another day, another shooting

[CZroe]

Sad. Another shooting in Thailand took place today. It's something that you'd never think would happen in SE Asia. But, mass shootings can happen anywhere. Sadly, this guy had access to guns. Looks like he just lost it. Sad all around. I know where Korat is. My ex Thai gf was from that area. We visited her mother many times. Korat is a wonderful place.

Yeah. That's the same shooting my mom was talking about this morning in relation to my brother in Thailand. It just went on all day since the guy had hostages in a mall.

My former roommate married a Thai. We went to Thailand for their wedding and stayed for a month. Got to explore the far reaches from Samui island and the coral reef to far-flung temples, caves, and parts of the river Kwai you can't even drive to (took little boats). Awesome country. Awesome people. I'll definitely be back someday!

 

[dawp]

glad your brother is ok.

anyways the shooter is dead.

Soldier who killed 26 in Thailand shot dead in mall: Officials

A soldier killed 26 and injured at least 57 others in a shooting spree in Thailand.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

2 police officers injured, suspect dead at Walmart shooting in Arkansas

Two Forrest City police officers were injured when a shooter attacked a Walmart Supercenter in eastern Arkansas.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Germany this time:

Right-wing extremism suspected in Germany shooting that left 11 dead, including suspect

Eleven people are dead after a shooting in the German city of Hanau, German police said Thursday.

abcnews.go.com

 

[pmv]

Germany this time:

Right-wing extremism suspected in Germany shooting that left 11 dead, including suspect

Eleven people are dead after a shooting in the German city of Hanau, German police said Thursday.

abcnews.go.com

Reports say he had a gun licence. I don't get why. Some reports say it was a hunting licence, but reports also say it was a semi-auto pistol, which isn't a hunting weapon, surely? Reports also say he'd been pestering the authorities with crazy conspiracy theories. I don't get why the German authorities thought he was a suitable person to be allowed a gun licence. What did he 'need' it for?

The attention all seems to be on the danger from the far-right, which is absolutely fair enough as a concern, but I personally think it's also ridiculous he was allowed to legally own a gun. I wonder what proportion of gun-murders in Europe are committed using legally-held firearms? And how that figure compares to the US.