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**Damien** · 15-02-2018, 08:34

This has moved Columbine down to the 5th deadliest school shooting.

They won't do anything. They'll offer prayers. They'll say it's 'too soon' to politicise the violence. They'll move on. The NRA will make sure any pro-gun senator/congressman is well funded in the mid-terms and anyone who votes for the mildest of background checks will face a well funded opponent.

If they weren't going to do anything when 20 children aged around 6 years old were murdered they're not going to do anything now.

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What really highlights it all for me though was that if a Western country saw this level of death and violence at the hands of Islamic terrorists there would be far more action taken. America throws civil liberty after civil liberty away in that case. Why is it that terrorism has a far greater hold on the imagination that these shootings which, at least since 9/11, have claimed far more lives?

People say guns aren't the problem and that people are. This is true. But guns make it a lot easier. Besides if people are the problem then support tougher background checks. There is no bloody point to having politicians pontificate on television about mental illness and then making it easier for mentally ill people to purchase rifles!

Make it mandatory at federal level to have a waiting period and a background check, a registration system, ban the 'loop-hole' of having gun shows, make it illegal to have an unregistered weapon or a weapon with the serial number taken off it.

You have to have a licence and registration to drive a car. Have the same for weapons and manage this at the federal level.

Never mind though, looks like they're going to send their thoughts and players. That should do it.

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Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,228	Re: Florida Shooting: 17 Students Shot dead in another Mass Shooting in the U.S This has moved Columbine down to the 5th deadliest school shooting. They won't do anything. They'll offer prayers. They'll say it's 'too soon' to politicise the violence. They'll move on. The NRA will make sure any pro-gun senator/congressman is well funded in the mid-terms and anyone who votes for the mildest of background checks will face a well funded opponent. If they weren't going to do anything when 20 children aged around 6 years old were murdered they're not going to do anything now. ---------- Post added at 08:34 ---------- Previous post was at 08:28 ---------- What really highlights it all for me though was that if a Western country saw this level of death and violence at the hands of Islamic terrorists there would be far more action taken. America throws civil liberty after civil liberty away in that case. Why is it that terrorism has a far greater hold on the imagination that these shootings which, at least since 9/11, have claimed far more lives? People say guns aren't the problem and that people are. This is true. But guns make it a lot easier. Besides if people are the problem then support tougher background checks. There is no bloody point to having politicians pontificate on television about mental illness and then making it easier for mentally ill people to purchase rifles! Make it mandatory at federal level to have a waiting period and a background check, a registration system, ban the 'loop-hole' of having gun shows, make it illegal to have an unregistered weapon or a weapon with the serial number taken off it. You have to have a licence and registration to drive a car. Have the same for weapons and manage this at the federal level. Never mind though, looks like they're going to send their thoughts and players. That should do it. Last edited by Damien; 15-02-2018 at 08:38.