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Originally Posted by pshrynk
Well, I think that the case can certainly be made for the idea that in the US, the disaffected rampage murderers will use a gun or guns to carry out their rampage and in Europe that person is more likely to use a bomb. The fact that the disaffected gather themselves to marginalized political groups there and to the NRA here is part of the equation.
Note to NRA members -- I used your organization as a whipping boy only because using the Weather Underground would have been anachronistic and besides, they were disaffected, marginalized nut jobs back when guns were much more restricted and therefore used bombs. The NRA does a lot of good stuff, just like the ACLU. Part of a living, free society.
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Bombs are becoming much more common over hear, psyhrynk. They are less expensive, and any disaffected six year old can build one.
People have been deluded by the notion that a bomb has to be some complex device with a timer that counts down in some dramatic way, and has all sorts of wires .... bullcrap.
Your basic explosive device can be made from a large plastic pop bottle and a bunch of brads or carpet tacks. Kids put them together all the time, because they like to see stuff "blow up."
If those kids become disaffected adults who blame others for their problems ... watch out.