The 'Americans Getting Shot' Thread

[Cujo]

Why what. Walking around in a mask with a real looking fake assault rifle.....not much differnt than yelling fire in a crowded theater.

But why would it have been worse to let him walk?

[tomcat]

But why would it have been worse to let him walk?

...I imagine a black man in a mask carrying what appears to be an assault rifle might rile shoppers and spur 911 calls...all of which would lead to mayhem...

[david44]

Armed Morons, tragic victims, guns n ammo which will run out first?

Looking at those bribed by NRA to run the USA my money is on victims

[uncle junior]

But why would it have been worse to let him walk?

Keep it from happening again and escalating to something worse.

[thailazer]

There are so many guns in Merica that they are falling from the sky . . .

Police investigate how a handgun ended up in driver?s bumper | The Spokesman-Review

[Davis Knowlton]

Guy shot up a restaurant today, wounded two, and was blown away in the parking lot by a guy passing by. More ammo for the NRA. "Guns Save People!"

[Troy]

^ Shot by two passing by. It appears he was another loon and had an armed guard licence. Sounds a bit like the wild west with the public praised for shooting dead someone in public. Were they actually being threatened and did they shout a warning...or was it shoot on sight having witnessed him firing inside the restaurant. They should be charged with murder and allow a jury to decide.

[tomcat]

They should be charged with murder and allow a jury to decide.

...a developing problem is redneck vigilantes deciding who needs instant "justice"...this growing NRA-inspired insanity is becoming unimaginable...

[Maanaam]

But is that terrorism in it's modern, specific interpretation? Would a prankster yelling "fire" in a theater be charged with terrorism?

[uncle junior]

^yeah, it's terrorism...using fear or violence to cause public panic is all you need.

[Davis Knowlton]

Chicago had another good weekend - 8 dead, 25 wounded.

[bobo746]

What can you say ? Guns the gift that keeps on giving.

[harrybarracuda]

USA! USA! etc.

A man allegedly shot two people before shooting himself in a SWAT standoff, all because they supposedly allowed a dog to poop in his front yard.


Henry Castro, 62, of Yakima, Washington, is said to have shot Shawna Umphrey, 19, and Michael Bretches, 43, in Shawna's front yard on Wednesday night, before leading police into a hours-long standoff that ended with Castro shooting himself.

Man 'shoots two people then turns gun on himself' over dog poop in his front yard | Daily Mail Online

[Latindancer]

It's not the poop....it's the principle of the thing

[uncle junior]

#stndurgrnd......don't let dog owners get away with it

[Maanaam]

^ The only thing to stop a pooping dog is a good guy with a gun.

http://thexvid.com/video/MrRAO_vG_K4...mals-song.html

[Troy]

FBI agent forgets to take off his spurs and holster before going on the dance floor. Drops gun and it fires a shot into someone's leg. There's a video out there to show off his embarrassment.

[Cujo]

FBI agent forgets to take off his spurs and holster before going on the dance floor. Drops gun and it fires a shot into someone's leg. There's a video out there to show off his embarrassment.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ightclub-video

[bobo746]

^.^^ Even the FBI can't get it right.

[bobo746]

[tomcat]

...^trainees for the Arm the Teachers program...

[Hugh Cow]

It occurs to me that from the language and terms created (‘active shooter’ etc.) to the rote responses and invariable inaction afterwards, to the apparent lack of surprise anymore at the latest ‘deadliest mass shooting since...’, that the US has normalized the murder of schoolchildren.

Apparently a new post graduate course available next year. BYO AR15.

[uncle junior]

Maybe a few million $$ to figure out if guns play a roll in school violence....or not


Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told a Senate committee on Tuesday that the federal commission on school safety set up this year after the Parkland, Fla., school massacre will not focus on the role guns play in school violence.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/0...imes&smtyp=cur

[bobo746]

High-school bound students get ballistic shields: 'These are the times we live in'

Fifteen 8th-grade students received an unusual graduation gift on Monday: ballistic shields.
The students received the shields during a graduation ceremony at St. Cornelius Catholic School in Chadds Ford, Pa.
Ballistic shields are typically used by military and law enforcement for protection against gunfire.
Unequal Technologies Company donated 40 SafeShield products in total, 15 to graduating students and 25 to faculty, according Jim Caldwell, executive vice president for the company.
The daughter of Robert Vito, Unequal's CEO, is an 8th-grader at the school, Caldwell said.
Caldwell told USA TODAY that Unequal's ballistic shield is designed to be "kid friendly" — the shield can be slipped into a backpack to fortify it against gunfire. He said the shield works whether it's inserted front or back first.
“These are the times we live in," Caldwell told USA TODAY. “We just hope a kid never has to use (the shield).”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...lds/675483002/

[Davis Knowlton]

Should read "These Are The Times We Live In - BY CHOICE"