Dutch Government Concerned About Gun Violence In Us After Soldier Killed

Comment Authorities in the Netherlands are “very concerned” about the level of gun violence in the United States, the Dutch defense minister said Tuesday, following a weekend incident in which three Dutch special operations forces were shot in Indianapolis and one died as a result. injuries. Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren told reporters in Prague, where she met her European Union counterparts, that the state of affairs in the Netherlands’ “most important ally” had become worrying. The three Dutch soldiers belonged to the Commando corps, an elite special operations unit of the Royal Netherlands Army, and had traveled to the United States for training at a camp in southern Indiana. They were visiting Indianapolis while off duty and were shot in front of their downtown hotel at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday. “We do a lot of training of our soldiers in the United States and we really don’t expect this to happen,” Ollongren said. The Dutch reaction highlighted the gap between the reality of gun violence in the United States and the Netherlands, two developed countries and NATO allies that cooperate on military matters but have very different levels of gun deaths. In the Netherlands, such a shooting in the street would be an anomaly. In the United States, it’s another weekend night. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett (D) told reporters Monday morning that the commandos could have been shot during a shootout after a bar dispute, according to the Indianapolis Star. “I don’t know the details of how it happened and what caused it,” Hogsett said. “The tragedy is that it happened. The tragedy is that people got into an argument and ended up resolving that argument by pulling out a gun and shooting.” One of the soldiers, identified by the Marion County Coroner’s Office as 26-year-old Simi Poetsema, died two nights later of his injuries, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said in a press release on Monday. The Scars of Gun Violence, Seen and Unseen: A Photo Essay The other two troopers have injuries that are “currently not believed to be life-threatening,” the Indianapolis Police Department said in a statement Monday. Dutch authorities said the commandos were “conscious and able to speak”. Police have not identified a suspect or released details of the investigation. “The release of certain investigative information could adversely affect the ability to administer justice in this case,” the department’s statement said. Poetsema’s family flew to Indiana when they learned of the shooting and were at the soldier’s bedside in an Indianapolis hospital when he died. Poetsema’s shooting and death came as a shock to the Dutch military, according to Major Mark van de Beek, a spokesman for the Royal Netherlands Army. Dutch troops train in the United States because of the wider range of facilities, he told the Washington Post. Training is on hold for now, he said. The Dutch soldiers were training at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, a “premier training facility” about 80 miles southeast of Indianapolis, Master Sergeant Jeff Lowry, a spokesman for the Indiana National Guard, wrote in an email. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to his Dutch counterpart on Monday to express his “heartfelt condolences”. “My thoughts are with their families and teammates,” he tweeted after the call. Gun violence in the United States has increased in recent years. Firearm purchases reached record levels in 2020 and 2021, with more than 43 million guns estimated to have been purchased during that period, according to a Post analysis. More than 45,000 gun deaths were recorded during each of the last two years, and the rate of gun deaths reached the highest level since 1995. The staggering range of gun deaths in the US far exceeds mass shootings The United States’ “intentional homicide” rate was seven times that of the Netherlands in 2020, the latest year for which the United Nations has statistics for both countries. The rate of gun violence deaths was nearly 18 times higher in the United States than in the Netherlands in 2019, according to the Washington University School of Medicine Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. In July, Indiana’s Republican-controlled state government dropped a requirement that people have a permit to legally carry, conceal or carry a gun within the state. Hoggett, the Democratic mayor of Indianapolis, said he is working to reduce gun violence in the city, which saw record violence in 2021. As of Aug. 22, the city had recorded 133 criminal homicides so far this year, according to his tracker Indianapolis Star. The numbers represent a 17 percent decrease from last year, Hogsett pointed out Monday. “We’re making progress,” he said, according to the Indianapolis Star. By comparison, the Netherlands recorded 121 murder or homicide victims across the country in 2020, the latest year for which the government’s statistics office released figures. Dutch gun laws are much stricter than those in the United States. It is illegal to possess or use firearms and other weapons in the Netherlands without a special weapons permit. Only people who have been granted an exemption from the ban — for sports, hunting or participating in historical reenactments, for example — can obtain firearms legally after passing psychological tests and background checks. The Dutch government warns that traveling to the United States may pose certain risks. “Many people own a firearm,” a government website says. “It is legal in most states to carry a gun in public. Gun violence is widespread across the country.”

title: “Dutch Government Concerned About Gun Violence In Us After Soldier Killed Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Marcus Jensen”

Comment Authorities in the Netherlands are “very concerned” about the level of gun violence in the United States, the Dutch defense minister said Tuesday, following a weekend incident in which three Dutch special operations forces were shot in Indianapolis and one died as a result. injuries. Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren told reporters in Prague, where she met her European Union counterparts, that the state of affairs in the Netherlands’ “most important ally” had become worrying. The three Dutch soldiers belonged to the Commando corps, an elite special operations unit of the Royal Netherlands Army, and had traveled to the United States for training at a camp in southern Indiana. They were visiting Indianapolis while off duty and were shot in front of their downtown hotel at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday. “We do a lot of training of our soldiers in the United States and we really don’t expect this to happen,” Ollongren said. The Dutch reaction highlighted the gap between the reality of gun violence in the United States and the Netherlands, two developed countries and NATO allies that cooperate on military matters but have very different levels of gun deaths. In the Netherlands, such a shooting in the street would be an anomaly. In the United States, it’s another weekend night. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett (D) told reporters Monday morning that the commandos could have been shot during a shootout after a bar dispute, according to the Indianapolis Star. “I don’t know the details of how it happened and what caused it,” Hogsett said. “The tragedy is that it happened. The tragedy is that people got into an argument and ended up resolving that argument by pulling out a gun and shooting.” One of the soldiers, identified by the Marion County Coroner’s Office as 26-year-old Simi Poetsema, died two nights later of his injuries, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said in a press release on Monday. The Scars of Gun Violence, Seen and Unseen: A Photo Essay The other two troopers have injuries that are “currently not believed to be life-threatening,” the Indianapolis Police Department said in a statement Monday. Dutch authorities said the commandos were “conscious and able to speak”. Police have not identified a suspect or released details of the investigation. “The release of certain investigative information could adversely affect the ability to administer justice in this case,” the department’s statement said. Poetsema’s family flew to Indiana when they learned of the shooting and were at the soldier’s bedside in an Indianapolis hospital when he died. Poetsema’s shooting and death came as a shock to the Dutch military, according to Major Mark van de Beek, a spokesman for the Royal Netherlands Army. Dutch troops train in the United States because of the wider range of facilities, he told the Washington Post. Training is on hold for now, he said. The Dutch soldiers were training at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, a “premier training facility” about 80 miles southeast of Indianapolis, Master Sergeant Jeff Lowry, a spokesman for the Indiana National Guard, wrote in an email. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to his Dutch counterpart on Monday to express his “heartfelt condolences”. “My thoughts are with their families and teammates,” he tweeted after the call. Gun violence in the United States has increased in recent years. Firearm purchases reached record levels in 2020 and 2021, with more than 43 million guns estimated to have been purchased during that period, according to a Post analysis. More than 45,000 gun deaths were recorded during each of the last two years, and the rate of gun deaths reached the highest level since 1995. The staggering range of gun deaths in the US far exceeds mass shootings The United States’ “intentional homicide” rate was seven times that of the Netherlands in 2020, the latest year for which the United Nations has statistics for both countries. The rate of gun violence deaths was nearly 18 times higher in the United States than in the Netherlands in 2019, according to the Washington University School of Medicine Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. In July, Indiana’s Republican-controlled state government dropped a requirement that people have a permit to legally carry, conceal or carry a gun within the state. Hoggett, the Democratic mayor of Indianapolis, said he is working to reduce gun violence in the city, which saw record violence in 2021. As of Aug. 22, the city had recorded 133 criminal homicides so far this year, according to his tracker Indianapolis Star. The numbers represent a 17 percent decrease from last year, Hogsett pointed out Monday. “We’re making progress,” he said, according to the Indianapolis Star. By comparison, the Netherlands recorded 121 murder or homicide victims across the country in 2020, the latest year for which the government’s statistics office released figures. Dutch gun laws are much stricter than those in the United States. It is illegal to possess or use firearms and other weapons in the Netherlands without a special weapons permit. Only people who have been granted an exemption from the ban — for sports, hunting or participating in historical reenactments, for example — can obtain firearms legally after passing psychological tests and background checks. The Dutch government warns that traveling to the United States may pose certain risks. “Many people own a firearm,” a government website says. “It is legal in most states to carry a gun in public. Gun violence is widespread across the country.”

title: “Dutch Government Concerned About Gun Violence In Us After Soldier Killed Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Connie Jose”

Comment Authorities in the Netherlands are “very concerned” about the level of gun violence in the United States, the Dutch defense minister said Tuesday, following a weekend incident in which three Dutch special operations forces were shot in Indianapolis and one died as a result. injuries. Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren told reporters in Prague, where she met her European Union counterparts, that the state of affairs in the Netherlands’ “most important ally” had become worrying. The three Dutch soldiers belonged to the Commando corps, an elite special operations unit of the Royal Netherlands Army, and had traveled to the United States for training at a camp in southern Indiana. They were visiting Indianapolis while off duty and were shot in front of their downtown hotel at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday. “We do a lot of training of our soldiers in the United States and we really don’t expect this to happen,” Ollongren said. The Dutch reaction highlighted the gap between the reality of gun violence in the United States and the Netherlands, two developed countries and NATO allies that cooperate on military matters but have very different levels of gun deaths. In the Netherlands, such a shooting in the street would be an anomaly. In the United States, it’s another weekend night. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett (D) told reporters Monday morning that the commandos could have been shot during a shootout after a bar dispute, according to the Indianapolis Star. “I don’t know the details of how it happened and what caused it,” Hogsett said. “The tragedy is that it happened. The tragedy is that people got into an argument and ended up resolving that argument by pulling out a gun and shooting.” One of the soldiers, identified by the Marion County Coroner’s Office as 26-year-old Simi Poetsema, died two nights later of his injuries, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said in a press release on Monday. The Scars of Gun Violence, Seen and Unseen: A Photo Essay The other two troopers have injuries that are “currently not believed to be life-threatening,” the Indianapolis Police Department said in a statement Monday. Dutch authorities said the commandos were “conscious and able to speak”. Police have not identified a suspect or released details of the investigation. “The release of certain investigative information could adversely affect the ability to administer justice in this case,” the department’s statement said. Poetsema’s family flew to Indiana when they learned of the shooting and were at the soldier’s bedside in an Indianapolis hospital when he died. Poetsema’s shooting and death came as a shock to the Dutch military, according to Major Mark van de Beek, a spokesman for the Royal Netherlands Army. Dutch troops train in the United States because of the wider range of facilities, he told the Washington Post. Training is on hold for now, he said. The Dutch soldiers were training at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, a “premier training facility” about 80 miles southeast of Indianapolis, Master Sergeant Jeff Lowry, a spokesman for the Indiana National Guard, wrote in an email. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to his Dutch counterpart on Monday to express his “heartfelt condolences”. “My thoughts are with their families and teammates,” he tweeted after the call. Gun violence in the United States has increased in recent years. Firearm purchases reached record levels in 2020 and 2021, with more than 43 million guns estimated to have been purchased during that period, according to a Post analysis. More than 45,000 gun deaths were recorded during each of the last two years, and the rate of gun deaths reached the highest level since 1995. The staggering range of gun deaths in the US far exceeds mass shootings The United States’ “intentional homicide” rate was seven times that of the Netherlands in 2020, the latest year for which the United Nations has statistics for both countries. The rate of gun violence deaths was nearly 18 times higher in the United States than in the Netherlands in 2019, according to the Washington University School of Medicine Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. In July, Indiana’s Republican-controlled state government dropped a requirement that people have a permit to legally carry, conceal or carry a gun within the state. Hoggett, the Democratic mayor of Indianapolis, said he is working to reduce gun violence in the city, which saw record violence in 2021. As of Aug. 22, the city had recorded 133 criminal homicides so far this year, according to his tracker Indianapolis Star. The numbers represent a 17 percent decrease from last year, Hogsett pointed out Monday. “We’re making progress,” he said, according to the Indianapolis Star. By comparison, the Netherlands recorded 121 murder or homicide victims across the country in 2020, the latest year for which the government’s statistics office released figures. Dutch gun laws are much stricter than those in the United States. It is illegal to possess or use firearms and other weapons in the Netherlands without a special weapons permit. Only people who have been granted an exemption from the ban — for sports, hunting or participating in historical reenactments, for example — can obtain firearms legally after passing psychological tests and background checks. The Dutch government warns that traveling to the United States may pose certain risks. “Many people own a firearm,” a government website says. “It is legal in most states to carry a gun in public. Gun violence is widespread across the country.”

title: “Dutch Government Concerned About Gun Violence In Us After Soldier Killed Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Ellen Swenson”

Comment Authorities in the Netherlands are “very concerned” about the level of gun violence in the United States, the Dutch defense minister said Tuesday, following a weekend incident in which three Dutch special operations forces were shot in Indianapolis and one died as a result. injuries. Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren told reporters in Prague, where she met her European Union counterparts, that the state of affairs in the Netherlands’ “most important ally” had become worrying. The three Dutch soldiers belonged to the Commando corps, an elite special operations unit of the Royal Netherlands Army, and had traveled to the United States for training at a camp in southern Indiana. They were visiting Indianapolis while off duty and were shot in front of their downtown hotel at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday. “We do a lot of training of our soldiers in the United States and we really don’t expect this to happen,” Ollongren said. The Dutch reaction highlighted the gap between the reality of gun violence in the United States and the Netherlands, two developed countries and NATO allies that cooperate on military matters but have very different levels of gun deaths. In the Netherlands, such a shooting in the street would be an anomaly. In the United States, it’s another weekend night. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett (D) told reporters Monday morning that the commandos could have been shot during a shootout after a bar dispute, according to the Indianapolis Star. “I don’t know the details of how it happened and what caused it,” Hogsett said. “The tragedy is that it happened. The tragedy is that people got into an argument and ended up resolving that argument by pulling out a gun and shooting.” One of the soldiers, identified by the Marion County Coroner’s Office as 26-year-old Simi Poetsema, died two nights later of his injuries, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said in a press release on Monday. The Scars of Gun Violence, Seen and Unseen: A Photo Essay The other two troopers have injuries that are “currently not believed to be life-threatening,” the Indianapolis Police Department said in a statement Monday. Dutch authorities said the commandos were “conscious and able to speak”. Police have not identified a suspect or released details of the investigation. “The release of certain investigative information could adversely affect the ability to administer justice in this case,” the department’s statement said. Poetsema’s family flew to Indiana when they learned of the shooting and were at the soldier’s bedside in an Indianapolis hospital when he died. Poetsema’s shooting and death came as a shock to the Dutch military, according to Major Mark van de Beek, a spokesman for the Royal Netherlands Army. Dutch troops train in the United States because of the wider range of facilities, he told the Washington Post. Training is on hold for now, he said. The Dutch soldiers were training at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, a “premier training facility” about 80 miles southeast of Indianapolis, Master Sergeant Jeff Lowry, a spokesman for the Indiana National Guard, wrote in an email. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to his Dutch counterpart on Monday to express his “heartfelt condolences”. “My thoughts are with their families and teammates,” he tweeted after the call. Gun violence in the United States has increased in recent years. Firearm purchases reached record levels in 2020 and 2021, with more than 43 million guns estimated to have been purchased during that period, according to a Post analysis. More than 45,000 gun deaths were recorded during each of the last two years, and the rate of gun deaths reached the highest level since 1995. The staggering range of gun deaths in the US far exceeds mass shootings The United States’ “intentional homicide” rate was seven times that of the Netherlands in 2020, the latest year for which the United Nations has statistics for both countries. The rate of gun violence deaths was nearly 18 times higher in the United States than in the Netherlands in 2019, according to the Washington University School of Medicine Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. In July, Indiana’s Republican-controlled state government dropped a requirement that people have a permit to legally carry, conceal or carry a gun within the state. Hoggett, the Democratic mayor of Indianapolis, said he is working to reduce gun violence in the city, which saw record violence in 2021. As of Aug. 22, the city had recorded 133 criminal homicides so far this year, according to his tracker Indianapolis Star. The numbers represent a 17 percent decrease from last year, Hogsett pointed out Monday. “We’re making progress,” he said, according to the Indianapolis Star. By comparison, the Netherlands recorded 121 murder or homicide victims across the country in 2020, the latest year for which the government’s statistics office released figures. Dutch gun laws are much stricter than those in the United States. It is illegal to possess or use firearms and other weapons in the Netherlands without a special weapons permit. Only people who have been granted an exemption from the ban — for sports, hunting or participating in historical reenactments, for example — can obtain firearms legally after passing psychological tests and background checks. The Dutch government warns that traveling to the United States may pose certain risks. “Many people own a firearm,” a government website says. “It is legal in most states to carry a gun in public. Gun violence is widespread across the country.”