• dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    A man with an assault rifle at an island killing 77 people, many bellow 18, kinda ruined pi-approximation day in Norway.

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        3 months ago

        Absolutely, but acquiring a weapon legally is a process involving the police and requires a sensible intent (like hunting, sports or defense against polar bears) and an approved safe storage. While there are a lot of weapons in Norway, it’s very heavily regulated.

        With that said, the terror in Norway was performed with a firearm which was obtained legally with approval from the police, so the system is far from perfect.

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      3 months ago

      What an oddly specific trigger. I’m sure 3/14 has a tragic past somewhere too. 🤔

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        3 months ago

        From the wiki:

        2019 – Cyclone Idai makes landfall near Beira, Mozambique, causing devastating floods and over 1,000 deaths.
        2021 – Burmese security forces kill at least 65 civilians in the Hlaingthaya massacre.

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        3 months ago

        It’s recent enough that it still haunts the people of the country. It’s also not an every day occurrence like in America.