US School Shooting

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As many as 27 people have been killed, including many children, in a shooting attack at a primary school in the US state of Connecticut, US media say.

At least 18 children are among the dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, the Associated Press reported.

Earlier, the gunman was reported to have been killed and at least three people were taken to hospital.

A news conference is imminent and the state Governor Dannell Malloy is on his way.

Police arrived at the school soon after 09:40 local time (14:40 GMT), answering reports that a gunman was in the school's main office and one person had "numerous gunshot wounds".

Scores of officers at the scene carried out a full search of the site.

Schools across the district were immediately on lock-down as a preventive measure, officials said.

With the death toll rising, it emerged that one entire classroom of students may remain unaccounted for, local sources reported.

Meanwhile, the three people who have been taken to hospital are in "very serious condition", Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton told CNN.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20730717

More at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/20734267#TWEET449113

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Upsetting news and such a shame for such young lives to be lost. May they all RIP

[Niall!]

You'd a thought they'd have designed a security system that stops these shootings from happening.

RIP etc.

[HotelUser]

Literally a parent's worst nightmare. Poor kids, and poor families, for them it wont be a very merry Christmas.

[Stephen]

I bet if you interviewed 100 americans, half of them would say

THE KIDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO CARRY GUNS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THREATS LIKE THESE

[HotelUser]

I bet if you interviewed 100 americans, half of them would say

THE KIDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO CARRY GUNS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THREATS LIKE THESE

Certainly not.

[Niall!]

I bet if you interviewed 100 americans, half of them would say

THE KIDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO CARRY GUNS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THREATS LIKE THESE

You really want to turn a thread about the death of 27 primary school children into an argument about american gun laws? And doing it in a sarcastic way no less?

Far be it for me to take the moral high ground, but just no.

[Chippiewill]

You really want to turn a thread about the death of 27 primary school children into an argument about american gun laws?

When would you suggest as being appropriate and relevant. I see no time other than now.

I bet if you interviewed 100 americans, half of them would say

'we shouldn't give guns to children, they'll probably kill themselves.'

[The Don]

Disgusting. I find it impossible to understand what could cause somebody to do this. Last night I was reading about the Columbine High School Massacre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbi...chool_massacre and then this happens, such an eerie coincidence.

[HotelUser]

You really want to turn a thread about the death of 27 primary school children into an argument about american gun laws? And doing it in a sarcastic way no less?

Far be it for me to take the moral high ground, but just no.

Stephen's sarcastic exaggeration is completely incorrect although he raises a good point and I think if he wants to constructively discuss gun laws, it would fit into the topic of the school shooting.

There are more shots fired in individual American States each day than in entire countries all year around. If the right to bare arms was revoked, and strong gun regulation laws were put into place then perhaps devastatingly unfortunate events such as school shootings would not happen so frequently.

[Niall!]

When would you suggest as being appropriate and relevant. I see no time other than now.

Any other time. Literally any other day, open a thread about gun laws in america. Don't use a tragedy to push your beliefs on people. The fact of the matter is he (and you in your post) aren't even discussing gun laws, just taking the piss out of the americans. Natural death is funny. School shootings are not.