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The École Polytechnique Massacre, also known as the Montreal Massacre, occurred on December 6, 1989, at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Twenty-five-year-old Marc Lépine, armed with a Mini-14 rifle and a hunting knife, shot 28 people, killing 14 women, before committing suicide. He began his attack by entering a classroom at the university, where he separated the male and female students. After claiming that he was "fighting feminism" and calling the women "a bunch of feminists," he shot all nine women in the room, killing six. He then moved through corridors, the cafeteria, and another classroom, specifically targeting women to shoot. Overall, he killed fourteen women and injured ten other women and four men in just under 20 minutes before turning the gun on himself.[1][2] His suicide note claimed political motives and blamed feminists for ruining his life. The note included a list of 19 Quebec women whom Lépine considered to be feminists and apparently wished to kill.[3] Since the attack, Canadians have debated various interpretations of the events, their significance, and Lépine's motives. Many feminist groups and public officials have characterized the massacre as an anti-feminist attack that is representative of wider societal violence against women.[4][5][6] Consequently, the anniversary of the massacre has since been commemorated as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Other interpretations emphasize Lépine's abuse as a child or suggest that the massacre was simply the isolated act of a madman, unrelated to larger social issues.[7][8] Still other commentators have blamed violence in the media[9] and increasing poverty, isolation, and alienation in society,[10] particularly in immigrant communities.[11]

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Psychonautica said:

Then what's with the whole world always saying this shit only happens in America?

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luvdemboomers said:

yea it's stupid.

in 2015 there were more mass shooting casualties in france than the entire obama administration

if only we had more gun control

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Psychonautica said:

Then what's with the whole world always saying this shit only happens in America?

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koods said:

Just the title of this thread kinda proves how rare this shit is outside of the us

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Rewindicus said:

There were more mass shooting in the US last year then there were days. Mass shootings happen all over but not with the frequency that they do in the US.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2015-the-year-of-mass-shootings/

http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shootings/2015

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koods said:

There was a mass shooting when I lived in Montreal that killed more than a dozen students. I think that was 1989

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The Dawson College shooting occurred on September 13, 2006 at Dawson College, a CEGEP located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The perpetrator, Kimveer Gill, began shooting outside the de Maisonneuve Boulevard entrance to the school, and moved towards the atrium by the cafeteria on the main floor.[1][2] One victim died at the scene, while another 19 were injured, eight of whom were listed in critical condition, with six requiring surgery.[3][4][5] The shooter later committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, after being shot in the arm by a police officer.[6] It is the third fatal school shooting in Montreal, after the École Polytechnique massacre in 1989 and the shooting spree at Concordia University in 1992.

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koods said:

McGill

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Just being nosy, but what did you study at McGill?
Had started in Education, then transitioned over to the religious studies faculty in my years there.