weapon of mass destruction? cmon now....
a semi-auto AR-15 is going to fire just as fast as any semi-auto pistol - as fast as you can pull the trigger (barring bump stocks..).
Some will say this IS NOT the right time to talk gun control. But this is EXACTLY the right time to talk gun control.
Could this have been avoided? Probably not, BUT....
Listening to the audio it was apparent the shooter had weapon(s) of mass destruction on him.
The weapons that our military carry into battle.
THIS MUST STOP!!!!
Making ALL of these guns/weapons illegal and absolutely un-accessabe, un-obtainable, un-purchasable. Weapons only available to the hands of our military IN ACTION.....
Doing THIS would cut down on the carnage.
Not the violence per se, but on the carnage.
If a shooter only has a shotgun or basic hand gun at their disposal then when the shooting begins the victim(s) have more time to run away, hide, get away from the danger.
But when the shooter opens up with multiple shots per second as is the case with assault weapons, everyone within eye site will be gunned down. PERIOD!
No time for a victim to respond, no time to get out of the way, no time to run.
Until we address and BAN these assault weapons of mass destruction, until that day comes we will lose a lot of innocent children and adults meantime.
There is definitely a connection here. Dots easily connected.
And action that MUST take place from congress, but don't hold your breath.
Our NRA controlled congress and legislators are as guilty as the shooters themselves.
To take no action when action could have been taken, you become a co-conspirator.
This shooter should get life in prison, at least, and so should any congress man or woman that refuses to address and pass gun control to ban these assault weapons.
Toss them ALL into prison.
This is your America, ugly as it is.
(fake news) Actually infowars says the shooter was dressed like a communist and supported Isis.(/fake news) Exactly how does one dress like a communist? Was he wearing socialist underwear or something?But her emails!! Infowars says it's a false flag operation and that there was only one ambulance shown in news footage and that muslims were involved. We should be talking about second hand smoke instead!!
The twisted mindset to kill indiscriminately is the core issue here and a person like this will always find a way to do their deed.
True and we should wait until all of the facts are in before we try to lay blame on people apart from the trigger man.We don't have to help them with an environment that is conductive and almost supportive of their behavior right up until the point they pull the trigger.
True and we should wait until all of the facts are in before we try to lay blame on people apart from the trigger man.
There isn't a realistic way to halt it from happening in this fashion, as any reasonably intelligent or desperate person is going to make it happen, regardless. Steps need to be taken to get in front of incidences like this, unfortunately I have no idea what that looks like.
I know that guns in the wrong hands are enablers of mass harm, however, I also know that each circumstance is different and that the facts are germane.It really is too soon. We don't know what mass shootings have in common.
Not saying he WAS radicalized, but look at the bottom middle picture here. He's searching "Allahu Akbar".Where was he radicalized?
If he was an Isis sympathizer he would already know what it meansNot saying he WAS radicalized, but look at the bottom middle picture here. He's searching "Allahu Akbar".
i wonder - if the news showed pictures of dead kids gunned down and laying in the school hallways in pools of blood, would preventing these tragedies gain more public interest?
because right now it's just a body count, a nameless faceless body count that's relatively small compared to some of the other shootings.
and everyone except the locals just goes "huh" and forgets about it after a couple days.
I created an app that automatically generates a thoughts and prayer emoji when a school shooting happens.
Saves a lot of time.
Just gotta figure out pricing.
Are you serious? Have a link for that??NRA just tweeted that "with Remington filling for bankruptcy, this is just the event we need to stage a turnaround."
NRA just tweeted that "with Remington filling for bankruptcy, this is just the event we need to stage a turnaround."
There really is no answer.
We have guns readily available. Mental illness is more common. Add the two and it's a deadly mix. I expect we will see many more mass shootings. The Prez will go on TV and give his little speech. The NRA will put out their statement that guns aren't the issue, blah blah blah blah.
Are you serious? Have a link for that??
His staff did the thoughts and prayers. Tweet was too well constructed to be orange shit-stain himselfDid Trump do his normal "Thank the first responders" statement?
Asking for a friend who is in the middle of "school shooting" bingo.
Hadn't thought of that. The killer maybe decided on a Valentine's Day Massacre?Did fine this one the NRA tweeted out a few hours before the massacre. They deleted because they don't have the balls to stand by their convictions.
http://popculture.com/2018/02/14/nra-tweet-promoting-guns-valentines-day-gift/