I have said earlier all I intend to say on the subject and shan't post again to this thread.

But do consider Winnenden, Erfurt, Nanterre, Zug -- and I haven't even listed anything in the Republic of Ireland or the UK.

THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM THE US HAS TO DEAL WITH -- IT'S A GLOBAL PROBLEM. And don't give me that crap about the US having such a high crime rate: in 2007 England, France, Holland, Poland and Germany all had higher assault rates than the US.

Let's STOP the glorification of killing in popular culture, including music, movies, television, video games....

(Oh, GUEST hg: I don't receive a disability pension from the VA for PTSD. And my friend Don isn't permitted to own or be near firearms or weapons.)