Finland School Shooting: One Dead, 12-Year-Old Detained

Finland School Shooting: One Dead, 12-Year-Old Detained
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Photo: Seppo Kaksonen, Scan-Foto Oy via Wikimedia Commons

The Facts

  • A 12-year-old suspect has been arrested for allegedly killing a child and critically injuring two others in a school shooting in Finland on Tuesday.

  • Officers were called to the Viertola school in Vantaa, a suburb of Finland’s capital, Helsinki, at around 9 a.m. local time.

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The Spin

Narrative A

Tuesday's tragedy should act as a wake-up call. Allowing children to have licenses to use someone else's weapon or considering lowering the legal age to carry a firearm could spiral the world's happiest country into one where unacceptable youth gun violence is more prevalent.

Narrative B

Due to strict gun laws, school shootings are extremely rare in a country of hunters and gun enthusiasts. As the motive isn't clear yet, it's too early to blame the Finnish gun owners for Tuesday's deeply upsetting shooting.

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