People need to look at the crux of what the government wants to take away here, and why they want to take it away. If it's as simple as weapons, they'd have to dig deep, like Britain, if they really want to stop these murders. As people said, it's more to do with the intent than the tool.
William Unek - 1954 and 1957 - Belgian Congo 21 killed, Tanganyika 36 killed - First 21 killed with an axe. Of the 36 killed on the second incident he killed 26 with a gun, 5 with an axe, stabbed one, burned two women and one child to death and strangled another.
Uganda - 1994 - 27 dead and 13 injured - All with a semi auto rifle while drunk and after fighting at a wedding.
Turkey - 1936 - 14 killed 3 wounded - Guns and knives...did they have "Assault Weapons" in 1936?
Uganda - 1950 - 12 killed - Man visited his dying son. Following the visit the distraught man ran through the hospital and killed a woman and 11 children.
Philippines - 1968 - 17 Killed - Hacked to death...does not provide weapon type.
Philippines - 1977 - 15 Killed - Stabbed as he ran wildly through a market
India - 1911 - 10 killed 11 injured - Melee type weapon..type not provided
China - 2003 - 13 killed - Melee Type Weapon...Victims stabbed to death
China - 2000 - 12 killed - Melee Type Weapon.
India - 1896 - 11 killed 2 injured - Melee Type Weapon...Type not provided.
Philippines - 1921 - 11 killed - Used a Bolo!
El Salvador - 1991 - 8 killed 90 wounded - Solider uses grenades when his girlfriend refused to dance with him.
South Korea - 1968 - 7 killed 52 wounded - Man throws grenade in a movie theater.
China - 2006 - 24 hurt - Suicidal farmer firebombs children
Japan - 2005 - 53 injured - Japanese student throws home made pipe bomb into a classroom.
China - 2002 - 42 dead 300 + injured - Intentional Poisoning
China 2010 - 17 dead - Coal worker went on a rampage and used a tractor to kill his victims.
Czechoslovakia - 1973 - 5 dead - Women who sent a letter before the attack explaining that the attack was based on revenge for thinking her family and the world hated her...She drove a truck into a crowd of about 25 people. 12 were injured.
United States - 1980 - Woman has schizophrenia - Drove her car onto a crowded street in reno. Killed 6 wounded 23 others.
Netherlands - 2008 - Man purposely drove his car into a parade for the royal family - Reason unknown, 8 dead, 10 injured
US - 1994 - 8 adults 4 children killed - Man arguing with his wife at a wedding tosses grenade at her.
South Korea - 2003 - 198 killed 147 injured - The arsonist was Kim Dae-han, a 56 year-old unemployed former taxi driver who had suffered a stroke in November 2001 that left him partly paralyzed. Kim was dissatisfied with his medical treatment and had expressed sentiments of violence and depression; he later told police he wanted to kill himself, but to do so in a crowded place rather than alone. By most accounts, on the morning of February 18, he boarded train 1079 on Line 1 in the direction of Daegok Station, carrying a duffel bag which contained two green milk cartons filled with a flammable liquid, possibly paint thinner or gasoline. As the train left Daegu Station around 9:53 a.m., Kim began fumbling with the cartons and a cigarette lighter, alarming other passengers who tried to stop him. In the struggle, one of the cartons spilled and its liquid contents caught fire as the train pulled into Jungangno Station in downtown Daegu. Kim, his back and legs on fire, managed to escape along with many passengers on train 1079, but within two minutes the fire had spread to all six cars.
Kuwait - 2009 - 57 killed 90 Wounded - Ex wife set fire to the wedding hall of a man who was getting remarried. *****!
China - 2010 - 10 killed - Axe
Russian - 1925 - 17 dead - Farmer burns village after land he wanted was given to another farmer. Witnesses stated that he threatened vengeance
Indonesia - 1987 - Man killed 20 wounded 12...Parang knife and a sickle
Philippines - 1956 - Man killed 16 after a family dispute. Used a knife and spear
Borneo - 1897 - After learning that his wife had been having an affair a man used a kris dagger to kill his wife and run madly down the street and kill 14 others.
United States - 1927 - 44 killed, including 38 children and 58 wounded. Disgruntled school board member used explosives to blow up a school. 500 pounds of unexploded incendiary devises were later found under other parts of the school. Hundreds believed saved by faulty fuses.
China - 2006 - 12 dead 5 injured - man forced his way into school kindergarten class using a knife. Poured gas in the room and ignited it.
Germany - 1961 - 11 killed 22 injured...most were students. Man was distraught over his wife's death and he had schizophrenia - Made a homemade flamethrower, lance and a mace which was used at a school while children were trapped in a classroom.
