On Apr 3, 3:36*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
>
> *"Dimitri" > wrote:
> > :-(
>
> > 13 Dead in New York Shooting
>
> > BINGHAMTON, NY (AP) *-- A gunman entered an immigration services center in
> > downtown Binghamton on Friday, killing 13 and injuring others.
>
> > Dimitri
>
> This is why the victims needed to be ARMED. The ability to shoot back
> may have minimized the number of victims.
>
> New York has draconian anti-gun laws and as you can see, those don't
> stop criminals that don't obey laws.

In a situation like that, the best you could hope for would be someone
quick enough to take out the gunman before he ran out of ammo. But
the other six folks who pull out their piece and miss the gunman may
end up hitting some other innocents.

We will have to agree to disagree on this topic, Om. Where food is
concerned, caring for relatives, or health, we can find more common
ground.

Maxine