Mass Killings Are Not Uniquely American

 We are constantly told that mass killings only happen in America, that we are a uniquely violent nation, while other nations are peaceful.  This is a lie.  In terms of overall violence, the United States ranks in the middle.  While some of the more violent places may not have as many shootings, they make up for it with bladed weapons, vehicles and so on.  Today, at Bearing Arms Tom Knighton has a piece entitled 12 Killed in Mass Shooting in Montenegro. I want to highlight these mass shootings in places around the world to try to convince you that they are not unusual, nor uniquely American. They are just the result of a fallen humanity, sadly in desperate need of Jesus Christ.

The United States has a reputation for mass shootings. Part of that is because we have certain...entities in this country with a vested interest in misrepresenting the number of such shootings to try and create political change. We don't actually have nearly as many as those entities claim, but since the media likes the scare tactic, this is what we get.

Plus, we're told these are "uniquely American." Over and over again, those who demand gun control pretend these don't happen anywhere else, which is absolute nonsense.

Of course, the attack on Bourbon Street should illustrate that maniacs will still find a way to kill without needing a gun.

And, unfortunately, we have a stark reminder that even European-style gun control won't stop a mass shooting.

Knighton goes on to quote from the Voice of American piece on the shooting. You can go and read it for yourselves. It is pretty gross. But note, the gun whatever it was, didn't shoot anyone, it was the man, using the gun as a tool. The prime minister of Montenegro is pushing a total ban on firearms, as if that could actually be enforced. Montenegro is a surrounded by Albania, Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, with a shall shoreline on the Adriatic Sea. Do you think guns could not be smuggled into Montenegro?

Prime Minister Milojko Spajic is, unfortunately, already talking about enacting a total firearm ban, but we also need to keep in mind that Montenegro has already cracked down on guns not that long ago. Following two mass murders in Serbia, officials offered an amnesty where people could turn in guns, no questions asked, and implemented a two-year moratorium on gun licenses as well as an examination of all lawful gun owners.

Clearly, that didn't seem to accomplish anything.

However, like politicians pretty much everywhere, the failures of previous efforts should never be considered as evidence that maybe the problem lies somewhere else. Indeed, I don't know why the Left seems so enamored of killers.

Perhaps the gun-grabbers here should look for another solution to the problem of violence. It is not the guns, or indeed any of the tools used to kill and maim. It is the people themselves. Stop letting murderers go on to commit more crimes.