In reply to Hugh J:
> The suspect is a French Canadian called Alexandre Bissonette and appartently "Liked" Trump and Le Pen on Facebook, which might give a clue as to the possible motive.
And this is one of the issues which Trump seems to have overlooked. With the rather notable exception of some planes flying into concrete, most killings (note that I used the word killings here and not specifically terrorist killings) are committed by home grown nut jobs whether they are gang/drug related, revenge attacks, faux terrorism, racial, religious or politically motivated.
Whats more saddening about this is that Canada, a country I admire, now as a blot on its history. I cant recall any other Canadian incidents of a similar nature - someone will fill in the blanks though I'm sure.
But what can be done to stop these attacks, I just dont know? You could argue that limiting gun access is a sure way of reducing murders or the severity of these incidents as, say, a knife attacker, as the knife attacker would probably not get as far without intervention by onlookers. That doesnt seem to stop people seemingly hijacking the nearest ten tonne truck and driving it into a group of happy Christmas market customers who are simply enjoying the festivities.
I really do despair sometimes.
