http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Shooting_at ... 3B_22_dead
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech_massacre

Yea sad as it is - we have had in the last 2 weeks like 3 office shootings and now this school shooting. I believe this will be a growing trend. People can't take wrongs to themselves and people do not think before they throw those ills towards others.

This will spark another debate about gun control, and again the argument will be used that Americans should be allowed to carry around guns to protect themselves, but how many of these massacres have been prevented because the gunner was killed by a bystander? Is there any research and data about that?

You should arm all the school kids with AK's and see what happens when someone starts shooting then.

My condolences to the people involved, to those lost, to those who have lost someone and to those who this has affected.

This world makes me sick sometimes.

The fact that the first sounds coming from the US government following the shooting were of the "we won't debate weapon possession" kind says more about the problem than anyone opposed to the possession could do.

While a stricter law on the possession of weapons is by no means a guarantee to stop these things from happening, it will definitely lessen the frequency and the scope by which they occur. I mean, the sucka bought the gun at a local shop and he doesn't even have an American passport. Like buying candy or a beer.

Anyway, he's a fucking huge loser and I hope Satan uses him as his personal asswhore for many centuries to come. Ruining so many lives over your own personal boo-hoo romance, makes me want to puke.

just fyi

Once Whitman began facing return gunfire from the authorities, he used the waterspouts on each side of the tower as turrets, which allowed him to continue shooting while largely protected from the gunfire below, which had grown to include civilians who had brought out their personal firearms to assist police. (italics added)

Anyway, please keep in mind how large the US is... 300 million people. School shootings aren't exactly a common occurrence. But yes, schools are certainly not safe places. Police officers at schools is not uncommon... they'll usually keep a cop or two on site just in case.

What sucks is any state-funded school (and any state high school or whatever) is technically federal property and you can't bring a gun on campus even with a concealed carry permit. So even if I got a concealed carry license I wouldn't be allowed to have a gun to defend myself with.