'We won't pass the necessary laws, but more importantly we won't consider why this happens here all the time,' he writes. He explained: 'The bloodshed is just the latest in what is fast becoming a regular occurrence in the United States, and one that is sure to happen again, says Moore.
Last year Moore wrote on his Facebook page that that while other countries have more violent histories than the U.S., more guns per capita and consume the same violent movies and video games as the U.S., none have anywhere near the rates of mass killings that America does. He is outspoken in his views against firearms and has previously described America's national symbol as the gun, not the bald eagle. Moore won an Oscar in 2002 for his documentary Bowling For Columbine, exploring gun violence in America and the main reasons for the Columbine High School massacre. It has also been tipped for best adapted screenplay, sound mixing, film editing and sound editing.
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The movie of Kyle's life is hotly tipped for glory at the Oscars, after being nominated for six awards including Best Actor for Cooper and Best Picture. In February 2013 he was shot dead by a soldier he was trying to help who was suffering from severe post-traumatic stress. He had not only shot more of the enemy than any other American sniper but had also gained himself a chestful of medals, including three Silver Stars for gallantry. In 2009, after four tours of Iraq, Kyle retired. The bullet hit one of the riders, passed through him, and hit the other. Realising that it contained an improvised explosive, Kyle took a shot at the speeding moped from a range of 150 yards. He was using the British-built L115A3 Long Range Rifle, the Army's most powerful sniper weapon. The longest recorded sniper kill was carried out by Corporal Criag Harrison of the British army's Household Cavalry when he two killed two Taliban machine gunners from more than a mile and a half away in Afghanistan in November 2009. In the Second World War, British and French snipers were credited with halting the German advance. Snipers were widely used in the trenches during the First World War, with Germany equipping their fighters with scoped rifles, which could easily pick out targets. The first unit of marksmen was established by the British army during the Napoleonic wars and the team were nicknamed the Green Jackets due to their distinctive green uniform. It is believed the first use of snipers came during the American Revoluntionary War when colonists hid in trees and used early rifles to shoot British officers. They usually operate alone or in small groups and use highly specialised weapons to take out their targets. A sniper is a highly trained military marksman, whose job is to engage targets from concealed postitions or from long distances.
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