Oregon shootings: The map that shows all 264 mass shootings in America this year

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Very very naughty things were said.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Very very naughty things were said.

Ok. Mr. Kipling!

[Jacque67 7,328]

Some very racist statements were made.

Oh I read the first lot, before Ryan H, interrupted. Slightly amazed the racist comments continued once the thread was reopened .... Good ole VJ.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It's good there's no disagreement that the comments were racist.

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Are there comments that are not?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Wow. What a question.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Interesting read... telling pictures are well...

http://timelines.latimes.com/deadliest-shooting-rampages/

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Interesting read... telling pictures are well...

http://timelines.latimes.com/deadliest-shooting-rampages/

Still these incidents are clearly unrelated to the USA's gun culture. Obviously. No connection whatsoever between the availability of guns and them getting into the hands of disturbed and psychotic people.

Nothing to see here, it's normal. Never mind it doesn't happen anywhere else, it's easier to switch off the TV and the laptop and pretend there's no outside world.

[JohnR! 5,495]

None at all whatsoever. It's all part of the vast, huge, gigantic and Brobdingnagian left-wing conspiracy to take guns away from god loving christians...

Still these incidents are clearly unrelated to the USA's gun culture. Obviously. No connection whatsoever between the availability of guns and them getting into the hands of disturbed and psychotic people.

Nothing to see here, it's normal. Never mind it doesn't happen anywhere else, it's easier to switch off the TV and the laptop and pretend there's no outside world.

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we made drugs illegal. that seems to be working well.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

That makes as much sense as saying that because there are murders, even though murder is illegal, that there is no point in it being illegal.

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That makes as much sense as saying that because there are murders, even though murder is illegal, that there is no point in it being illegal.

if you read what it says & not what you want it to say. it means making guns illegal will NOT keep people that want them from getting them.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Sure. So what can be done to prevent these mass shootings? Do you think anything should be done?

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eliminate target rich environments or require them to have armed guards on duty. mandatory sentencing for illegal possession of or aiding the accruement of guns by those not legal to posses them. those would be good starts.

the confiscation/make them illegal for all argument is idiotic. it will never happen the US. the second amendment guarantees this.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I wonder what would stop people getting guns who shouldn't have them who aren't dissuaded by legal penalties because they intend to go out in a blaze of glory.