The non-violent history of Norway is true. Still, I think this misplaced fear (which many feel) is what's tricking us. If you dig a bit, there are examples in

The non-violent history of Norway is true. Still, I think this misplaced fear (which many feel) is what's tricking us. If you dig a bit, there are examples in the other direction. === # More likely to be crushed by furniture then killed by a terrorist: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/11/23/youre-more-likely-to-be-fatally-crushed-by-furniture-than-killed-by-a-terrorist/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/11/2... # Guns kill many more than do terrorists (similar argument): http://www.vox.com/2015/10/3/9446193/gun-deaths-aids-war-terrorism http://www.vox.com/2015/10/3/9446193/gun-deaths-aids-war-ter... # Spending isn't allocated to the common causes of death: http://i1.wp.com/thinkbynumbers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/594-1.jpg?resize=620%2C1546 http://i1.wp.com/thinkbynumbers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/... # Airport security 'causing' unnecessary deaths Slow air travel due to security is shifting (some proportion of) travelers to cars, where accidents are more common. http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2012-11-18/how-airport-security-is-killing-us http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2012-11-18/how-airport-... === I could go on. Yes, terrorism is an issue that should be dealt with. But it should be handled rationally and with proportionality.