The School Shooting in Minneapolis (and the Issue of Gun-Control in the US)

[Leonardo17]

This was supposed to be a short answer in the “Noteworthy News” Thread. But I decided to post this as a new thread because these mass shootings seem to have become a regular thing in the news since the Columbine Shooting in Colorado in 1999.
 
Here is a short article about this awful incident:


 
 https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/minn...54656.html


This one was a transgender man / woman or whatever. Almost all of these shooters have serious mental issues and their last victims are usually themselves.
 
See: Even a knife can be a super-efficient killing tools. This is why stiletto type automatic knives is (or used to be) illegal in most countries.
 
Fire arms are devices that were engineered through centuries to kill humans (and animals) as quickly and as efficiently as possible. So there are many macho types on this side of the Atlantic too who don’t have a lot, but are still willing to make the investment into that type of killing machines.
 
But there are laws in place. The government has the right to ask “What are you planning to do with that type of killing machine? What is your motive? Why do you think you need it? Won’t you consider investing on a new alarm system or in a German shepherd dog instead of it? How about an electroshock device? Pepper gas spray? Subscription to the local Krav - Maga School?”
 
The options are so many.  
 
The second amendment is (in today’s terms) the right to take arms against someone like D. Trump if he succeeds in his endeavors and starts ruling the whole country without having to answer to anyone for any of his decisions.
 
So there is a huge misunderstanding here. As I said, where I live, you can end in police custody for having a knife. And not everyone gets to see my knives. We used to own fire guns but ended up selling them. (I mean there are cops + Gendarmerie + armed forces in this country, who needs that type of “investment” if you no longer actively need it right?)