Posted on 10/07/2015 6:28:55 PM PDT by TroutStalker
PANTIN, France — My mother lives near Roseburg, Ore. Her part of the world isn’t often in the news in France. But when I woke up last Friday morning, the mass shooting on the Umpqua Community College campus in Roseburg had made the French morning television news. There was video of a landscape I know well, of distressed local citizens, and of President Obama delivering his solemn remarks.
Viewed from France, everything about the United States looms large. Still, the numbers the newscasters ticked off — more than 300 million guns in circulation, mass shootings occurring at a rate of nearly one per day, thousands of victims of gun-related deaths — were shocking in their magnitude.
Guns are highly regulated in France. Hunting is a popular sport, but a hunting license is required before a rifle can be purchased. Guns can be bought for use at firing ranges, but only after an application has been filed and approved by the police. All gun buyers must provide a medical certificate of mental and physical fitness to own a weapon, and all guns must be registered. It is illegal to possess military-grade weapons. That the Oregon shooter, Christopher Harper-Mercer, was equipped with five handguns, a semiautomatic pistol and several magazines of ammunition — all purchased legally — is unimaginable here.
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Terrorists in Europe typically obtain their weapons illegally, and arms trafficking, a serious problem, is growing worse. In 2012, France increased fines and jail terms for possession and trafficking of illegal guns, but it’s unclear if that has had much effect.
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Europe, home of WW1 and WW2 and unknown numbers of wars before.
Europe will wish they had a little gun madness after they let in 10 or 20 million Islamic zealots whose mentality on religion and human rights remains firmly in the Dark Ages, and those zealots kick their campaign to kill Europeans who don’t submit into high gear.
Europe has been successfully invaded by gawdless moslem bastards and now they are disarmed!!!Adios amigos.
Eurotrash should stay in Europe and take care of Eurotrash business. And the NY Slimes should move there.
Here's a suggestion: If you don't know what you're talking about, don't write articles on that subject.
So they can't own pistols??
That the Oregon shooter, Christopher Harper-Mercer, was equipped with five handguns, a semiautomatic pistol and several magazines of ammunition — all purchased legally — is unimaginable here.
It is also unimaginable thinking about France actually winning a war. They're about to be overrun by Islam. They may want to rethink their policies.
Madness is walking around unable to defend yourself in a world of psychopaths and religious fanatics, all the while pretending that the policeman 20 blocks away will be able to help you in your moment of desperation.
Now THAT is madness.
Read our lips: we do not care what you think.
Sure. Because I measure all of my politics by what the French think. BTT
If anyone doesn’t like our gun culture they can always stay in Europe, or move there. Please!
“Guns are highly regulated in France. “
Over here we laughed at the video of the unarmed police running from the terrorists.
...Europe has been successfully invaded by gawdless moslem bastards and now they are disarmed...
Its a sure thing that the Gawdless bastards won’t be deterred by gun laws ala Charlie Hebdo.
Dint think so.
America’s gun madness? And allowing hordes of young Muslim men into their country is not insanity? And taking away the people’s ability to defend themselves against such hordes is so much more enlightened?
Even if they did, the NY Slimes would have not mentioned that inconvenient fact.
We never should have rebuilt Europe after WWII. They are worthless, ungrateful louts, and willing slaves to their Brussels bureaucrats.
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