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hermannr · December 17, 2012, 03:08 PM

Back in 1928, the worst (most deaths) school killing in the US did not involve firearms (too good a chance someone else was armed) but a bomb.

If you removed all the firearms from all civilians, those that would want to use them criminally would either 1: Steal them from LE or the military, or 2: make their own.

If you want a mass tradigy, just look at 9/11...no firearms involved...many people died...If there had been one pistol in the hands of anyone, even if the terrorists had handguns themselves, 9/11 would not have happened.

December 17, 2012, 03:08 PM	#7
hermannr Senior Member Join Date: March 24, 2011 Posts: 730	Back in 1928, the worst (most deaths) school killing in the US did not involve firearms (too good a chance someone else was armed) but a bomb. If you removed all the firearms from all civilians, those that would want to use them criminally would either 1: Steal them from LE or the military, or 2: make their own. If you want a mass tradigy, just look at 9/11...no firearms involved...many people died...If there had been one pistol in the hands of anyone, even if the terrorists had handguns themselves, 9/11 would not have happened.