From 1986

And the insert:

Colombia had and still has a very strict gun control, so either the elite, the military or police are the ones running around legally with guns. Criminals like the Cartels and assorted honchos and the common street thug does not bother with the niceties of laws.

And, of course, long semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines are only for the groups mentioned above. At most you may be able to get, through a lot of paperwork and bribes is a plain old six-shooter. That means everybody else is “safer” by not having a gun and those who have, cannot engage in mass murder.

And reality then struck hard and bloody.

The shooter reloaded some 66 times. No need for “high capacity” magazines when you are in front of a disarmed crowd, ready to be taken because they cannot defend themselves.

Oh yes, I almost forgot. Even back then they liked to say mass shootings only happen in the United States.