The 'Americans Getting Shot' Thread

[birding]

Christmas weekend sees deadly spike in Chicago shootings.

CHICAGO - Police in Chicago said Monday they were investigating 27 shootings -- 12 of them deadly -- that occurred on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, a remarkable spasm of violence there in what already has been a historically bloody year.

Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters that many of the recent shootings appeared to be gang-related.


"We now know the majority of these shootings and homicides were targeted attacks by gangs against potential rival gang members and groups who were at holiday gatherings," Johnson said at a press conference.


"These were deliberate and planned shootings by one gang against another. They were targeted knowing full well that individuals would be at the homes of family and friends celebrating the holiday," Johnson said.


The Christmas weekend violence occurred during a year of record bloodshed in America's third-largest city.
With a week to go before the year is over, more than 750 people have been killed in Chicago in 2016, marking the first time in nearly two decades that the number of homicides has exceeded 700, according to the Chicago Tribune newspaper, which has been tracking the violence.


Christmas weekend sees deadly spike in Chicago shootings - Breitbart

[BobR]

It's difficult to be more pro-gun than I am, but this, like open carry is just plain insane.
There is no legal use or need whatsoever for silencers or any non-criminal reason to have one.

Lend me your ears: Federal bill would remove restrictions on buying silencers
Published time: 10 Jan, 2017 22:19
Gun lobbyists are backing new legislation to make silencers easier to buy. Contrary to expectations the bill, which has the backing of Donald Trump, Jr, wouldn’t be fought as a Second Amendment issue but one of public safety.
The bill, Hearing Protection Act, HR 367 argues that silencers safeguard the eardrums of the nation’s 55 million gun owners. It would remove restrictions on the purchase of silencers for firearms under the National Firearms Act, and eliminate a $200 tax, lengthy paperwork and a nine-month approval process.

The bill was reintroduced in the House by Representative Jeff Duncan (R, South Carolina) and Representative John Carter (R, Texas).

https://www.rt.com/usa/373261-federa...ons-silencers/

[Norton]

There is no legal use or need whatsoever for silencers or any non-criminal reason to have one.

Good for duck hunting. Quietly pick off a whole flock one at a time.

[Slick]

There is no legal use or need whatsoever for silencers or any non-criminal reason to have one.

I have one for a 22LR pistol for the exact purpose listed on the article you quoted.

In a vast majority of states you can legally shoot on your own property as long as you have a backstop. State of Florida thats basically anywhere as for the most part they only have federal firearms laws. I don't use mine for the safety of my own ear drums but for the annoyance of neighbors. I have 17 acres though so its not like I my property is in a suburb, and I could shoot 5.56 all day if I wanted to, but I don't want to annoy everyone. So sometimes I plink with the silenced pistol.

the nation’s 55 million gun owners

There are surely a hell of a lot more gun owners than that no doubt.

Yep, I see nothing wrong with owning a silencer or 3 but of course the only reason to have one is to kill people

[Mr Earl]

There is no legal use or need whatsoever for silencers or any non-criminal reason to have one.

I have one for a 22LR pistol for the exact purpose listed on the article you quoted.

In a vast majority of states you can legally shoot on your own property as long as you have a backstop. State of Florida thats basically anywhere as for the most part they only have federal firearms laws. I don't use mine for the safety of my own ear drums but for the annoyance of neighbors. I have 17 acres though so its not like I live in a suburb, and I could shoot 5.56 all day if I wanted to, but I don't want to annoy everyone. So sometimes I plink with the silenced pistol.

the nation’s 55 million gun owners

There are surely a hell of a lot more gun owners than that no doubt.

Yep, I see nothing wrong with owning a silencer or 3 but of course the only reason to have one is to kill people

You can easily get around the noise issue by using .22 shorts in a revolver (the 22 short doesn't have enough energy to cycle a semi-auto). Hardly any sound at all just a tiny pop. The close up assasin's weapon of choice, or indoor target practice with telephone book.

[birding]

Eight people shot during MLK Day festivities in Miami

Eight people shot during Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations - NY Daily News

[Cujo]

Eight people shot during MLK Day festivities in Miami

Eight people shot during Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations - NY Daily News

Nigs be niggen.

[wasabi]

^ ye man its quiet in the hoods, but if the cops can pin the shooting on some white dude then all hell will break loose and we are gonna burn and loot and make our suffering at the hands of white folks will be shown on international news.

[harrybarracuda]

Whoaaa yeah USA! USA!

It's not safe to let in some old lady from Libya, they are a risk to the 'Merkin people.

But Nutters should be able to buy guns!

Washington (CNN)The Republican-led House voted Thursday to repeal an Obama-era regulation that required the Social Security Administration to disclose to the national gun background check system information about people with mental illness.

The regulation instituted in the final days of the Obama administration required the SSA to share information about those who are considered incapable of managing their own disability benefits due mental illness.
The rule sought to limit the ability of those with mental illness to purchase guns but drew criticism for casting too wide a net and not providing the opportunity for due process. Opponents of the rule, including the National Rifle Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, also said the broad range of reasons that could be used to designate someone for the SSA database include conditions that should not stop a gun purchase.

House rolls back Obama gun background check rule - CNNPolitics.com

[Cujo]

^ Insanity.

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/utah...224315787.html

[Cujo]

Another one

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/23/14...sas?yptr=yahoo

[Hugh Cow]

should let all ISIS members and supporters migrate to the hoods in Chicago. They'd all be dead within a month.

[Storekeeper]

Been following this one for nearly a year now. No arrests made to date.

Coroner: Family of 8 slain feared release of autopsy details | WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio | Columbus News, Weather & Sports

"The case involves seven adults and a teenage boy from the Rhoden family found shot to death at four homes near Piketon on April 22".

[bobo746]

Wisconsin shootings: Police officer, three civilians dead

POLICE say a police officer and three civilians have been killed in a series of shootings in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

Everest Metro Police Chief Wally Sparks said at a news conference the slain officer was from his department and that a suspect was in custody, Fox News reports.
Sparks did not release the officer’s name or the names of the other three dead.
The shootings apparently began as a domestic dispute in a bank.

Wisconsin shootings: Police officer, three civilians dead

[harrybarracuda]

A new study, published March 21 in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), found that between 2006 and 2014, hospitalizations due to firearm injuries cost the US $6.61 billion — an average of $734.1 million per year.

Gun injuries cost the US more than $6 billion over 9 years - Business Insider

[harrybarracuda]

Killeen police are investigating a death on the 800 block of Green Ave. on Thursday around 6 p.m. Officers said the 13-year-old victim was found lying on the floor with a gunshot wound.

When officers arrived on scene, they immediately started performing first aid until paramedics arrived.

The teen was transported to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The teens name has been withheld because he is an juvenile. This is an ongoing investigation.

Police: 13-year-old dies at the hospital after being shot - KTRE.com | Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas

[Troy]

One Person Killed, 15 Injured in a Shooting at a Cincinnati Nightclub

(CINCINNATI) — Police say 15 people were shot and one person was killed when gunfire erupted at a Cincinnati nightclub.

WLWT reports that the shooting was happened about 2 a.m. Sunday at Cameo nightclub.The victims were taken to four area hospitals.
Police have not said whether anyone is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
It wasn't immediately clear what prompted the shooting.













Cincinnati Nightclub Shooting: 15 People Shot, 1 Dead | Time.com

One person has been killed and at least 14 injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio, police said.


At least two gunmen were involved in the incident at the Cameo Night Club, the Cincinnati Police Department said.


Several people have life-threatening injuries, assistant police chief Paul Neudigate told news channel WLWT-TV.


"We are in the middle of a very horrific situation that occurred at the nightclub with multiple victims," Mr Neudigate said.


"It's going to be a long night for our homicide units to investigate," he added.
The shooting happened at about 01:00 (05:00 GMT). Hundreds of people were in the venue at the time, Mr Neudigate said.


Nobody has been taken into custody, CPD sergeant Eric Franz told ABC News. He said police were interviewing multiple witnesses.

Cincinnati nightclub shooting: One dead, 14 injured, police say - BBC News

Anywhere else in the World and you'd think terrorist attack....but not the USA...

... just another couple of nutters?

[Troy]

San Bernardino shooting: Boy, 8, and two adults dead at California primary school

Two adults and a child have been killed in a shooting in a classroom of a primary school in San Bernardino, California, police say.
The suspect shot and killed his estranged wife, a teacher, and wounded two children who were behind her, one of whom died of his wounds.
He then turned the gun on himself, police said.

Police chief Jarrod Burguan described the incident as a suspected "murder-suicide" attempt.

The shooting happened at 10:30 local time (17:30 GMT) at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino county, 60 miles (96km) east of Los Angeles.



The gunman, named as 53-year-old Cedric Anderson, had gained entry to the school as a visitor and kept his weapon concealed until he opened fire in the classroom where 15 children with special needs were being taught, authorities said.
He killed his wife Karen Elaine Smith and fatally wounded eight-year-old Jonathan Martinez, who was airlifted to hospital but later died.

A nine-year-old pupil remains in hospital in a stable condition, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Mr Burguan tweeted shortly after the incident that the suspect was "down" and there was "no further threat". The school was immediately evacuated.

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San Bernardino shooting: Boy, 8, and two adults dead at California primary school - BBC News

[Cold Pizza]

Sure these kids in class will have psychological issues to deal with.

[Neverna]

This was yesterday. Gotta be one of the most bizarre shootings for a while.


Father kills son in shootout over who would walk the dog


A family argument over who would walk the dog turned deadly when a dad shot and killed his son during a wild shootout Sunday in Chicago, police said.

Bullets flew at the South Woodlawn Avenue home in the city’s Burnside neighborhood around 8:20 p.m. after the dispute broke out between the men, ages 43 and 22, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The double shooting was the result of a “fight [between] father & son as to who was going to walk the dog. Both shot at each other,” Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted.

Both men, whose identities were not immediately released, were shot multiple times and the father was critically injured, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The younger man was rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he later died.

Cops discovered two weapons at the scene.

Father kills son in shootout over who would walk the dog | New York Post


It's not clear if both men wanted to walk the dog or neither of them wanted to walk the dog.

[Cold Pizza]

It's not clear if both men wanted to walk the dog or neither of them wanted to walk the dog.

We need to get to the bottom of this.

I'm calling Kojak.

[Troy]

Why go to NY for a cop when you have Jarek Wysocki?

[Cold Pizza]

7 injured, woman died in mass shooting at University City pool; gunman killed by police

BY FOX 5 DIGITAL TEAM
APRIL 30, 2017

7 injured, woman died in mass shooting at University City pool; gunman killed by police | fox5sandiego.com

[Norton]

^"University Towne Center Mall official said their property was not affected by the incident and it was business as usual."
Yep. Just another day in the USA. Nothing to see here.

[Cold Pizza]

^"University Towne Center Mall official said their property was not affected by the incident and it was business as usual."
Yep. Just another day in the USA. Nothing to see here.

Good news.

Those retail profits are remaining steady.