More school shootings in america

I think what we are seeing in America is a case of copycat effect. We are seeing it now in Wales with the suicides. Media and popular culture trigger these things (lyrics in songs etc). Shootings will keep happening in America, guaranteed. Its in peoples minds now. If guns were more readily available to kids in the UK, we would see the same thing. My point was about calling all Americans retards because of these types of shootings.

The vast majority of those gun related deaths you have just pointed out are suicides. And I think if you look at murder rates by firearms, America is way down on the list, with countries such as Columbia, South Africa, Jamaica, Russia, Thailand and so on way way above them. Agreed though, America has a higher rate of gun crime than 'developed' nations (I hate that term developed anyway, it just means industrialised). By far he most violent city in America is Washington DC, do some research on its demographics.... Columbia has the highest murder rate in the world. I don't hear many calling Colombians fucking retards, nor coverage on the news (wey, they make good coke don't they!?). There's probably some poor family getting slain right now for not growing coca.

Of course fewer people are going to own guns in South Africa, there are only 40 million people there. The overall percentage of people owning guns will be similar if not greater IMO. Every white family in South Africa had a gun when I was there (for protection apparently, the old American argument). You can buy an AK-47 on the black market for 6000 rand in South Africa, which is 500 quid. These are old militia weapons which were used in the civil war in Mozambique in the early 90's. Perhaps these guns aren't used by Marilyn Manson loving loners who want to get revenge in the world, but they are used for all sorts of terrible shit. Go to sabcnews.co.za and search for murder - shooting of babies in car jackings, babies being shot on their mothers back whilst she was getting mugged etc.

Anyway, I agree that there should be more gun control in America, my point was just about the media bias, anti-American comments, and disproportionate coverage and attention that these school shootings are given. There are all sorts of heinous things happening all over the world, and as a 'developed' nation, we should concentrate on those issues, instead of waiting for the next Columbine to laugh at Americans.