on It's Not Just An American Problem at 17:46 09/23/2008

Am an American happily living in Finland. This is a peaceful country of honest people, violence like this is extremely rare and shocking here. Both shooters, this year and last, were inspired by Columbine videos on You Tube, so while it isn't just America's problem, it sure seems like we started the trend. Also, gun ownership, while high in Finland, is much more regulated and controlled than in the U.S., the bureaucracy to own a gun much more tedious and responsible. These events are so rare here that there are no metal detectors in schools or bomb threats or anything, so when something like this does happen, we are all just in shock. I just hope that this trend goes out of style really soon. Very sad.