Man with bow and arrow kills 5 in Norway

[blue2golf]

Man with bow and arrow kills 5, wounds 2 in Norway​

Ivana Saric

Police work at the scene where a man armed with bow killed several people before he was arrested by police in Kongsberg, Norway on Oct. 13. Photo: Torstein Be/NTB/AFP via Getty Images
A man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and injured two others in an attack in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg, southwest of the capital of Oslo, Reuters reported.
Why it matters: This is the deadliest attack to take place in Norway since 2011, when a far-right extremist went on a shooting rampage and killed 77 people, per Reuters.
The big picture: The suspect is in police custody, having been apprehended about 30 minutes after the attack began, according to the BBC.

• The attacks happened over a large area of the town, according to The Guardian, and several parts of the city have been temporarily cordoned off by police for evidence gathering, per the BBC.
• Police believe the man acted alone but will investigate whether the attack constituted terrorism, as they seek to determine a motive, Reuters reported.
• Police are also investigating whether other weapons were used, per Reuters.

Of note: Police were temporarily ordered to carry firearms in the wake of the attack, breaking with the norm as Norwegian police are typically unarmed, the New York Times noted.

• "The police currently have no concrete indications that there is a change in the threat level in the country," the police directorate said in a statement.

What they're saying: "The reports coming from Kongsberg tonight are horrifying," Prime Minister Erna Solberg told a news conference, per Reuters.

• "I understand that many people are afraid, but it's important to emphasize that the police are now in control," she added.

My observation:

Horrific, but I wonder if a "good guy with a gun" (cue leftist smirking) had been onsite, this would've been stopped quickly.

 

[rooster]

what a tragedy.


On a more practical note he must have used broadheads. There is a reason the Geneva convention banned 3 sided blades, almost impossible to sew up.

 

[miguel]

Surprised this hasn't happened in the US yet. I mean since the 1870s at least...

We gotta have more archers than Norway?

 

[hpclayto]

It's time for common sense bow and arrow control. Almost like you can't legislate morality, weird!

 

[KellyinAvon]

From the country that gave us Anders Breivik.

 

[indyartisan]

From the country that gave us Anders Breivik.

and Vidkun Quisling

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Ban assault bows.

 

[BigRed]

Seems evil resides in the heart of man, not inanimate objects.

 

[MCgrease08]

Impossible. Only gun nuts can commit mass murder.

Also odd that they would call men with guns to stop the attack.

 

[Dcamp]

Ban all bows. Lord forbid someone gets one of those compact crossbows oh the humanity!!!

 

[Ark]

what a tragedy.


On a more practical note he must have used broadheads. There is a reason the Geneva convention banned 3 sided blades, almost impossible to sew up.

I know it's not logical but dang I think I'd rather take a GSW than a broad head hit.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I know it's not logical but dang I think I'd rather take a GSW than a broad head hit.

Especially mechanical ones. Yikes.

 

[Ark]

Especially mechanical ones. Yikes.

Someone about a razor blade at high speed, sheesh. Awful thing.

 

[MCgrease08]

Norway bow-and-arrow attack that left 5 dead appears to be 'act of terrorism,' officials say

The deadly bow-and-arrow attack carried out by a Danish suspect in a small Norwegian town yesterday that claimed the lives of five people “currently appear[s] to be an act of terrorism," Norway's national security agency announced Thursday.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Cameramonkey]

Norway bow-and-arrow attack that left 5 dead appears to be 'act of terrorism,' officials say

The deadly bow-and-arrow attack carried out by a Danish suspect in a small Norwegian town yesterday that claimed the lives of five people “currently appear[s] to be an act of terrorism," Norway's national security agency announced Thursday.

www.foxnews.com

So the 2nd "hey look, we think he is dangerous but we arent gonna do anything about it". Thanks a lot.

 

[Brad69]

So you let unchecked immigration of un vetted people.
Then expect peace?

 

[pokersamurai]

Man, someone really pissed off Legolas.

 

[NKBJ]

Well those Danes and Norwegians will never get along and the United Nations should vote to occupy Scandinavia.

 

[MrSmitty]

I never knew the Norwegian Police were not armed....no wonder the nazi's invaded Norway.....

 

[getem2011]

Good post. This is a wild story.