Hello everybody.

As you might have seen on the news, two idiots carrying a .38 SPL revolver and a crossbow invaded a high school at the city of Suzano, Sao Paulo, and killed 10 teenagers aged 12-17.

They killed themselves at the end of it.

In Brazil is extremely difficult to purchase a weapon. It can take months to get a license, you need to prove that you are mentally sane, you need to pass a shooting skills training course, get a permit from the Army (!) and stuff, and yet these things happen.

Last school shooting here was in 2011, under similar situation.



Flavio

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On 13 Mar 2019, Flavio Bessa said the following...

As you might have seen on the news, two idiots carrying a .38 SPL revolver and a crossbow invaded a high school at the city of Suzano, Sao Paulo, and killed 10 teenagers aged 12-17.

In Brazil is extremely difficult to purchase a weapon. It can
take months to get a license, you need to prove that you are mentally sane, you need to pass a shooting skills training course, get a permit from the Army (!) and stuff, and yet these things happen.

If people are determined or driven to kill one or more people. The existence of gun laws regardless of how strict is not going to keep them from obtaining
a firearm. I tend to look at a firearm as a tool. By itself, it doesn't hurt
or do anything good or bad. It takes a person to decide what the firearm is used for. I personally have no problems with gun laws that prevent gun onwership or possesion by people who A) Haven't been trained in the safe operation of a firearm. B) Violent criminal history. C) History of mental or emotional instability.


Jeff

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Hello Jeff.

15 Mar 19 17:04, you wrote to me:

In Brazil is extremely difficult to purchase a weapon. It
can take months to get a license, you need to prove that you are
mentally sane, you need to pass a shooting skills training
course, get a permit from the Army (!) and stuff, and yet these
things happen.

If people are determined or driven to kill one or more people. The existence of gun laws regardless of how strict is not going to keep
them from obtaining a firearm. I tend to look at a firearm as a tool.
By itself, it doesn't hurt or do anything good or bad. It takes a
person to decide what the firearm is used for. I personally have no problems with gun laws that prevent gun onwership or possesion by
people who A) Haven't been trained in the safe operation of a firearm.
B) Violent criminal history. C) History of mental or emotional instability.

That's absolutely right. I can only hope that the authorities do their job into increasing the security for our students...

Flavio

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