This may be being talked about already, but haven't seen it.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/us-france-shooting-guns-idUSBRE82M0YW20120323
That's an article about the Islamic terrorist who went on the shooting spree in France.
Terrible tragedy, but a few interesting things in the article.
The caption of the article is "How did he obtain so many guns?" One guy asks "How was he able to buy so many, like they were yogurts?" The shock and disbelief in the French people that their government and their gun laws failed to protect them is sad. But, of course, everyone interviewed asks for more gun laws. I feel certain the next wave of regulation will solve the problem.
The article openly admits that the French gun laws are some of the strictest in the world, and that they failed to stop this guy from getting weapons, but failed to make the logical connections. Here's some quotes: "With a background like his, the shooter could not have acquired the firearms legally," and, "he was under scrutiny of [the French authorities]." Oh gosh, the government failed at something, I'm shocked.
What do yall think of the article's repeated use of the word "arsenal" to describe the man's 8 gun collection? Technically the usage would be correct, so am I just paranoid when I think that its use is just another scare tactic? "Arsenal" seems to signify something scary, especially as it's used most often in the context of nuclear weapons.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/us-france-shooting-guns-idUSBRE82M0YW20120323
That's an article about the Islamic terrorist who went on the shooting spree in France.
Terrible tragedy, but a few interesting things in the article.
The caption of the article is "How did he obtain so many guns?" One guy asks "How was he able to buy so many, like they were yogurts?" The shock and disbelief in the French people that their government and their gun laws failed to protect them is sad. But, of course, everyone interviewed asks for more gun laws. I feel certain the next wave of regulation will solve the problem.
The article openly admits that the French gun laws are some of the strictest in the world, and that they failed to stop this guy from getting weapons, but failed to make the logical connections. Here's some quotes: "With a background like his, the shooter could not have acquired the firearms legally," and, "he was under scrutiny of [the French authorities]." Oh gosh, the government failed at something, I'm shocked.
What do yall think of the article's repeated use of the word "arsenal" to describe the man's 8 gun collection? Technically the usage would be correct, so am I just paranoid when I think that its use is just another scare tactic? "Arsenal" seems to signify something scary, especially as it's used most often in the context of nuclear weapons.
