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P12:Layout 1 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 INTERNATIONAL 5 US states spared from mass shooting bloodbaths in 2015 WASHINGTON: Five US states were immune and Wyoming alone were spared such number of shootings so far this year — 25. one there than elsewhere in the United States. say, triggers more mass shootings because to the bloody, perpetual series of mass shoot- macabre fate. Florida, which counted the most — 27 — Wyoming namely does not regulate the trans- guns can end up in the wrong people’s hands. ings in the United States this year, which has shootings, has a population of 19.9 million, fer or possession of machine guns and no There have been numerous shootings in those seen more of them than the number of days ‘Lucky this year’ making it the third most populated state. state permit is required to purchase a rifle, five states, but always fewer than four victims. gone by. Experts debate whether the states All of them except West Virginia have not The five states are also among the most shotgun or handgun. “None of them have done anything inno- were spared thanks to coincidence or if cir- seen a single mass shooting since 2013, when rural. Most lack major cities, except for Hawaii, That earns it an F from the San Francisco- vative or effective to prevent mass shootings, cumstances there make them a haven of the website first began its count based not on with Honolulu having a population of about based Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, an it just happens to be an unfortunate coinci- peace. official figures but on reports obtained from 375,000.So people in these states are less likely advocacy group. North Dakota and West dence,” said Adam Winkler of the UCLA School As of December 2, 353 mass shootings media reports and other sources. The out- to live in cities than those in most other US Virginia also get that lowest possible grade. of Law. Winkler, who wrote “Gunfight: The have killed 462 people in 220 cities, according come owes in part to the relatively low popu- states. New Hampshire fared just a hair better, with a Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America,” to the shootingtracker.com website. A total of lation density in those states, experts say. “This affects their risk and probability of D-. Hawaii, in contrast, got a B+, because of its said there was “no doubt” that gun rights 1,317 people were wounded, after adjusting Wyoming, home to 584,000 people, is the experiencing a mass shooting,” Lankford said. license and registration requirements, ban on advocates will point to the lack of mass shoot- for the latest toll from the last mass shooting, least populous state, according to 2014 esti- “Although school and workplace shootings do assault weapons and large capacity ammuni- ings in those states as proof that less gun con- which saw a husband and wife couple kill 14 mates from the US Census. North Dakota, with occur in towns and other rural areas, there are tion magazines, child access prevention trol means more safety. and wound 22 in San Bernardino, California, 739,500 people, is the fourth least populated many types of mass shootings that mostly requirements and restriction on openly carry- Yet “it is very difficult to reduce mass shoot- the deadliest such tragedy in three years. state (ranking 47th out of 50 overall by popu- occur in cities, such as mass shootings that ing of handguns and long guns. ings, mainly because most of the guns used in If there is no slowdown to this frenetic lation). “Naturally, we would expect that states arise from gang violence, organized crime, and these shootings are purchased legally,” he pace, there will be as many such traumatic with smaller populations would have fewer other criminal activity.” Unheeded gun control added. “I don’t think it is possible to stop mass deadly events as there are days in the year. Or mass shootings, on average,” University of But their immunity to these incidents is An increasingly frustrated President Barack shootings at the state level, even if, of course, more. The count includes all events that have Alabama criminologist Adam Lankford told counterintuitive. None of these five states, Obama has repeatedly called for stricter gun they can take some actions.” Lankford thinks it killed or wounded at least four people. Hawaii, AFP. The most populous state, California with except for Hawaii, has adopted strict gun con- control legislation, but his calls have gone has more to do with coincidence than any- New Hampshire, North Dakota, West Virginia 38.8 million people, had the second biggest trol legislation, and it is often easier to own unheeded. The easy flow of weapons, experts thing else. — AFP Obama optimism on climate pact tempered by GOP oppn WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama Oklahoma said that Americans can expect and Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the administration to cite the agreement the newly passed international climate as an excuse for establishing emission tar- change agreement as a major achieve- gets for every sector of the US economy. ment that could help turn the tide on Kerry said from Paris: “I have news for global warming, but got a quick reminder Senator Inhofe. The United States of that Republicans will fight it all the way. America has already reduced its emissions Obama said the climate agreement more than any other country in the world.” made Saturday night by almost 200 “This has to happen,” he said of the nations “can be a turning point for the agreement. “I believe this will continue world” and credited his administration for because I just personally cannot believe playing a key role. He and Kerry predicted that any person who doesn’t understand it would prompt widespread spending on the science and isn’t prepared to do for clean energy and help stem carbon pollu- the next generation what we did here tion blamed for global warming. today and follow through on it cannot “We’ve shown that the world has both and will not be elected president of the the will and the ability to take on this United States.” challenge,” Obama said from the White House. He said the climate agreement ‘Massive investment’ “offers the best chance we have to save In an interview taped for CBS’ “Face the the one planet we have.” “In short, this Nation,” Kerry called the climate pact “a agreement will mean less of the carbon breakaway agreement” that will change pollution that threatens our planet and how countries make decisions and “spur more of the jobs and economic growth massive investment.” He acknowledged driven by low-carbon investments,” that a Republican president could undo Obama said. the agreement, but said there is already Obama said the world leaders meeting plenty of evidence that climate change is in Paris “met the moment” and that people having a damaging and expensive impact can be more confident “the planet will be with more intense storms, wildfires and in better shape for the next generation.” melting glaciers. Obama said the agreement is not perfect, Several Democratic lawmakers but sets a framework that will contain applauded Obama’s efforts. House periodic reviews and assessments to Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi hailed it LYON: A dog waits for its owner who is casting a ballot in the second round of the regional elections in the Rhone, Auvergne- ensure that countries meet their commit- as a “monumental moment” and praised Rhones-Alpes region. — AFP ments to curb carbon emissions. Obama for his leadership on the issue. Sen Harry Reid, the Senate Democratic minori- Stark reminder ty leader, said climate change poses one Suspense as French far right The immediate reaction of leading of the greatest threats the world has ever Republican critics was a stark reminder of known, and that no country acting alone the conflict that lies ahead. Senate can stem the tide. hope for first regional prize Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of “The time to act is now,” the Nevada Kentucky said Obama is “making promises lawmaker said. Obama took credit for the he can’t keep” and should remember that successful negotiations. “Today, the France remains under a state of emergency the agreement “is subject to being shred- American people can be proud - because ded in 13 months.” McConnell noted that this historic agreement is a tribute to the presidential election is next year and American leadership. Over the past seven PARIS: France voted in regional elections yesterday, niece Marion are running. They have called on voters marathon UN climate talks at Le Bourget yesterday, the agreement could be reversed if the years, we’ve transformed the United with the far-right National Front (FN) hoping for a to back former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s conserva- smiled broadly as a well-wisher congratulated him. GOP wins the White House. States into the global leader in fighting breakthrough that would give its leader, Marine Le tive Republicans. And Republican Sen James Inhofe of climate change.” — AP Pen, the springboard for a presidential bid in 2017. ‘De-demonized’ party Voting took place amid heightened security, as France ‘Time bomb’ Le Pen has reaped the rewards of her efforts to “de- remains under a state of emergency after the “Frankly, I’m voting against the FN in the interests demonize” the party bequeathed by her father Jean- November 13 jihadist assault in Paris that claimed 130 of my family,” said Issa Kouyate, a 59-year-old voter of Marie Le Pen, but it retains a stridently anti-immigrant lives. Senegalese origin, as he went to cast his ballot in edge, sharpened by last month’s carnage in Paris.
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