3 Dead in University of Alabama shooting - Huntsville campus

[nboy22]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_ala_university_shooting

 

[rcpratt]

Should be noted that it was the Huntsville campus.

 

[Kirby]

Last week, a middle school student shot another student.

http://www.whnt.com/whnt-school-shooting-020510,0,6091169.story


And about an hour ago, a teacher who was denied tenure shot 4 other professors, killing 3 and wounding another. At least that's what they're saying on the radio.

http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11978905

 

[nick1985]

 

[nick1985]

were these 'gun free' zones?

 

[ElFenix]

Thread merge!

 

[Kirby]

Thread merge!

thanks!

 

[rcpratt]

Wait a second, both in Huntsville? That's pretty crazy.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

i blame gta and counter-strike. but only cs 1.6 cause the hit boxes weren't so fucked.

 

[Kirby]

Wait a second, both in Huntsville? That's pretty crazy.

yeah, madison is right there beside huntsville

 

[NFS4]

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Why does this happen in the USA so much more often than other civilized countries? This is an honest question.

 

[nboy22]

Why does this happen in the USA so much more often than other civilized countries? This is an honest question.

I believe a lot of countries in Europe don't even let the civilians have guns. Or at least they're super-controlling to make everything safe.

 

[Printer Bandit]

female shooter in custody.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

female shooter in custody.

Well that's a nice change I suppose :\

 

[rcpratt]

Well that's a nice change I suppose :\

I believe she was the professor that was denied tenure, shooting 4 other professors.

 

[BoberFett]

I personally think it's because Americans are generally spoiled compared to the rest of the western world and don't know how to handle rejection. This sort of thing rarely happened in this country 50 years ago. We've always had firearms everywhere in the US, it's not like guns are a new thing. These retaliatory shootings by loners and outcasts is a relatively new occurrence though.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Why does this happen in the USA so much more often than other civilized countries? This is an honest question.

Certain cultural proclivities combined with access to weapons and restricted options for alternative outlets. It's a violent culture, a self-centered culture, an impatient culture. Mental/emotional problems are stigmatized, and treatment for them is difficult to obtain in many cases.

 

[JS80]

Ugh, why won't they make guns illegal already! Then there would be no shootings like this!

 

[mizzou]

Ugh, why won't they make guns illegal already! Then there would be no shootings like this!

What we need to do is start putting all the crazies on a boat, and then sinking it!

 

[PrinceofWands]

Ugh, why won't they make guns illegal already! Then there would be no shootings like this!

*toasts sarcasm*

 

[zoiks]

Ugh, why won't they make guns illegal already! Then there would be no shootings like this!

Yep.
I'd vote for banning all sorts of guns.

 

[tmc]

i live in huntsville/madison and i graduated from this univ last year.

very sad. watching this on news right now.

 

[zinfamous]

I believe a lot of countries in Europe don't even let the civilians have guns. Or at least they're super-controlling to make everything safe.

Umm....NO. Guns are definitely less prevalent in European countries, but the tendency towards violence is much more of a problem in the US, armed or otherwise. Hell, every Swiss male is armed, and you very very rarely here about a Swiss individual going on a rampage.

assuming governments in Europe are super controlling is completely fatuous. I'd hazard a guess that you have no experience in the matter?

 

[Auggie]

Yikes, a bio professor here at Rice was recently denied tenure. It's agonizing and tough, and full of politics and backstabbing. I can see someone who was mentally unstable going off the deep end and losing control.

Please, please don't turn this into another gun control thread.