Purdue University Shooting

YorkeDaddy · 01-22-2014, 02:28 PM

the gun problem is a tough subject for me

on one hand, i do believe that stable individuals should be allowed to own one for defense and even use them for recreation at shooting ranges,

but i think it's too easy to obtain one. but the problem is that if we outlawed firearms, crazy people would still find a way to get a gun. it's not like it's difficult to go out and buy an ounce of marijuana despite it being illegal where i live, and getting a gun would be equally easy despite there obviously being a massive difference between getting some pot and getting a weapon. it's just something we can't really do anything about at this point.

...which makes this country a scary ****ing place

djchameleon · 01-22-2014, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Christian Benteke

In fact I posted an article last year, there was one mass shooting a day in 2013 in the US up to about September.

I'd like to see that article if you could find it.

This article states there has been one mass shooting every two weeks since 2006. A mass shooting is defined as at least 4 people getting killed.

USA TODAY Investigation: Database of mass shootings, 2006-2013

Also no one is really saying outlaw guns just have stricter laws in place.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-22-2014, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

the gun problem is a tough subject for me

on one hand, i do believe that stable individuals should be allowed to own one for defense and even use them for recreation at shooting ranges,

but i think it's too easy to obtain one. but the problem is that if we outlawed firearms, crazy people would still find a way to get a gun. it's not like it's difficult to go out and buy an ounce of marijuana despite it being illegal where i live, and getting a gun would be equally easy despite there obviously being a massive difference between getting some pot and getting a weapon. it's just something we can't really do anything about at this point.

...which makes this country a scary ****ing place

Happens here, people can still get them but the penalties for possession are enough to put people off and there are a lot of hoops to jump through to acquire one legally. I was looking at getting a high powered air gun for hunting rabbits and even that was a ball ache.

Paul Smeenus · 01-22-2014, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

the gun problem is a tough subject for me

on one hand, i do believe that stable individuals should be allowed to own one for defense and even use them for recreation at shooting ranges,

but i think it's too easy to obtain one. but the problem is that if we outlawed firearms, crazy people would still find a way to get a gun. it's not like it's difficult to go out and buy an ounce of marijuana despite it being illegal where i live, and getting a gun would be equally easy despite there obviously being a massive difference between getting some pot and getting a weapon. it's just something we can't really do anything about at this point.

...which makes this country a scary ****ing place

^ this is exactly how I feel. I think that if someone feels that a firearm will protect them and their family they should be allowed to have one. But no one needs uzi's and armor piercing cyanide tipped ammo.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-22-2014, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I'd like to see that article if you could find it.

This article states there has been one mass shooting every two weeks since 2006. A mass shooting is defined as at least 4 people getting killed.

USA TODAY Investigation: Database of mass shootings, 2006-2013

Also no one is really saying outlaw guns just have stricter laws in place.

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Originally Posted by Christian Benteke

Another mass shooting in America - Chicago park shootings: 11 shot and child in critical condition | World news | theguardian.com

That will be the 255th mass shooting in the US this year (defined as four or more people shot in a single incident). Nearly one a day. But lots of guns make the US a safer place.

Every American should carry a gun and then nobody will get shot dead, more guns = fewer deaths. Simple really.

There mate.

EDIT - That's the post, bollocks. I will return with the article asap.

EDIT x 2 - I didn't mean mass killing btw, mass shootings.

EDIT x 3 - You know what I can't even be arsed cos I'm watching a football match atm, I saw and read the article at the time, I know this cos people on the forum I took it off were questioning the number but I don't think I actually posted the article. If you still want it I'll try to get it.

duga · 01-22-2014, 03:02 PM

I went to Purdue for my undergrad and grad degrees (just moved from Lafayette about 6 months ago) and on top of that my sister still goes there. So it was pretty surreal for me. The way a lot of professors there handled it was pretty disturbing, to be honest. We had a text message alert system and many of them ignored it and continued teaching as if it wasn't a big deal. Purdue was also going to continue normal operations after the arrest had been made, but after students got pissed about the insensitivity of all that, they cancelled classes for today.

This just highlights to me how no one is safe anywhere. It's pretty sad.

YorkeDaddy · 01-22-2014, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

I went to Purdue for my undergrad and grad degrees (just moved from Lafayette about 6 months ago) and on top of that my sister still goes there. So it was pretty surreal for me. The way a lot of professors there handled it was pretty disturbing, to be honest. We had a text message alert system and many of them ignored it and continued teaching as if it wasn't a big deal. Purdue was also going to continue normal operations after the arrest had been made, but after students got pissed about the insensitivity of all that, they cancelled classes for today.

This just highlights to me how no one is safe anywhere. It's pretty sad.

Most of my friends still went to class just a couple hours after the shooting; lots of professors sent out emails saying class was still on and students were still expected to come. The Purdue Review (the student-run magazine) says there were even teachers laughing off the threat during lectures like you said. Seems like it was handled pretty horribly and the teachers need to be fired.

**Janszoon** · 01-22-2014, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

I went to Purdue for my undergrad and grad degrees (just moved from Lafayette about 6 months ago) and on top of that my sister still goes there. So it was pretty surreal for me. The way a lot of professors there handled it was pretty disturbing, to be honest. We had a text message alert system and many of them ignored it and continued teaching as if it wasn't a big deal. Purdue was also going to continue normal operations after the arrest had been made, but after students got pissed about the insensitivity of all that, they cancelled classes for today.

This just highlights to me how no one is safe anywhere. It's pretty sad.

Yeah, I thought of you when I heard about this. I didn't realize you had a sibling who was still there. Crazy stuff.

duga · 01-22-2014, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Seems like it was handled pretty horribly and the teachers need to be fired.

I completely agree.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Yeah, I thought of you when I heard about this. I didn't realize you had a sibling who was still there. Crazy stuff.

Yeah, I'm just glad that it wasn't a spree. It's incredibly sad, no doubt...I have this weird feeling of relief that my sister was ok and guilt for feeling that way since someone else's family member was killed.

Psy-Fi · 01-22-2014, 05:06 PM

I saw this article posted somewhere last September. It's probably worth posing in this thread, also...

Mass Shootings Fuel Fear, Account for Fraction of Murders - Bloomberg

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	I went to Purdue for my undergrad and grad degrees (just moved from Lafayette about 6 months ago) and on top of that my sister still goes there. So it was pretty surreal for me. The way a lot of professors there handled it was pretty disturbing, to be honest. We had a text message alert system and many of them ignored it and continued teaching as if it wasn't a big deal. Purdue was also going to continue normal operations after the arrest had been made, but after students got pissed about the insensitivity of all that, they cancelled classes for today. This just highlights to me how no one is safe anywhere. It's pretty sad. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...