gvaughn1 wrote:If that wasn't so scary, it would be high comedy! By the way, those are some HUGE miniatures on their table. Bigger than chess pieces!I see this cartoon every few years and it always cracks me up!
ashmire13 wrote:Purely, WTF!!! http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0046/0046_01.ASP
lawrenson wrote:Hi,Gunman on loose in the UK, apparently randomly shooting people.This hasn't happened for a while, not since Hungerford, roughly 25 years ago.He's trying to go to ground in the Lake District. If they don't get him soon, they might have trouble getting hold of him Cheers,Malc
lawrenson wrote:And he's killed himself...
lawrenson wrote:And he's killed himself...Cheers,Malc
Gnat the Beggar wrote:Well, the dude did a single good deed after that killing rampage at least.Makes one wonder if taking guns from the hands of the peace officers really is a great idea. I never have understodd the reasoning behind that wise regulation in the UK and other countries where the cops patrol the streets unarmed. In the USA the cops carry firearms, not whistles to get the bad guys attention and billy clubs in case the bad guys let the cops get close enough to use it... In fact, in some areas of the USA a regular joe shmo by might have ended it MUCH sooner.Like in Texas... or Florida... where guys with guns aint just killers.
lawrenson wrote:Hmm... yeah. 3 serious "rampages" is I think all the UK have had.Not chasing people with guns allows the police to get down to serious business - like giving me a ticket at the weekend for having my car windows too tinted
ashmire13 wrote:Tends to be the way...
ashmire13 wrote:Hmm, I'm not sure that we have a massive gun problem to warrant every officer carrying guns. There aren't that many shootings really. The armed response units still have guns and tend to be at the scene very, very quickly where necessary.There is the argument that allowing anyone to carry a gun - a) provokes more attacks but I suppose that is also countered by - b) acts as a deterent in the first place... But you only have to take a look at the high school shootings to see where it can all go wrong I guess.How many shootings would happen across the US (compared to currently), if the law was the same as it is over here?? The same question could be asked the other way too. However, although the bulk of the police force are unarmed, we have progressed from whistles and billy clubs....
Badmike wrote:I think it's a very circular (deterent vs provoking) argument and there is no real solution. Mike B.
SimperingToad wrote:Give it some time. There's a high probablility the shooter was on some type of 'medication' like Prozac. If you wait long enough, you can almost always find a news article, usually local, where these psychotic shooters and people generally wigging out are on this stuff.The big problem is not who is armed, though. The problem is the population is being encouraged to act like little animals. Crap like Ritalin and Prozac doesn't help to prevent, it helps to encourage.
