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Well, in Serbia, by law it is regulated that every school must have a police officer [with a gun+tazer+spray deterrent] at the location at ALL times, and there

Well, in Serbia, by law it is regulated that every school must have a police officer [with a gun+tazer+spray deterrent] at the location at ALL times, and there are random inspections that may actually fine the cop and the school principal if anything wasn't done according to the regulation. So, there's no need for students and teachers to carry guns, because there is an actual cop there. In this case it's not specified where was the police officer and why didn't they intervene. I checked on Serbian news sites, there is no info. However, carrying guns is technically legal as long as you pass a psychological, psychiatrial and practical exams, and pay for the license which renews periodically, as well as buying the gun from a legitimate source and registering it's make, model, and other details in the national database. Though, we do have 4K facial recognition cameras that send data to China (partnership between Ministry of Interior, Telecom Serbia and Huawei) on every 2nd utility pole throughout the capital. And they actually send you tickets for not wearing a seat belt or jaywalking if a camera records you and recognizes you. All adult citizens have their fingerprints recorded as well as a face model for automatic identification and profiling by the government of China which then shares that info with our police. And the cameras are all equipped with 4G modems and batteries so you can be sure they will transmit the data no matter what. Yet crime still happens, because, the cameras will maybe prevent not wearing a seat belt or jaywalking, but obviously not someone shooting a bunch of kids. In this case, that PE teacher was worth more than a multi-million euro project with the Chinese telecom giant. edit: If you want to know more about the cameras, here's a handy article in English by CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-huawei-face-recognition-cameras-serbia-other-countries-questionable-human-rights-2019-10-16/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-huawei-face-recognition-c...

throw0101a 7y ago
> However, carrying guns is technically legal as long as you pass a psychological, psychiatrial and practical exams, and pay for the license which renews periodically, as well as buying the gun from a legitimate source and registering it's make, model, and other details in the national database. RAND did an analysis on the effectiveness of various gun regulations and found that background checks and mental illness evaluations were the most effect measure that can be implemented: * https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html Add in child-access/safe storage laws, and those are the top three for reducing problems, generally. I have no issue with private ownership of firearms, but there needs to be some kind of basic filter, because there are too many people that either (a) are sloppy with safety, or (b) have poor impulse control, to allow a free-for-all: * https://twitter.com/well_regulated_ https://twitter.com/well_regulated_ And that's just for ownership in private: IMHO there should be an extra filter if you want to conceal carry (CCW). Say, having a score of >80% in IPSC/IDPA.
vasac 7y ago
You can get permit to own a gun and keep it at home if you pass a psychological, psychiatric and practical exams but getting permit to carry a gun is much harder. You have to prove to the police that your safety is in danger so such permits are commonly issued to judges, prosecutors and employees of various security companies. Corruption also provides some people with permits to carry a weapon but generally there are slim chances that common people will get such permit. It's quite uncommon to see a civilian with a weapon. While installation of Huawei cameras is common knowledge I never heard anything about face models and stuff being sent to China. Is there any reputable source for such claims?

throw0101a 7y ago

> However, carrying guns is technically legal as long as you pass a psychological, psychiatrial and practical exams, and pay for the license which renews periodically, as well as buying the gun from a legitimate source and registering it's make, model, and other details in the national database. RAND did an analysis on the effectiveness of various gun regulations and found that background checks and mental illness evaluations were the most effect measure that can be implemented: * https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html Add in child-access/safe storage laws, and those are the top three for reducing problems, generally. I have no issue with private ownership of firearms, but there needs to be some kind of basic filter, because there are too many people that either (a) are sloppy with safety, or (b) have poor impulse control, to allow a free-for-all: * https://twitter.com/well_regulated_ https://twitter.com/well_regulated_ And that's just for ownership in private: IMHO there should be an extra filter if you want to conceal carry (CCW). Say, having a score of >80% in IPSC/IDPA.

vasac 7y ago

You can get permit to own a gun and keep it at home if you pass a psychological, psychiatric and practical exams but getting permit to carry a gun is much harder. You have to prove to the police that your safety is in danger so such permits are commonly issued to judges, prosecutors and employees of various security companies. Corruption also provides some people with permits to carry a weapon but generally there are slim chances that common people will get such permit. It's quite uncommon to see a civilian with a weapon. While installation of Huawei cameras is common knowledge I never heard anything about face models and stuff being sent to China. Is there any reputable source for such claims?