[Tech-Noir]

Analysis of two decades in the UK, where in 1997 they banned video games and mental illness:

    1996: 16 children and their teacher shot dead
    1997-2018: 0 shot dead

[lucozade]

I take your point but, prior to Dunblane, I believe there was one death and 4 injuries in school shootings. All with shotguns.

I have a suspicion that the handgun ban and the lack of subsequent school shootings might not be completely causal.

BTW that's not to suggest that the ban was wrong. I was entirely supportive and still am. I think the UK's approach to guns is laudable and should be encouraged elsewhere.

[CompanionCuuube]

Analysis of nearly two decades in the US where they banned planes and Muslims:

2001: 2,996 people killed in plane attacks

2002-2018: 0 people killed in plane attacks

[ng-user]

How does a nation ban mental illness?

[pjc50]

(original post is obviously sarcasm: the UK banned handguns.)

[d0lph]

And I'm pretty sure the UK still has video games?

[ng-user]

That's what I thought as well but cannot confirm.

[Tech-Noir]

Sorry, it was a reference to some people claiming the causes of gun sprees are video games or mental illness.

In fact in 1997 the UK simply banned handguns.

[ng-user]

Thanks for the clarification, I also did not realize the sarcasm.

[d0lph]

Gotcha, my bad, did not realize the post was sarcasm.

[empthought]

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