Comment on Pi Day

dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• meliaesc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • JokeDeity@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨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.

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  • Damage@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨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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• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  TIL that not only is it legal to own guns in Norway, apparently you guys have a fairly high percentage of gun ownership.

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  • dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨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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