School Shooting In Finland

[Ptarmigan]

Suspected Gunman Was Questioned Before Shooting Massacre at Finnish School
FOX News
September 23, 2008

Investigators were trying to identify a gunman who invaded a Finnish vocational school Tuesday and executed 10 students before turning the gun on himself.

Police were also looking into reports that days earlier the gunman had posted a video of himself taking target practice at a local range.

The shootings began just before 11 a.m. local time as about 150 students went to class in Kauhajoki, 180 miles northwest of Helsinki. Witnesses said panic broke out as the hooded gunman entered the school and began firing.

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The shooter is identified as Matti Juhani Saari, who is 22 years old. Sounds like the other school shooting in Finland last year.

[Wineslob]

and the world silence is.........................deafening.

[Airwolf]

Where is the media outcry from this? Why are they not talking up their points on gun control? It looks like its only in America and their gun totting rednecks that matter when a school gets shot up.

[Ptarmigan]

Where is the media outcry from this? Why are they not talking up their points on gun control? It looks like its only in America and their gun totting rednecks that matter when a school gets shot up.

Hmmmmmmmm, because the primitives hate guns in America and want a weakened America.

[Wretched Excess]

the fact that finland has nearly as high a rate of gun ownership as the united states is a factoid
that is working itself into the lead on this story all over the MSM.

[Thor]

Their laws are pretty restrictive:

Firearms can only be obtained with an acquisition license, which can be applied for at the local police for €32. A separate license is required for each individual firearm and family members can have parallel licenses to use the same firearm. According to law, the firearms must be stored in a locked space or otherwise locked, or with vital parts removed and separated. Even then the weapon or any of its separated parts must not be easily stolen. If an especially dangerous firearm or more than 5 pistols, revolvers or self-loading rifles or other-type firearms are being stored, they must be stored in a certified gun safe or in a secure space inspected and approved by the local police authority.

They may be carried only when they are transported from their place of storage to the place of use (shooting range, hunting area or such). Even then they must be unloaded and concealed or kept in carrying pouches. Aside from law enforcement agents and military personnel, only security guards with closely defined working conditions, special training and a permit are allowed to carry a loaded gun in public places. The ownership of air-rifles is not regulated but carrying or firing them in public places is not permitted. A crossbow is paralleled to an air rifle in legal matters.

To obtain a firearms license, an individual must declare a valid reason to own a gun. Acceptable reasons include hunting, sports or hobby shooting, profession related, show or promotion or exhibition, collection or museum, souvenir, and signalling. It is worth noticing that self- or home defence are not considered valid reasons.