Incidents like this are, on the surface, a very compelling piece of evidence against anarchism. Compared to European countries in which people aren't allowed to carry guns, America just looks totally fucked up, closer to stateless regimes (if that isn't an oxymoron, it probably is) which also appear more chaotic.
I think you're right that the strongest argument against state gun control is pointing out that the USA is the biggest perpetrator of organised terrorism in world history, and the UK also ranks if you go back 400 years, and giving more power to such bodies is not necessarily a good idea.
The really twisted thing about all of this is that the military industrial complex are onto a real winner whatever happens - increase the power of the state by bringing in gun control, the state spends more on massive machines of violence, don't boost gun laws, the little guys just buy more.
On the question of lies in the media - I tweeted earlier today that everyone should just switch off the 'news' for a few days until some actual facts emerge. Of course the whole Catalan thing, which is really interesting (unlike another shooting, which isn't new) is buried by the gawping at the relatives of the people who got shot which prevents so many people from actually thinking critically about what kind of political systems are better than the current one.
One final thought - would banning guns in the US be such a big deal? Does it really increase the power of the state that much? Cos I'll tell you another thing for free - it ain't the politicians or the millionaires getting shot in the cross fire every time another one pops. In the meantime (until the state collapses) maybe a few fewer guns wouldn't be so bad? Communism collapsed with a state monopoly on weapons in existence after all, I'm sure the US could too.
Sorry bit long that one.
In Russia there is still a state monopoly on the right to use VIOLENCE. That didn't change. only the slavery system changed, probably because it's more lucrative.
It's a bit the same as that slavery was not abolished but just changed in another form of slavery (tax slavery which in end effect is forced labor)
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I really appreciate it.
Actually I don't even view this as the primary argument against "gun control," though yes, it is definitely something most people seem not to consider.
In my view, the strongest argument against forcibly disarming individuals is the immutable and objective reality of nature-conferred individual self-ownership. Every individual has a natural right to procure and secure self-defensive means for themselves.