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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
The UK has some of the world's strictest gun-ownership laws and it is now rare for civilians to own private firearms.
The turning point for the country came in 1996, when 43-year-old Thomas Hamilton used legally owned handguns to kill 16 children, all ages 5 and 6, as well as a teacher, before taking his own life.
The massacre in Dunblane, Scotland, prompted widespread outrage and a surge in public support to ban handguns.
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I had not heard of this and reading about the Dunblane incident just made me sick. Too bad the individual who committed these acts didn't just take his own life and end it there. That's as bad as the shooting at the Sandy Hook elementary school where the victims were as young as 5. I have been a proponent of armed citizenry. The individuals i know who are armed are sensible, law abiding individuals. It's clear however that we need to address the situation and do things differently.
One thing is clear. School's need to be more secure where visits are by appointment only and then only with a proper escort. Expanding on what Mr. Quatro had said, why are assault weapons needed and sold in the marketplace anyhow ? I have long believed violent video games influence these shootings as well. Well balanced individuals are able to differentiate between reality and video games but i believe that violent video games are a strong influence on mentally handicapped people.
If people need to express their aggressive nature or tendencies, they can pick up a copy of Silent Hunter, Cold water and the like and just have at it. Our members are pretty well balanced and very intelligent and our simulations haven't made us crazy or homicidal .