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Originally posted by dd74
I appreciate the POV from Australia about gun control in the U.S. But with the proliferation of firearms fueled by political opportunists who hide behind the coattails of the 2nd Amendment, the simple fact is the advice/criticism given to us by Australia and other advanced countries throughout the world remains too little too late here in the U.S.
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This type of university shooting has happened twice in Australia. oddly both times in the same city. In one incident, two were killled, 5 injured. In the other, one killed. On both occassions, the shooters were subdued by unarmed bystanders.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2002/oct2002/mon-o29.shtml
I wonder how this guy, as with the Columbine killings, managed to get so many people, and wasnt dropped by someone.
Yet, Austalia has on record the worst of these types of incidents 35 dead and 37 wounded at Port Arthur in 1996. In a rare act of politcal courage, firearms were tightly controlled after that. Aside from the lunatic fringe, there was broad support for this. Didnt hurt a bit.
That wont happen in the US, ofcourse. Its not the guns or even their level of availaibity- its "gun culture", in my obersvation. Each of these killers is a disenfranchised nobody with a fascination for guns in society where few think that a gun fasciantion is odd. Couple that with availability of guns.....it will keep happening in the US.