American Mass Shootings / Stabbings / Car Crashes/bridge collapses

Brimmer_Bradley · July 23, 2018, 6:19pm

You’d often hear of lads hiding behind them too.

maroonandwhite · July 23, 2018, 6:38pm

If the second amendment doesn’t cover a right to bear printers the NRA are a shoo in getting it protected under free speech in the first. USA USA

Mac · July 23, 2018, 9:31pm

The news said today that there’s been over 200 shootings in Toronto so far this year. That’s well over 1 a day. Is that correct? If it is, how come it hasn’t been more widely reported*

*Feel free to point me to the Canadian shooting thread if needed

maroonandwhite · July 23, 2018, 9:34pm

It has been widely reported in canada. Its gangs and turf warfare mainly, but theres an increase in innocent victims now. Not released what today was about. Canadian right wingers would argue theres a pc reason its not focused on more…

dodgy_keeper · July 23, 2018, 9:50pm

Trudeau is soft on crime.

maroonandwhite · July 23, 2018, 9:52pm

He’s soft on everything. But this is a city and provincial issue. Ham fisted reaction, first throwing rookie cops on the street, and blaming legitimate gun owners, when its guns smuggled from the US that are used mainly.

Ambrose_McNulty · July 23, 2018, 9:53pm

He’s hard on gender pronouns.

maroonandwhite · July 23, 2018, 9:59pm

He’s a conflicted character like his father, fidel castro

Tank · July 23, 2018, 10:28pm

Toronto is a massive city over 5million people with many diverse immigrant groups and a massive gang problem.

I heard from a Canadian once that Canada has a higher percentage of gun owner than the US because of all the farmers and hunters out in the middle but it doesn’t sound right to me. Does anyone know if that’s true?

maroonandwhite · July 23, 2018, 10:41pm

Quite possible, I think Michael Moore stated that in bowling for columbine. Canada has a huge hunting culture so there’s rifles everywhere. Hand guns are far more restrictively owned. The number of shootings is dwarfed by the southern neighbour but is still substantial.

Julio_Geordio · July 23, 2018, 10:53pm

I think Michael Moore was wrong on that. A few different ways to estimate it but the US is on top of everyone. Some of these NRA gun nuts would have 20 or 30 guns sure

maroonandwhite · July 23, 2018, 11:03pm

Yeah according to Wikipedia the estimate of US ownership is multiples of Canada. There isn’t the antique show tradition of buying and selling guns in Canada, and no open carry or right to defend yourself with a gun there. Total contrast with the US.

Ashman · July 23, 2018, 11:14pm

When Canadians go abroad does their entire experience hinge on telling people they are not yanks ?

maroonandwhite · July 23, 2018, 11:24pm

Yes, to the same extent it does Irish people and New Zealander’s

Ashman · July 23, 2018, 11:26pm

True but let’s be honest here the oirish abroad nowadays are bigger yobs than brits .

maroonandwhite · July 23, 2018, 11:27pm

chav culture has replaced Catholicism

Copper_pipe · August 26, 2018, 6:28pm

Little_Lord_Fauntleroy · August 26, 2018, 6:31pm

Jaysus

Copper_pipe · August 26, 2018, 6:35pm

4 Dead and 11 shot

iron_mike · August 26, 2018, 7:17pm

Christ