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(17k) Parents of underage mass murderer are sentenced to jail

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I have long not written any post about the gun culture and violence in the USA (see my earlier posts 17), although the killings such as in schools , markets and religious buildings continued. Indeed, when a society continues to defend free gun laws while people die from guns, justice will become stricter to prevent more deaths.  Still, I understand that, as long as a large section of society even threatens with violence when gun laws may become stricter such as exclude people with mental problems, when they become aggressive even when there are only discussions about removing the right to carry semi-automated weapons, than other people need guns to defend themselves against those who may use gun violence when they feel their rights are limited, even when such restrictions will reduce the many deaths during mass killings.  And now, as could be predicted in a society where stricter gun laws are opposed by those who claim they have the democratic right to carry, even use their ...

Carnival in Sint-Truiden, February 2024

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I like photography. Here a series of photos I took with my NikonD5300 with lens Nikkor 18-300mm during the carnival in my hometown Sint-Truiden. I like them, although I sometimes have troubles as the photos are sometimes too dark, and with up exposure they can sometimes by too light. But, better mastering my camera and lens will likely improve my "wow" factor when straight out the camera.  Here a few pictures, all taken with my Nikon D5300 and lens Nikkor  18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-6.3.