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LeftinOH

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17. There seem to be a few spree killings missing from the list:

Reply to pipoman (Reply #9)

Thu Jul 26, 2012, 09:36 AM

Jul 2012

1984 San Ysidro McDonalds massacre (one of the worst ever)

2009 LA Fitness Gym massacre (in Pennsylvania)

...and those two were just the ones I could think of -there are surely more.

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Now that the knee jerk reactions seem to be quieting down... [View all] pipoman Jul 2012 OP

Originally the NRA was an organization for sensible gun ownership. What the hell happened? demosincebirth Jul 2012 #1

"there is more regulation than it has ever been, since 1927" cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #2

Did I say pipoman Jul 2012 #6

Yes, you did say that. But you may not have intended to. cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #21

i ama ctually surprised there are so few, it just dosent seem like that much time has passed since loli phabay Jul 2012 #3

I find it interesting how many have happened in other pipoman Jul 2012 #7

Actaully the list is rather incomplete - after all, truedelphi Jul 2012 #4

I was curious pipoman Jul 2012 #9

There seem to be a few spree killings missing from the list: LeftinOH Jul 2012 #17

I didn't notice the St Valentine's murders of 1929 on the list. truedelphi Jul 2012 #18

What else happened in the early eighties? UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #5

I don't disagree that there are certainly other factors pipoman Jul 2012 #10

I think you've got it (part of it) Locrian Jul 2012 #12

Right wing talk radio started in the 80's, or at least came to prominence.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #8

Correlation is not causation quaker bill Jul 2012 #11

And I am positive pipoman Jul 2012 #14

I get that it is a compare and contrast quaker bill Jul 2012 #19

The final answer is that there is no final answer.. pipoman Jul 2012 #24

Unrec... joeybee12 Jul 2012 #13

Really? pipoman Jul 2012 #15

I don't believe it is any one thing, Lurks Often Jul 2012 #16

Another reason would be population growth.. EX500rider Jul 2012 #20

Spree killing? grantcart Jul 2012 #22

Interesting..and why I posted this pipoman Jul 2012 #23

I believe that the very narrow classification that is represented in spree grantcart Jul 2012 #28

So pipoman Jul 2012 #30

It isn't just an individual phenomenon Zyzafyx Jul 2012 #25

+1 nt Javaman Jul 2012 #29

Gun regulation or mental health services? Not an either/or policy choice. leveymg Jul 2012 #26

Not really.. pipoman Jul 2012 #31

Then that's a reason for both gun control and mental help uponit7771 Jul 2012 #27