04-16-2007, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
flstf....last October, the 10 little Amish girls in their one-room school house were sitting ducks as well. Nearly 8 years ago, the high students at Collumbine were unarmed? Would you have suggested they all should have been armed?
Do you presume these horrific acts, that happen with such relative frequency in this country (as compared to other western countries) are the result of gun control?
Why dont you think the might be the result of the "gun culture" in this country, which would more reasonably explain why it occurs here and not elsewhere?
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One reason might be that it DOES occur elsewhere. Or have you forgotten:
http://english.people.com.cn/200409/...01_155577.html
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Gunmen seize Russian school, taking 400 hostages
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Some 400 people, including 200 schoolchildren, have been taken hostage after a group of armed men seized a school in Russia 's North Ossetia region Wednesday morning, Itar-Tass news agency reported.
Ismel Shaov, North Ossetian Interior Ministry spokesman, told Interfax that the gunmen have contacted authorities. Itar-Tass reported that the gunmen, numbering 25 to 30, demanded the Russian authorities free jailed fighters.
The armed men have seized the school in the town of Beslan at around 9:30 a.m. Moscow time (0530 GMT).
Earlier reports said the terrorists had been engaged in a gun battle with police.
Vladimir Yakovlev, Russian presidential envoy to the South Federal District, has confirmed the school seizure.
"Police and interior troop units are arriving at the school at the moment. A shootout is in progress in the area," Yakovlev was quoted by Interfax as saying.
A source in the Interior Ministry's central branch for the South Federal District told Interfax that one of the terrorists was killed in the shootout.
The hostages are reportedly being held in the school's gym, the source said.
North Ossetia is located in southern Russia, bordering the rebellious republic of Chechnya. The school's students are aged between seven and 17 and they were attending the first day of their new academic year.
Russia has suffered a series of terrorist attacks over the past week...
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Edit: I see mirevolver beat me to it with three other citations.
Last edited by EaseUp; 04-16-2007 at 08:21 PM..
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