Norway's gun laws directly to blame for high death toll on Island

To own a gun in Norway, one must document a use for the gun. By far, the most common grounds for civilian ownership are hunting and sports shooting, in that order. Other needs can include special guard duties or self defence, but the first is rare unless the person shows identification confirming that he or she is a trained guard or member of a law-enforcement agency and the second (self defense) is practically never accepted as a reason for gun ownership.

In contrast there is no permit required to purchase a shotgun, rifle or hand gun in Florida. There is no registration or licencing of hand guns either. There is, however, a permit required to carry a concealed hand gun in the state of Florida. On the other hand, it is unlawful for any convicted felon to have in his or her possession any firearm or to carry a concealed weapon unless his civil rights have been restored. It is also unlawful for the following persons to own, possess or use any firearm - drug addicts, alcoholics, mental incompetents, and vagrants.

The contrast here could NOT be more clear. Florida regulates its gun usage in the most practical fashion imaginable. They allow the "good guys" to carry and protect themselves and their families while prohibiting the likely "bad guys" from gun usage. Norway on the other hand assumes that EVERYONE is a "bad guy".

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CA: Casino employee whips out gun, shoots boy in robbery defense: "A 13-year-old boy who police say tried to rob a casino employee in Gilroy on Tuesday instead ended up with a bullet in his hand and charges that could land him in juvenile hall. An employee of the Garlic City Club at Monterey Road and Hornlein Court in downtown Gilroy was sitting in his car at 2:25 a.m. when three people -- including two armed with handguns -- approached him and demanded money, police said. But then the casino employee whipped out a loaded firearm of his own from inside the vehicle and fired at the robbers, striking at least one of them, police said. The man in the car escaped unscathed as people in the area heard the shots and called 911. A Santa Clara County sheriff's deputy aiding the manhunt found on nearby Forest Street a 13-year-old Gilroy boy who had been shot in the hand. He was taken to St. Louise Hospital and released. Gilroy detectives interviewed the boy and determined he was one of the suspected robbers. They arrested him on attempted robbery charges and released him to his mother. The casino employee was not arrested.


SC: Big black robber shot and killed by much smaller female clerk: "Deputies say a man is dead after the motel clerk he tried to sexually assault and rob early Monday morning fought back and killed him. Investigators say 43-year-old Vincent Carson of Orangeburg entered a Days Inn motel at 133 sometime before 6:00 a.m. As the female clerk went into the breakfast room to prepare breakfast, she found Carson waiting inside. The victim said Carson held a knife to her throat and said, "This is a robbery." Investigators said when her attacker slipped the knife into his pants pocket to begin tying her up with plastic ties, the woman pulled a handgun from under her shirt, turned, and fired into the man's chest at point blank range. Deputies say the victim was about 100 pounds lighter than Carson and stood at least a foot shorter than him. When deputies got to the scene, they found the suspect unresponsive on the floor. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Carson died from a single gunshot to the chest."


NC: Robbers shot at poker game: "Two men who police believe were trying to rob people at a high-stakes poker game in Raleigh late Monday were shot during a struggle, and one died, police said Tuesday. Officers responding to a reported robbery at 4809 Sweetbriar Drive, off East Millbrook Road, shortly after 11 p.m. found Brandon Dwain Shelton, 28, dead inside the house, and Brian Matthew Onley, 23, lying on the lawn with a gunshot wound in the arm. Witnesses told investigators that two men burst into the home wearing masks and carrying guns in an attempt to rob several poker players. A struggle ensued, and the two intruders were shot, police said. "Both of them had hoods on and ski masks on," a man who called 911 told a dispatcher. "(One) was shot with his own gun."