In a breaking news story, a shooting event has taken place at Fort Lauderdale Airport in Florida. Details are still sketchy and changing minute by minute. According to the link to CNBC, 9 people shot, three dead, shooter in custody. Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer was at the airport at the time and tweeted about the shooting, but had little to say other than he heard shots, people ran, but things seemed to be calm at the moment.
Expect details to emerge throughout the day.
Meanwhile, you might want to read through this article from the BBC by Harry Low detailing how Japan has nearly zero gun crime deaths.
Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world. In 2014 there were just six gun deaths, compared to 33,599 in the US. What is the secret?
What Japan does will never fly in the U.S. but it’s proof that laws and enforcement can make a difference.