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8 suspects held after 44 killed in attack on wedding ceremony in Turkey

World May. 05, 2009 - 04:30PM JST ( 12 )

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TriumvereMay. 05, 2009 - 06:02PM JST

Behold the fruits of tribalism.
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teleprompterMay. 05, 2009 - 07:03PM JST

Where are all the gun control advocates?
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nandakandamandaMay. 05, 2009 - 07:09PM JST

And we are all welcoming Turkey into the EU, with unfettered internal borders? If it's impossible to put a stop to this stuff, then can we all have guns like this throughout Europe please?
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smithinjapanMay. 06, 2009 - 12:02AM JST

teleprompter: "Where are all the gun control advocates?"

I find it funny that you liken Turkey to the US when you on other threads have dissed Turkey. How many shooting deaths in Turkey every year compared to the US? Were they legally purchased arms cheered on by the NRA?

Stop being a fool. This is not comparable, and you won't find a single person who is against guns coming on here and saying these people were correct in owning guns. The reason you don't find gun control advocates on here is because, as I said, it's not an issue that's comparable. I'm just sorry I needed to point out this very obvious fact to you.

This is a terrible tragedy unrelated to the gun laws of the US, and it's sad you need to use it try fail miserably at making a political point. Not surprising from you, but a sad statement on your ability to post.
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WilliBMay. 06, 2009 - 12:39AM JST

A glimpse of life in the new, expanded European Union.
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teleprompterMay. 06, 2009 - 01:55AM JST

I find it funny that you liken Turkey to the US when you on other threads have dissed Turkey.

Somewhere, on other threads, I have dissed Turkey!

Again, I ask:where are the gun control advocates? 44 people, children among them, are dead because some whackjobs got ahold of foreign-made automatic weapons.

Where is the outrage ?

Moderator: Stay on topic please.
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smithinjapanMay. 06, 2009 - 02:06AM JST

telepromter: "Where is the outrage ?"

Where is your comment that's on topic?

I see I have to educate you yet again. This is not a thread about gun control, and not a country dealing with the problems you have in the US in regards to gun control advocates and those against. It's odd that I also have to inform you that the US in by no means similar to Turkey. Or is the topic of gun control in the US related to Kurdish guerillas at war with the government? Duh!

Anyway, bud, other than your off the wall off-topic comments, it's again a major shame that you take a tragedy like this to not only laugh at the victims by trying to score political points for GUN CONTROL (and you fail).

As to the topic at hand, it seems that it was the result of a clan dispute. I'm glad the killers were caught and am sure they will be punished severely. I feel sorry for the families of this horrible disaster.
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teleprompterMay. 06, 2009 - 02:11AM JST

"Gun ownership on rise in Turkey"

"Firearm ownership in Turkey has reached alarming figures, with the number of guns in the country estimated at 8 million, more than twice what it was seven years ago. According to current figures, 9 percent of the nation owns a firearm."

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=154589&bolum=101
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ca1ic0catMay. 06, 2009 - 02:46AM JST

"Gun ownership on rise in Turkey"....

Next somebody will claim that they got the automatic weapons and grenades from gun shops in America, right?

These guys were on some sort of sick vendetta. I doubt they themselves gave the order. Where is the leader of their "tribe?" Time to ask some hard questions.
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graftonMay. 06, 2009 - 04:35AM JST

These extremely well educated & unemployed young men will in the near future be able to freely travel throughout Europe looking for work. I wonder if they will, for purely cultural reasons, be allowed to bring their guns with them?