The 'Americans Getting Shot' Thread

[Mr Earl]

indeed they are: people like you...

Does thinking really scare you so much, that the next logical step for you would be violence?

[tomcat]

the next logical step

...like you'd recognize a logical step: ...

[Mr Earl]

^ I'm saying you would.

Are your observation skills so challenged to miss that?

[tomcat]

I'm saying

...no need to repeat yourself: you're a persistent forum postpest...

[Mr Earl]

Largely a problem of a failed 'War on Drugs'. Where a militarized drug task force spawned heavily armed drug dealers.

Portugal largely solve their problem 15 years ago with decriminalization, and treating drug addiction as a health issue.

It ain't a gun problem, the firearms and murders are a symptom of a much bigger problem.

...no need to repeat yourself: you're a persistent forum postpest...

Congratulations TC, ya managed to use up nearly a whole page with your 'personal attack' and completely avoid any polite discussion of the gun violence issue.

Seems to me it is more important for you to dominate with demonizing of firearms rather than discuss the violence issue.

Point being that firearms are not the cause of violence, but an unfortunate scapegoat.
If you have doubts look at London.

[uncle junior]

this guy.....

[bobo746]

Four killed, 10 injured after gunman opens fire during Florida video game tournament

A shooter has killed four people and injured 10 others at a video game tournament being streamed online from a restaurant in a riverfront mall in Jacksonville, Florida, according to police and local media.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a suspect —a white male —was dead at the scene.
"Right now we have no outstanding suspects, we have the scene secure," a spokesman said at a press conference.
He urged locals to stay away from the area.

Four killed, 10 injured after gunman opens fire during Florida video game tournament - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[misskit]

^ Twitch is the company bsnub works for.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...ts/1105163002/

[AntRobertson]

I guess they'll blame this one on video games...

[raycarey]

if you scroll down to the bottom of this link, there is an embedded video of the twitch stream. for some reason i can't post the video here directly.

FYI, the audio is disturbing...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mass-s...-dead?ref=home

[uncle junior]

More guns needed......thoughts and prayers

[Maanaam]

I guess they'll blame this one on video games...

Possibly. The argument will not hold as it was an NFL tournament. If it was a Fortnight or Halo tourney, yeah, the gun nuts will definitely blame it on the game.

Apprently the guy lost and then lost it. We can't stop people losing their tempers, but we can stop the temper-losers from having a gun. Go figure.

Thoughts and prayers...and we need to start arming game arcade owners and game tourney organisers.

[fishlocker]

If there were British here we might shoot them as well.

Ain't that how this all started?

[fishlocker]

Now don't all go cry to the queen.
You know what I'm talking about
Brave Sir Robbins ran away, he ran away to save the day.

[tomcat]

and we need to start arming game arcade owners and game tourney organizers.

...and teachers! Arm the teachers! And the good guys who shoot bad guys! And whites who suspect black teens of trespassing: shoot!...kill 'em all! And women who don't obey, kneecap 'em! And don't get me started on faggots, liberals, snooty educated jackasses and asshole lawyers: rat-a-tat motherfuckers!...

[Klondyke]

Wondering what is the meaning of all the flash lights at all the police cars parked around such events, continuing flashing for hours? (Graciously and luckily, their horns are switched off.)

Perhaps to gave more accent to let the public know how they care for the well being of the citizens (and of not citizens either)?

[SKkin]

don't get me started on faggots, liberals, snooty educated jackasses and asshole lawyers: rat-a-tat motherfuckers!...

put em up against the wall...

Wondering what is the meaning of all the flash lights at all the police cars parked around such events, continuing flashing for hours?

Overtime...$$$

[uncle junior]

Only 9 shootings in Chicago on Friday......


9 shot — 2 fatally — Friday in city shootings

A series of citywide shootings Friday killed two people and wounded seven others over 24 hours, including a man killed in a triple shooting in the South Side Woodlawn neighborhood.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ch...otings-aug-31/

[SKkin]

Only 9 shootings in Chicago on Friday......

Where's Rahm??

[uncle junior]

maga......

DeVos says school funds can be used to purchase guns

The education secretary says she backs 'flexibility' on using federal funding for firearms.


https://thinkprogress.org/devos-says...-8d8db322596f/

[tomcat]

The education secretary says she backs 'flexibility' on using federal funding for firearms.

...of course: first graders might have difficulty wielding an AR15...lighter Beretta pistols are better for crippling a grizzly until teacher can finish it off...

[AntRobertson]

This is just bizarre beyond belief: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/new...ectid=12123094

An off-duty police officer returns to what she allegedly mistakenly thought was her apartment, shot and killed the occupant / owner whose apartment it actually was... !?

[tomcat]

...apparently, she's really sorry...

[uncle junior]

^good enuff....no sense in ruining 2 lives over this...easy mistake really.

[SKkin]

The apartment she entered thinking was hers, wasn't even on the same floor as hers.

There's more to this story methinks...

https://ktla.com/2018/09/09/dallas-p...own-apartment/

Guyger told police she thought she was entering her own apartment not realizing she was on the wrong floor.