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In reply to the discussion: Chinese children injured in knife attack outside primary school [View all]KamaAina
(78,249 posts)59. Funny you should mention earthquakes
the last big one in Sichuan, China brought down several school buildings, which turned out to have been shoddily built.
There was a public outcry over shitty construction of school buildings. In CHINA.
Here in the Land of the Free? (crickets)
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Putting aside for the moment the obvious false equivalency, I'd like to point out that
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#9
So let's take a look at Mexico. Much more restrictive gun control laws than US,
humblebum
Dec 2012
#20
That's a great way to rationalize. So, if guns have been taken away from the law
humblebum
Dec 2012
#42
And how is it that the gangs are able to move in and take over large areas of
humblebum
Dec 2012
#66
"No belief that the mark MAY be armed has ever stopped anyone from committing a crime." And
humblebum
Dec 2012
#74
Then why did they wear body armor and why did they attack groups that most likely
humblebum
Dec 2012
#76
If you think that gun ownership is going to become a thing of the past, you are fooling
humblebum
Dec 2012
#82
There is that little thing called the Constitution that will need to be circumvented first. nt
humblebum
Dec 2012
#85
It doesn't. Never claimed it did. Again, it does not specify. So why do you insist that it
humblebum
Dec 2012
#89
well when you look past the fact that the police are often aligned with the narcos..
frylock
Dec 2012
#45
So you are in effect saying that its ok to take guns away from the ordinary citizenry
humblebum
Dec 2012
#52
Did you notice the words "in effect?" Because that is the reality of gun control in Mexico today.
humblebum
Dec 2012
#58
And let's take a look at Japan. Much more restrictive gun control laws than the US
Comrade Grumpy
Dec 2012
#70
Funny how this story turns up like 20 times on DU today.... I wonder...
Democracyinkind
Dec 2012
#10
'cause even though these things seem to be happening more frequently, they are still relatively rare
octothorpe
Dec 2012
#68
yeh, if knives kill people, then why don't the RKBA jackoffs just carry one for self defense?
frylock
Dec 2012
#46
now that its been pointed out that you were mistaken, why don't you self delete your post
onenote
Dec 2012
#43
well - I'm certain that we can at least ALL agree that it is a good think he didn't have a gun
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2012
#57
Key Point: 1 nut with knife in school = 23 injured kids; 1 nut with gun = 22 DEAD kids. nt
SunSeeker
Dec 2012
#63