[yorkie]

"There will be more of these in America"
I hope you are wrong. And please tell us why you think that, if you would.
Thanks, AIT

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Hey,,,Seems to be more hype than usual on these shootings.

I smell a gun-grab comin’,,,JMHO...

[AmericanInTokyo]

They have not stopped yet, have they?, and I predicted another one to happen, with at least five people killed, "in the next few days".

I said that on FR a few days ago. I am an observer of American culture from a very circumspect, independent, distant position..

[cybervyk]

please tell us why you think that, if you would.

Oakland, Binghamton, Pittsburgh, Greenhill Alabama and now this.
The people are not being listened to, no sign of that changing soon.
People are angry and confused AND ammo'd up.
Speaking for me, I think this is why you'll see more.

[21twelve]

I think it is a loss of Hope. So many deluded people were thinking that with this new president that there would be a change for the better. (Of course we see a change for the worse). But many, don’t see any change. The folks that thought “Obama will pay my mortgage” are still getting foreclosed on, etc.

And, I think society has just gotten more evil. Back in the Great Depression they didn’t have these mass murders going on. Cool bank robbers instead.

[Greysard]

My theory is that failing economy and huge layoffs push marginally sane, unstable and insecure people beyond what their minds can take. Since the economy continues to deteriorate (sales keep dropping, future orders are abysmal, etc.) the pressure on employees is increasing. One of the recent maniacs was laid off by IBM, for example.

It would be indeed unfortunate if these incidents are used as a basis for making gun ownership harder or impossible. Maniacs will switch to arson, knives, bats, cars - many things are deadly around us. If the society starts crumbling the last thing you want to get rid of is your guns. I was at the local store today, ammo shelves are empty, just like in Soviet Union - you buy not what you want but what you are lucky to find.