Australia news reporting on today's mass stabbing in their country "It happens in America, but not here"

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

in the news opening statement. "it happens in America, but not here". so embarrassing - all countries say this when they have the rare mass killing that we have daily

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

1. the attacker

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Half an hour! Australians need some instruction in self-defense

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

6. not to be judgemental, but it was strange no one picked up an item to bludgeon the guy with

[IcyPeas]

2. Why? Why? Why? Why?

[moondust]

3. Americans make it so easy.

Just a few little effortless squeezes of a trigger and people are dropping like flies.

It used to be like that in Australia until the Port Arthur massacre of 1996 that killed 35 people and wounded 23 others, after which more than a million firearms were collected and destroyed.

And now...

A person must have a firearm licence to possess or use a firearm. Licence holders must demonstrate a "genuine reason" (which does not include self-defence) for holding a firearm licence[2] and must not be a "prohibited person". All firearms must be registered by serial number to the owner.

i.e. Today's tragedy in Sydney could have been much, much worse.

[roamer65]

7. ...and it was John Howard's CONSERVATIVE government that made the change.

Just a side note for comparison.

[Renew Deal]

5. Except that it does happen there.

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It happened this time and they said it was the first time it happened since last time. So maybe it makes him feel better to say it even though it’s not true.

[Martin68]

8. "It happens in America, but not here" Yeah, like the Australian who shot Muslims in New Zealand.

[republianmushroom]

9. Well the Aussies can not say that "It happens in America, but not here", agin.