Gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people in Czech Republic's worst mass shooting
A student opened fire Thursday at a university in Prague, killing at least 14 people, officials said, and injuring more than 20 in the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting.
The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter was a student, Prague Police Chief Martin Vondrasek said. The gunman also died, authorities said. His name has not been released.
Vondrasek said in the evening that 14 people had died and 25 were injured, after earlier reporting that 15 had died and 24 were hurt. He didn’t explain the change. Authorities warned that the death toll could rise.
Police gave no details about the victims or a possible motive for the shooting at the building located near the Vltava River in Jan Palach Square. Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan said investigators do not suspect a link to any extremist ideology or groups.
Vondrasek said police believe the gunman killed his father earlier Thursday in his hometown of Hostoun, just west of Prague, and that he had also been planning to kill himself. He didn’t elaborate.
The fact that Czechia has similar gun laws to America yet still has significantly less gun crime comparatively shows to me that the guns really might not be the problem, actually.
How is “requires a permit, medical test and no criminal record” the same as the US?
You need a permit, medical test, and no criminal record in many states?
As a gun owner, all I needed was to pass a safety course to get a permit.
That's it.
Safety course as a joke too. I took harder drivers tests than that.
I think I momentarily forgot that the laws I know are state level.
Lol in NH you can walk in and buy a handgun just by filling out a form. Before covid you could usually get everything done same day but now the system is backed up and slow. Still only takes a couple days to get whatever handgun you want though, and rifles are way easier to get.