no psychos in the middle of farmland . But they do go to various schools in the country. So that could be a concern.

[Saint Marcus]

We have a much higher death rate than any nation undergoing a full terrorist assault.

indeed. for some reason (guns?), the US has the highest homicide rate of the western world.

[Saint Marcus]

There are no psychos in the middle of farmland

besides the occasional sect, or militia group.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Dissident
well now they are shooting in the country most of my relatives live in.

But like I said, they live in farmland near the river. Most of them have guns of their own . There are no psychos in the middle of farmland . But they do go to various schools in the country. So that could be a concern.

Actually a little further south, in an area of Virginia extending from Danville to Altavista to Henry Co. to Halifax Co., there have been a half dozen unsolved murders of young girls, aged 8 to 15, over the past decade. That sounds pretty psycho to me.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
I very much doubt that any gun ban would have had an effect on the individual who did this.

Fortunately we'll never have a chance to find out.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Saint Marcus
indeed. for some reason (guns?), the US has the highest homicide rate of the western world.

Guns aren't the reason, they just make it easier. We still have way more stabbings, beatings, strangulations, etc. We're just more violent and dangerous than you lot. You'd do well to remember that.

[Saint Marcus]

yes, but why is that? what's the reason for it?

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Saint Marcus
yes, but why is that? what's the reason for it?

Too much coffee.

[Saint Marcus]

can't be. coffee is our national drink, yet we're not (that) violent (unless Feyenoord or FC Utrecht are playing)

[chequita guevara]

You also have legalized weed, so it mellows you out.