1966-2009: 120 public mass killings. 1900-1965: 21...
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(2012-12-14 13:51:52)
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In reply to:
Why didn't this kind of stuff happen 20 years ago?
posted by smcchick
...according to Grant Duwe, author of
Mass Murder in the United States.
. A review of his book is
here
. A story summarizing some of his findings is linked below.
I still recall the 1966 incident when
Charles Whitman shot 16 people dead
from a bell tower at UT Austin.
Click here for link
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Availability of semi-automatic weapons? *
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duke
2012-12-14 14:33:12
Semi-auto guns have been available since 1905. *
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3rdSt
2012-12-14 15:00:08
We were probably even more armed then than we are now.
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WilfordBrimley
2012-12-14 14:51:43
Adjusted for population
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atthedome
2012-12-14 14:11:50
Of course it is.
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wearendhockey
2012-12-14 14:43:06
I've read of theories that link the uptick in these events
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Barrister
2012-12-14 14:03:12
That combined with the rise of national TV? *
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KeoughCharles05
2012-12-14 17:42:50
It probably does.
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WilfordBrimley
2012-12-14 14:05:57
There's always been that guy that everyone knows is crazy
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smcchick
2012-12-14 14:12:32
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