What the world thinks after the OR Killings: Pretty Brutal opinions

http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/10/05/3709176/3-videos-that-show-what-the-world-thinks-of-americas-response-to-the-oregon-gun-massacre/

Mass shootings are a distinctly American problem.

Between 2000 and 2014, there were 33 mass shootings in Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, England, Germany, Finland, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Russia, South Africa and Switzerland combined.

Over the same time period, there were 133 mass shootings in the United States, killing 487 people.

Countries like Australia have dealt with large mass shootings, tightened up their gun laws in response and virtually eliminated the problem.

The American response has been to do nothing.

Watching international news coverage of the Oregon gun massacre, it quickly becomes clear that the rest of the world is repulsed and confused by America’s inaction.

On a roundtable on BBC News, Polly Toynbee of The Gaurdian said, “It’s one of the reasons why a lot of people in the outside world always regard America as being certifiably insane.” The rest of the panel of journalists from around the world largely agreed.