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thucythucy

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9. Thankfully, he didn't have a gun.

Reply to Crepuscular (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 09:54 AM

Apr 2013

Horrible as this story is, if he'd SHOT those people in the face with a Bushmaster "man card," as opposed to stabbing them, no doubt at least some of them would be dead.

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Student charged in Texas college stabbing attack [View all] Omaha Steve Apr 2013 OP

Did he use a hunting knife? marshall Apr 2013 #1

From the article, "used a razor-type knife" tammywammy Apr 2013 #4

So, it was more like safeinOhio Apr 2013 #6

Imagine how much more carnage and DEATH there would have been - with a gun instead of a knife. calimary Apr 2013 #2

Thank goodness he didn't have a gun. tblue Apr 2013 #3

Suspect profile: Who is Dylan Quick? Purveyor Apr 2013 #5

We need to ban knives Crepuscular Apr 2013 #7

Check the death count and get back to me. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #8

Knives kill four times as many people annually than assault rifles. hack89 Apr 2013 #18

Let's me and you get into a fighting ring Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #23

So the actual death toll is not the issue? hack89 Apr 2013 #24

Of course, if you include the number of *total* gun deaths.... Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #25

Just talking about the only gun that people want to ban. hack89 Apr 2013 #26

Gun control is not a singular focused approach. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #27

I support everything you support except for the AWB and registration. hack89 Apr 2013 #28

Thankfully, he didn't have a gun. thucythucy Apr 2013 #9

but Crepuscular Apr 2013 #10

My titanium spork is CRK7376 Apr 2013 #11

What's your point? Stainless Apr 2013 #12

Take a hike. Paladin Apr 2013 #13

Wow you are a wonderful addition to DU. What a clownish answer, if anything this proves the Exultant Democracy Apr 2013 #14

He appears calm in custody: freshwest Apr 2013 #15

Don't they always? (nt) Paladin Apr 2013 #16

An example of 'good behavior' to get out of prison early. freshwest Apr 2013 #17

You're crediting him with too much normal thinking capacity. Paladin Apr 2013 #19

No, I'm not crediting him with anything. I'm saying there's a flaw in the thinking allowing some freshwest Apr 2013 #21

was he on any psychiatric meds? Sunlei Apr 2013 #20

That's an excellent question. I haven't seen any report of that. One of the links says he had had freshwest Apr 2013 #22