I think if these people don't have guns they will use knives, bats, and/or Molotov cocktails which I am surprised we have not seen more of. Bombs can be built but most don't work well and are bulky as well as the government is controlling bomb components that do work well. The standard mass killer type is looking to do as much damage as they can without being stopped. Most are cowards to the core and that is why they are doing what they are doing. It seldom has anything to do with their given reason. The only solution is to arm people if they choose so these nuts go from rage based adrenalin high to a state of fear that they are being targeted. It is about their control over other people being their control over their own fear.
I am not a doctor and don't know if what I think is true. I am simply a person who knew a mass murder and has had some 15 years to put his actions and the actions of people I have read about into a general category of similar reasoning and life patterns. The one truth I know is that unless they are drugged up or truly insane they will not continue when confronted with equal or greater force. They consider themselves normal people continuing down a normal path that anyone would given the same experiences. That is the one reason I believe ever justifying violent actions with history or economic situation or anything only empowers people to go ahead with their acts looking for a sympathetic audience.
As I wrote before, that is just my opinion.
fickman wrote:If we successfully banned all of the guns from the face of the world. . . these mass murderers would probably not de-evolve into knife crimes or catapults.
Consider their profiles:
- Usually want to make a point (political, social, etc.)
- Want to have mass casualties
- Willing to commit suicide
- Often looking for revenge
- Usually plan and prepare for days, weeks, or months for their rampage
. . . they're going to resort to bombs. This isn't an argument I'd use with the anti's, but c'mon. I'm not a prophet and I can see this.
You're not going to stop mass murders, but you can at least give innocent people the possible chance of defending themselves, their families, and their friends.