[RUSTYME]

Just heard reports of another shooting in a us school . Report says 27 dead including children .
Terrible news .

[Rosemary]

Shocking and tragic. Our thoughts are with the families affected.

[Catweazle]

Shocking.  Condolences to the families of those killed and to the survivors who will have their own problems to overcome in the years ahead.

[smiley bucket]

Heartbreaking.  What a sad sad world we live in.  Far too many people crammed into too small a space, I don't think that's how we were designed to live and I think its part of the reason for society being the way it is today.

[Lesley Silvester]

It's a tragedy.  The parents will probably never enjoy Christmas again.  My heart goes out to them.

[jaykay]

Dear God 

[HappyHippy]

I remember waking up and hearing about the same thing happening in Dunblane all those years ago - this brought all those feelings right back 
Poor babies, children and innocent people - all becaue of some deranged nutter with a gun 

Such a waste of so many lives 

[sabrina]

Terrible and such a waste of life and for what.
 

[downsized]

Just heartbreaking, I'll never undersand how anyone could do things like that 

[Small Farmer]

The US answer would seem to be that all kindergarten kids should be armed.

[tizaala]

The son was an Honors student , the mother was a teacher so we assume a modicom of inteligence, so why did she allow her kids to own handguns ?
This sort of event keeps happening in the USA, it's time the " right to bear arms " thing was re-evaluated as far as civilians are concerned, who the hell needs a handgun. They are not sporting weapons.

[HappyHippy]

The son was an Honors student , the mother was a teacher so we assume a modicom of inteligence, so why did she allow her kids to own handguns ?

A report I heard said they were actually hers Tiz, either way I doubt the US will change any of their gun laws 

[deepinthewoods]

yup, they were her guns. he shot her first before going to the school. one interview i heard said he was a social outcast etc. i feel for the poor families.

[Ina]

The son was an Honors student , the mother was a teacher so we assume a modicom of inteligence, so why did she allow her kids to own handguns ?

A report I heard said they were actually hers Tiz, either way I doubt the US will change any of their gun laws 

Most people in the USA seem to consider it a basic human right to own guns.

Anyway - he wasn't exactly a "kid", was he? Mind you, I haven't read all the media coverage.

[Small Farmer]

I was surprised to find that the UK death toll from guns so far in 2012 was 22.  I couldn't find even vaguely current comparables for the US, but with a population 5 times ours they have more homicides per diem than we have per annum.  Add the larger number of suicides, accidents etc and it's a humungous number.  But they do on average own a gun each, that's 300m weapons.


They're never going to change.  Its sort-of in the constitution if read with brain turned off.   Mind you, their road death rate is over three times ours too.


Japan, which has tougher gun laws than us also has a lower death rate from them.  Seems logical somewhow.