Austrian school shooter planned to detonate pipe bomb, say police
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Police: Austria School Shooter Had Planned Bomb Attack
Above: A memorial at the "BORG Dreierschuetzengasse" school in Graz, Austria on June 12, 2025. Image copyright: ERWIN SCHERIAU/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
This tragedy exposes dangerous gaps in Austria's gun control system that allowed a troubled young man to legally acquire deadly weapons despite clear warning signs. Austria faces a reckoning over gun control.
Right narrative
Europe already has strict gun laws, requiring psychological evaluations and proper licensing. The real issue isn't gun access but identifying and treating individuals with violent tendencies before they act. Loosening gun control would empower the citizenry against authoritarian regimes.