Posted on 07/24/2016 6:22:56 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Germany’s coalition government has promised to seek whatever legal means necessary to prevent another mass shooting. But if the weapon was acquired illegally, stricter controls on gun purchases may not be the answer.
In the wake of the shooting in Munich that left nine people and the gunman dead, German leaders on Sunday were already preparing talks on stricter gun control. Both ruling parties, the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) of Chancellor Angela Merkel and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), agreed that more stringent laws were necessary to prevent copycat attacks. […]
Police have confirmed that the killer did not have a permit, and thus that his weapon was obtained illegally, though how still remains a mystery. This also means that any legal preventive action will have to address the illicit gun market, for which action by the German government may not be enough. …
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The article notes that keeping and bearing arms is considered a “privilege” in Germany and not a right for the people.
Muslims used a truck ( in Nice ), pressure cooker bombs ( Boston ), airplanes & knives ( on 9-11 ), and so on.
Ban all those too ?
Insanity prevails, the world over.
Muslims have already shown that it isn’t necessary to have ‘guns’ to kill a lot of innocent infidels.
These people that are transfixing our attention on ‘guns’ instead of the real problem are JUST as evil as the Muslims who perpetrate these killings.
**Indeed, some analysts have suggested that the free movement allowed by the Schengen Area has allowed for guns more easily**
Well, I guess the only answer is GEexit
Earth to Germany:
Strengthen muzzie laws, not gin laws.
Here’s an idea- train every German over 35 in the use of firearms, induct them into a “landwehr” (territorial army or militia), and issue them with arms and ammunition and orders to shoot to kill any terrorists. Then deport all the moslems who recently streamed into the country. Problem solved.
Hey Germany: it’s not the gun laws...It’s the Muslims, stupid!
Tell you what, Germany.
You ban guns for five years and I’ll ban Muslims for five years.
Let’s compare results.
The weapon and others like it likely got into Germany the same way hashish arrives - through Spain and by ship into Hamburg. Smuggling is Big Business there.
Obviously they have not banned the possession of illegal guns.
its not insanity to the OWG folks.....its a NECESSITY to disarm the people least they resist...
Indeed with all the snooping tools the gobments have one would think they would be on top of things like that oh wait it’s the gobment one hand knows not what the other is doing.
Let’s play Islamic Terrorist Bingo!
(the rules: The first one to get to 5 wins)
[so far to date]
1. Obama has been briefed (Check)
2. It’s the guns fault (Check)
3. Not sure of a motive (check)
4. Suspect was reported to authorities, but nothing was done.
5. Tougher gun laws needed (check)
6. suspect was ‘citizen’ of that country (check)
7. Country’s leader warns against backlash against Muslims
8. Country’s leader insist Islam is a religion of peace.
9. Oh, we’ll just have to get used to it.
10. light up the Effel Tower to the victimized country’s colors.
11. Lone Wolf (check)
12. Let’s not jump to comnclusions. (check)
It’s about disarming the people. Always has been. History repeats itself and the issue of gun control is no different. Deomcide is impossible when you have an armed populace. Tyranny cannot succeed without a complete monopoly on violence.
You know, Germany had some respect in WWII, albeit evil. How did such a badass county turn into a bunch of pansies not able to defend themselves? Political correctness has killed Europe. I just find it amazing that learned people can make such bad decisions.
National Socialists foreign, National Socialists domestic.
It’s not “badass” to attack defenseless neighbors.
Yeah, that's what you need, strengthen your victim disarmament laws. Let's go for a higher victim body count next time!
GER-MA-NY! GER-MA-NY! GER-MA-NY!
Police have confirmed that the killer did not have a permit, and thus that his weapon was obtained illegally, though how still remains a mystery.
Yeah, that's a mystery... try this.
Depressed young muslim loser wants to get even with the world, and he needs a shootin' iron.
So he goes out on the "Dark Web", where you can buy anything you want, and bing, bang, boom, it's delivered to his door. He doesn't need secret underworld contacts, he just needs his I-Pad.
He may not have even been a jihadi, just a depressed young loser, a muslim version of Dylan Klebold. Who knows, who cares? It's still muslim mass murder, no getting around that.
Try to blame it on guns if you want. Better take a good close look at banning pressure cookers while you're at it.
Or, here's a really off-the-wall idea - reconsider you immigration policy.
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