(February 22, 2018 at 11:59 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: ...a study of global mass-shooting incidents from 2009 to 2015

Oh look, a seemingly arbitrary year interval!
Who the heck uses 2009 as the starting year for this kind of comparison?!
Why not 2005-2015? or 2007-2017? a 10 year statistics?
1995-2015? 20 year stats?
1985-2015? 30 year stats?


I wonder what those would reveal...

As that article stands, it seems designed to make the US not look so bad, in comparison.

Bullshit wooter 

Quote:How do mass shootings in the U.S. compare with other countries?
Mass shootings do happen in other countries. But they do not happen with the same  as in the United States.
Two researchers -- Jaclyn Schildkraut of the State University of New York in Oswego and H. Jaymi Elsass of Texas State University -- analyzed mass shootings in 11 countries, covering the period from 2000-14. Aside from the United States, they looked at Australia, Canada, China, England, Finland, France, Germany, Mexico, Norway and Switzerland.
The United States has more mass shootings -- and more people cumulatively killed or injured -- than the other 10 nations combined, according to their research. While part of this is because the United States has a much bigger population than all but China, the difference can’t be explained by skewed population numbers alone.
When adjusted for population, the United States ranks in the upper half of their list of 11 countries, ranking higher than Australia, Canada, China, England, France, Germany and Mexico. The United States did rank lower than three countries -- Norway, Finland and Switzerland -- but they have populations so small that one or two mass-casualty events can produce a relatively high per capita rate.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/...shootings/

We don't let our Army pack all the time. When their guns aren't needed they're locked up.

(February 22, 2018 at 11:56 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: We already have strict gun laws.

Hahahaha!

Strict gun laws compared to what? Syria? Afghanistan?

(February 22, 2018 at 12:27 pm)Mathilda Wrote:

(February 22, 2018 at 11:56 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: We already have strict gun laws.

Hahahaha!

Strict gun laws compared to what? Syria? Afghanistan?

Mad Max 1 & 2.

(February 22, 2018 at 11:21 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I find it strange that anyone would actually be against having one or two armed security guards at a public school lol. Bizarro.

This is why.

https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/us/south-...index.html

Quote:Spring Valley High School officer suspended after violent classroom arrest

(February 22, 2018 at 10:39 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I think having a couple of armed guards in public schools would be a good idea. But not teachers, obviously lol.

That sounds like what Pa is looking at. Single entrance with metal detectors, and an armed guard. They described it as simalar to what would be seen at a government building.

Interesting. Public Schools are technically government buildings I suppose.

(February 22, 2018 at 11:56 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:

(February 22, 2018 at 11:46 am)notimportant1234 Wrote: The fact is that with stricter gun laws you wouldn't need armed guards.
This thread is about the Presidents ideea of reducing shootings , you can understand why I thinked that this was your ideea of solving the problem.
Edit: I can't grasp how an armed guard would help , if I want to start a shooting at a school I'll just take him out first and than start the killing spree.

Maybe eventually we wouldn't, but if gun laws changed tomorrow, that doesn't mean the threat would be completely eliminated overnight. I really don't see why you take such issue with an added protection until/if we get to that point.

When it is a temporary precaution maybe it could work , but it seemed that you presented it as a permanent solution.

Makes school sound like a maximum security prison

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(February 22, 2018 at 12:32 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:

(February 22, 2018 at 12:27 pm)Mathilda Wrote: Hahahaha!

Strict gun laws compared to what? Syria? Afghanistan?

Mad Max 1 & 2.

Yup so much control