Gun control advocates step up after every mass murder in a public school to tell us that the problem is that we won't accept the inevitable; that gun control is the only possible solution to any such horrors and that our refusal to go along can only be because we like seeing dead kids or something like that.

It's insulting in general, and some of us find it especially insulting.

Part of the reason we find it insulting is that humans are designed to protect children. It's something we've done since the dawn of time, and while there are broken people who do the opposite, the reality is that most of us do want to keep kids safe. That extends beyond just children, though, and goes toward people in general, at least in most cases.

We just don't believe gun control does any such thing. Not for children and not for older folks, either on a school campus or anywhere else.

And a shooting in Sweden highlights just why.

Police said at least 10 people were killed at a school on Tuesday, in what has been described as the worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history. The suspected perpetrator also died.

A large number of people were injured after a gunman opened fire at a campus in the city of Örebro in central Sweden, according to Roberto Eid Forest, the head of the city’s police district.

Police said that the perpetrator was not known to them before the shooting and that he was not connected to any gangs. They also said there is currently no information indicating that the shooter acted based on ideological motives. Police did not say what type of weapon was used by the gunman.

“We think he is a lone perpetrator,” Forest said. He added that the shooting was “extremely tragic, with many involved.”

“It’s a terrible event, it’s exceptional – a nightmare,” Forest added.

Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson offered his condolences to the victims and their families and thanked the police during a press conference on Tuesday. “We’ve today seen brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people – this is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history,” he said.

So much for that "uniquely American problem" thing, huh?

Let's understand that 10 people being killed means it was more deadly than many recent mass murders at schools here in the United States despite strict gun control in the Nordic nation.

AWR Hawkins over at Breitbart noted:

This firearm-related violence occurred in a country with stringent gun controls, which include the licensing of all would-be gun owners. The licensing requires “[being] able to certify the purpose of your need to possess a weapon,” according to the Swedish Police.

There is also an ammunition license requirement and a requirement that a license be shown for any weapon borrowed from a friend. There must be a license for each “corresponding weapon.” Moreover, one must have a permit from the Swedish Police in order to trade in firearms, and licenses must be obtained before any firearm is imported into Sweden.

There are various types of gun licenses, each with specific requirements. For example, the Government Offices of Sweden points out that acquiring a license for a firearm to use in target shooting requires “active membership in a shooting club and a certificate verifying that the applicant is an experienced target shooter.”

He also notes there are gun storage requirements and that the government states that gun rights, even for self-defense, are"extremely limited."

In other words, they've got just about everything an American gun control advocate could possibly want and then some, especially if you're interested in at least pretending like the Second Amendment matters. Sweden goes beyond even that, though, and that's important.

Why? Because it didn't stop this awful tragedy.

Now, it's worth noting that these victims weren't children, apparently. The school in question is an adult education campus, so these weren't small elementary-aged kids being gunned down by a maniac. That doesn't somehow give this dirtball a pass in any way, but it means we're not talking about dead children here, at least.

But we are talking about 10 dead people and a bunch more who have been injured--though I can't tell if they were shot or injured in the rush to escape. 

Based on what gun control advocates claim, though, this shouldn't have happened. This couldn't have happened. Gun control means this can't take place and yet, it did.

That's because broken people exist. Some of them break in different ways and one of those ways is a profound desire to murder people in job lots. Until you fix that, you're never going to address this issue.

Sweden didn't prevent in and American gun control wouldn't either.