1 dead, 2 injured - Texas U. Stabbing

[Tijuana]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/01/us/uni...ngs/index.html


no major detail atm


so, where do we go from here? Will this help push mental health under the spot light, or will this be forgotten in a week because there's no guns to force a narrative?

This just goes to show that the Longwhorns really need to get their athletics department in line. Years of losing to the Sooners is taking it's toll on their poor students.

[Daymanmb]

There's absolutely no reason to assume I'm angry. I am just telling you that you're making a lot of unjustified assumptions and deliberately trying to weasel out of supporting them. But hey, you do you. I'm not going to let you waste my time with these stupid shenanigans.

Youre trying to weasel out of the dumbest thing said in this thread and attempting, aggressively to flip it on me. I know you just want to be right at this point, so youre right.

[Zomis]

Who says it has anything to do with mental health? Just because someone murders people doesn't mean they're mentally ill or, if they are, that it had anything to do with that decision.

Anyone who murders are mental!

[GennGreymane]

Anyone who murders are mental!

US soldiers are mental?

[Underverse]

I'm glad they used a knife. A gun would have made this much more deadly.

[Zomis]

US soldiers are mental?

Nice baiting! Time to report!

[Queen of Hamsters]

The argument isnt the tool is evil lol, the argument is how unstable people have access to and use the tools to hurt and kill people...

Hah! Saying that it might not be such a good idea to allow mentally unstable people the right to carry arms, is a personal attack on the guns. The guns are strong, independent weapons and will be able to handle themselves!

[GennGreymane]

Nice baiting! Time to report!

Uuuhhhh.... what ever makes ya feel better.

[Underverse]

Nice baiting! Time to report!

Uhh that's nothing to report over.

[Klingers]

And just imagine how worse the death toll would have been if he'd had a gun. There's your gun narrative.

[Ghostpanther]

The argument isnt the tool is evil lol, the argument is how unstable people have access to and use the tools to hurt and kill people...

Which they can with a kitchen knife. Or steal a large truck and then crash it into a crowd of people. The point is, scumbags are going to do some bad things no matter what. And the innocent ones need the best legal ways they can to protect themselves.

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And just imagine how worse the death toll would have been if he'd had a gun. There's your gun narrative.

Well...one person with a gun against a lot of people who have none. Yeah, casualties are going to be high. But there was the case of the guy in Cal who killed 6 people. 3 with a firearm and 3 with a knife.

[ramjb]

Well...one person with a gun against a lot of people who have none. Yeah, casualties are going to be high. But there was the case of the guy in Cal who killed 6 people. 3 with a firearm and 3 with a knife.

Ooo, I remember that one! He was some youtuber irrc.

[Ghostpanther]

Ooo, I remember that one! He was some youtuber irrc.

Yep. That is him. Thanks.

[ohiostate124]

And just imagine how worse the death toll would have been if he'd had a gun. There's your gun narrative.

And just imagine how worse the death toll would have been if he'd had a car. There goes your narrative.

[Allybeboba]

Its Texas....
Didnt they let guns on campuses last year?

Actually UT is a very very liberal campus. And Austin is one of the most liberal cities in Texas. The professors fought tooth and nail against campus carry. Had the usual demonstrations and such. One of their big ones was "C*cks not Glocks" where a lot of people walked around waving dildos protesting the campus carry implementation. And Texas was not the first state to implement it.

The thing is, when you think about it, the odds of a student legally being able to carry a handgun a very slim. Even slimmer that they will actually be carrying it.
UT Austin has ~51,000 students. You have to be 21 to legally own a handgun. In most cases, that would be your Junior year in College. For simplification, we will say half of that 51,000 population is 21 or above. They are probably not though, it is more likely less. That leaves us with a possibility of 25,500 students having the possibility of legally owning a handgun. Only 3.6% of Texans actually have a license to carry permit. Statistically speaking, ~918 students could have permits. That does not necessarily mean they will always be carrying them. Or if they will ever be carrying them.

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This just goes to show that the Longwhorns really need to get their athletics department in line. Years of losing to the Sooners is taking it's toll on their poor students.

Aw now come on, that's a low blow!
Gig 'em!

[Khaza-R]

Blah, blah...better mental health detection...blah

[breadisfunny]

ban knives. clearly they need to be banned so people can feel safe.

[Venant]

And just imagine how worse the death toll would have been if he'd had a car. There goes your narrative.

Well yeah, if he ploughed through a crowd with a car or a truck it would have resulted in far more damage. From recent attacks, it does seem like a truck attack for a lone attacker is likely to be far more deadly than a gun or knife attack. It will be very difficult for society to adapt to these types of attacks, since making all public gathering places inaccessible to such vehicles is impossible. If it is true that terrorists/mass murderers are actually engaging in some sort of competition in terms of kill count in comparison to other attacks, then it is likely we will continue to see their tactics evolve.

[Tijuana]

Actually UT is a very very liberal campus. And Austin is one of the most liberal cities in Texas. The professors fought tooth and nail against campus carry. Had the usual demonstrations and such. One of their big ones was "C*cks not Glocks" where a lot of people walked around waving dildos protesting the campus carry implementation. And Texas was not the first state to implement it.

The thing is, when you think about it, the odds of a student legally being able to carry a handgun a very slim. Even slimmer that they will actually be carrying it.
UT Austin has ~51,000 students. You have to be 21 to legally own a handgun. In most cases, that would be your Junior year in College. For simplification, we will say half of that 51,000 population is 21 or above. They are probably not though, it is more likely less. That leaves us with a possibility of 25,500 students having the possibility of legally owning a handgun. Only 3.6% of Texans actually have a license to carry permit. Statistically speaking, ~918 students could have permits. That does not necessarily mean they will always be carrying them. Or if they will ever be carrying them.

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Aw now come on, that's a low blow!
Gig 'em!

No blow is too low for the Whorns.

[Klingers]

And just imagine how worse the death toll would have been if he'd had a car. There goes your narrative.

Not really. You can't smuggle a car into a school classroom. Cars also weren't made specifically for killing things. There comes back my narrative.