Another Mass Shooting - Guess the Country

[lewisnotmiller]

The number of firearms available in America has been pretty much a constant , but this country never had mass shootings to the frequency that it has gotten to now , which points out and establishes that there is another factor involved aside from the weapons themselves that needs to be discovered in order to address the issue of mass shootings properly and hopefully effectively.

I think the general thrust of your point makes sense. There have always been a lot of firearms available in America, and that remains the case. But gun sales have upticked of late, so it's not quite a matter of it being a constant, I would say.
Worth considering, there were substantial changes to research on gun violence, and the impacts of gun ownership on violence (the Dickey Amendment). These things aren't single 'slam-dunk' causative effects, but I think there are things that can be looked at from a legal and access point of view that somewhat inform change over time. Equally I would agree that there are cultural and health-related issues that are at play...I just don't understand why acknowledging that should then preclude action on either a legislative or research front.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Do mass shootings occur more often in France, Switzerland and Finland than in the United States?

Pauline Hanson claims that mass shootings happen more often in France, Switzerland and Finland than in the United States.

www.aap.com.au

I need more coffee. When I first read your post I read @Shaul's post as yours and was thinking "WTF" and then your article refuted "yourself". Then my eyes opened up a bit more and I went "Ohhhhh". Excellent work.

 

[metis]

I guess you don't want the source data bad enough. So settle for the summaries. Or don't.

The "well known fact" argument is so hilarious and cute. Ad populum fallacy is so quaint of you.

Others have posted actual stats while you post nonsense.

And post #100 shows that you have made up and posted crap.

 

[PureX]

In 2004 between the months of January and March there were more mass shootings in France than in the US. In 2007 between the months of August and October Denmark had more citizens per capita killed by gunfire than were killed in the US during that same time period. And in 1987 on September 15th more people were killed in Japan than in the us by gunfire.

Headline: France, Denmak, and Japan have more people dying in mass shootings than the US!!!

This is how the professional liars spread their lies and deceive those who clearly WANT to be deceived.

 

[Soandso]

In 2004 between the months of January and March there were more mass shootings in France than in the US. In 2007 between the months of August and October Denmark had more citizens per capita killed by gunfire than were killed in the US during that same time period. And in 1987 on September 15th more people were killed in Japan than in the us by gunfire.

Headline: France, Denmak, and Japan have more people dying in mass shootings than the US!!!

This is how the professional liars spread their lies and deceive those who clearly WANT to be deceived.

Spin doctoring at it's finest

 

[F1fan]

As a Kansas City resident I followed the Chiefs through the year and in the playoffs. I watched numerous sports pundits through the playoffs to get a better understanding of how the games will unfold. These three guys are a sports show called First Things First. One member is a KC native. A few of these guys were present at the celebration when the shooting happened and saw the aftermath.

I was surprised they dedicated a whole segment to the shooting and how it affected them and the impact on future celebrations. Kansas City has a St Patrick’s Day parade scheduled in March and many are worried about violence and gunfire.

All three of these guys make good moral points and how hard it is to live in a country that this can happen to anyone and their kids.

The second guy says how that was the happiest place on earth and the glass ball fell and broke into a million shards of sadness.

The third guy Nick really has a heartfelt and lucid reaction, and how guns ruin the innocence of childhood. He talks about how he and the other folks had to shield themselves from gunshots. He really gets passionate about the absurdity of lax gun laws and how there were 800 good guys with guns and there was nothing they could do about it except mitigate the damage.

 

[Shaul]

Others have posted actual stats while you post nonsense.

And post #100 shows that you have made up and posted crap.

Post #100 doesn't show anything like that whatsoever.

 

[Shaul]

In 2004 between the months of January and March there were more mass shootings in France than in the US. In 2007 between the months of August and October Denmark had more citizens per capita killed by gunfire than were killed in the US during that same time period. And in 1987 on September 15th more people were killed in Japan than in the us by gunfire.

Headline: France, Denmak, and Japan have more people dying in mass shootings than the US!!!

This is how the professional liars spread their lies and deceive those who clearly WANT to be deceived.

Who wrote such headlines as those? Are you just making up a straw man?

 

[Shaul]

Merely repeating an unsupported empty claim does not support the empty claim.

Since I haven't been rebutted it is sufficient.

 

[Secret Chief]

Another one of those rare events in the USA...
- Seven children, ages 12 to 17, wounded in Indianapolis mass shooting, police say

“Once again, we have a situation in which young people are resolving conflict with firearms, and it has to stop" said Tanya Terry, police department deputy chief.

"According to the nonpartisan Gun Violence Archive, the shooting in Indianapolis was among more than 90 mass shootings in the US so far this year."