Mass Shootings

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At least 2 children killed and 17 people injured in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school Mass

Children ages 6 to 14 are being treated for injuries at a Minneapolis-area health care system, with at least two in critical condition.
At least fourteen of those injured are children.

Why?

We may never know. The shooter is dead, self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Why is there never talk about the Well Regulated part of the Second Amendment as opposed to the Not be Infringed part?

Yeah, I've often wondered about that and even brought it up in an LNF thread. Hell, the first three words are "A well regulated". I've also pointed out that at the time those words were written, the only "arms" that existed were single shot muzzle or breech loaded long guns and pistols and cannon. The gun nuts never could seem to grasp those concepts.

Side note: this morning I read that the TN state Supreme Court has ruled a recent TN law restricting the carrying of rifles and shotguns and concealed firearms without a permit in public places like parks and playgrounds is unconstitutional. Bottom line......TN legislature passes a law allowing concealed carry without a permit and allowing 18-20 year olds to carry concealed weapons, but restricting them from parks and playgrounds was just too restrictive.

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Yeah, I've often wondered about that and even brought it up in an LNF thread. Hell, the first three words are "A well regulated". I've also pointed out that at the time those words were written, the only "arms" that existed were single shot muzzle or breech loaded long guns and pistols and cannon. The gun nuts never could seem to grasp those concepts.

Side note: this morning I read that the TN state Supreme Court has ruled a recent TN law restricting the carrying of rifles and shotguns and concealed firearms without a permit in public places like parks and playgrounds is unconstitutional. Bottom line......TN legislature passes a law allowing concealed carry without a permit and allowing 18-20 year olds to carry concealed weapons, but restricting them from parks and playgrounds was just too restrictive.

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms in order to slaughter children at playgrounds (not to mention at pre-class Mass), shall not be infringed.

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Tulsi Gabbard accuses Jen Psaki of 'hatred of God' after Minneapolis school shooting remarks

... Psaki said: "Prayer is not freaking enough. Prayers does not end school shootings. Prayers do not make parents feel safe sending their kids to school. Prayer does not bring these kids back. Enough with the thoughts and prayers." Her post garnered over 15 million views on X.

Hero.

Gabbard responded: "So why is it that people like Jen Psaki and others have such a spontaneous visceral negative reaction to those who are praying to God for refuge, strength, and for the wellbeing of the victims of this heinous attack? Because they do not believe in God or His love."

"Their response is rooted in their hatred of God," Gabbard added. "They want to be God, so they view Him as their competitor. They are agents of darkness and hatred, and the light of God’s love is a threat to their dark ambitions."

True "hatred of God" is exploiting her/him by distorting the words of others and advancing wild conspiracy theories.

She tied her criticism to more policy causes for the Democrat Party, calling transgender rights "insanity and darkness"

Resort once again to whining about transgender is ironic when it's a distraction from her own ammosexuality.

and citing Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous line: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

More irony, given that MAGA = White supremacy. Plus, thoughts and prayers have not and cannot drive gun violence down, only reasonable gun control can do that.

Republicans quickly rallied behind Gabbard.

MAGA = Lockstep whining

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Psaki’s dismissal of prayer was "utterly disrespectful" and urged her to pray for the grieving families instead.

Psaki never said that she wouldn't, dummy. She's just making the point that it isn't sufficient. Action is needed, too, ammosexual.

Vice President JD Vance added on X: "Why would Jen Psaki attack people for praying when those children were literally praying as they were murdered?" ...

You just made Psaki's point, moron. Prayer is NOT enough. This is the GQP's leading prospect for 2028???!!!

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Police arrested a 13-year-old in Washington state who had ‘everything ready to go’ for a mass shooting


Authorities found 23 firearms along with ammunition when they arrested a 13-year-old boy who allegedly had "school shooter ideations" in his Washington state home last week. - Pierce County Sheriff’s Office

Parkland, Washington, a suburb of Tacoma. Parkland, Florida, a suburb of Miami is where the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting killed 17 people and injured 18 others on Valentine's Day in 2018.

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A key question is how did a 13 years old accumulate this kind of arsenal? I suspect there had to be some parental involvement.

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A key question is how did a 13 years old accumulate this kind of arsenal? I suspect there had to be some parental involvement.

That's a huge question.

Sounds like the parents are in some weird ass denial and pretty off too. They need to be charged with neglect/child endangerment even though thankfully a real crime had yet to be committed.

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BTW

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BTW
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I didn't read about it and didn't see it on TV until very late in the day.

Shooter dead, 2 other students in critical condition after shooting at Colorado high school: Sheriff
The shooter had a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the sheriff's office said.

A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.

The gunfire at Evergreen High School broke out at about 12:24 p.m., according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

Same county as Columbine.

... One of the wounded students remained in critical condition and another was listed in stable condition as of Wednesday evening, according to law enforcement officials.

... The sheriff's office said the suspect was armed with a revolver handgun....

I'm glad it wasn't a semi-auto rifle. TV news: 47th school shooting this year.

BlueSky posts:

Yes, thank you! My sympathy is with those children & their families, not a misogynistic Nazi & instigator of violence!

Seriously? On a day that there was a school shooting in his state, Polis honors a guy who said that mass shootings are the price we pay for "freedom"?!

Prove that you deserve better, Colorado.

WTH have we become? my boys (now 20 & 23) want the hell out of this country! I am scrambling to figure out how to do it!
What a nightmare because we have a bunch of f*ucking #MAGAIDIOTS who voted for this living HELL!
Their #ORANGEKING, who wears diapers and rapes little girls is their savior

Tomorrow might be the first day I fly a flag outside of my house since the last election. Full mast.

Sending you love from a nearby Colorado neighbor. Jared Polis has proven to be an embarrassment, but the PEOPLE of Colorado are with you.

Kirk wasn't a dedicated elected official or public servant. He wasn't a veteran. He didn't serve society by doing charitable works. He was a far-right activist. Would a far-left activist be honored similarly? This Coloradan is mad as hell.

I hope your son and his friends are getting the help they need and I’m sorry he had to suffer this terror.
Also, fuck your governor and Kirk.

Wrapping Charlie Kirk with the victims of 9/11 is vile and disgusting.

I’m so sorry, I hope you, your family, your kid and all of those kids and teachers and families get the support they deserve. This should never have happened and their outrage and grief should be expressed every time children are in danger from guns in this country.

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Sunday.




Hmmmm,
PickMup truck with huge American flags.

Must be a another crazed leftist.

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Sunday.

https://x.com/cnnbrk/status/1972327395341328610


Hmmmm,
PickMup truck with huge American flags.

Must be a another crazed leftist.

https://x.com/Angry_Staffer/status/1972338725826056336

Mormon Church, might be a "real" xtian attacker?

Saturday:

Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say

A 40-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly pulling up on a boat to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opening fire, killing three and injuring at least eight others.

Nigel Edge was arrested Sunday and charged with three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder, and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, Southport Police Chief Todd Coring said at a Sunday morning news conference. Police think Edge acted alone and said the attack was “highly premeditated.”

Wannabe SEAL?

The extent of all the injuries is unknown, but at least one of the victims “is now clinging for their life,” Jon David, district attorney for North Carolina’s Judicial District 5, said Sunday.

Additional charges are still possible, Coring said. Edge was taken into custody when the US Coast Guard encountered his boat after the attack, according to Oak Island Police Chief Charles A. Morris II, who added that the suspect is an Oak Island resident and known to police.

His escape plan was not “highly premeditated.”

The shooting in a small, idyllic waterfront community adds to the growing list of bars, restaurants, shopping centers, schools and other venues in the US generally thought of as safe that have experienced gun violence. There have been at least 320 mass shootings – defined as when at least four people are shot, not including the shooter – in the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

“Evil has come ashore in Southport, North Carolina,” David said, describing the community as a place where violent crime is “virtually nonexistent.”

“Evil" is well armed thanks to the GQP.

... Many of the victims of the shooting appear to be out-of-towners on vacation, David said....

The anti-tourism activists in Barcelona use water guns.

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Sunday.

https://x.com/cnnbrk/status/1972327395341328610


Hmmmm,
PickMup truck with huge American flags.

Must be a another crazed leftist.

https://x.com/Angry_Staffer/status/1972338725826056336

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mul ... 28391.html

... Sunday's (Michigan) shooting appears to be the second incident involving a Marine veteran in less than 24 hours. In North Carolina, another Marine veteran (Iraq) was charged in connection with a mass shooting that killed three people and left at least eight others injured at a riverside bar on Saturday....

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Hmmmm,
PickMup truck with huge American flags.

Must be a another crazed leftist.

Yeah, not to mention the Trump sign on his fence, his Trump t-shirts (including one he had a few years ago "Make Liberals Cry Again") and the conversation he had a few days ago with a guy running for council in Burton in which he expressed his hatred for Mormons and called them "antichrist."

I'm sure the Trump spin machines are working overtime already.

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I'm sure the Trump spin machines are working overtime already.

They'll be very busy invading Portland and Chicago and pretending this never happened.

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Attribution fixed:

Sunday.

https://x.com/cnnbrk/status/1972327395341328610

Hmmmm,
PickMup truck with huge American flags.

Must be a another crazed leftist.

https://x.com/Angry_Staffer/status/1972338725826056336

Mormon Church, might be a "real" xtian attacker?

Nailed it.

Yeah, not to mention the Trump sign on his fence, his Trump t-shirts (including one he had a few years ago "Make Liberals Cry Again") and the conversation he had a few days ago with a guy running for council in Burton in which he expressed his hatred for Mormons and called them "antichrist."

I'm sure the Trump spin machines are working overtime already.

Trump Declares Shooting at Mormon Church in Michigan ‘Appears to Be Yet Another Targeted Attack On Christians’

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

I have been briefed on the horrendous shooting that took place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The FBI was immediately on scene, and will be leading the Federal Investigation, and providing full support to State and Local Officials. The suspect is dead, but there is still a lot to learn. This appears to be yet another targeted attack on Christians in the United States of America. The Trump Administration will keep the Public posted, as we always do. In the meantime, PRAY for the victims, and their families. THIS EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE IN OUR COUNTRY MUST END, IMMEDIATELY!

Oooh he was so close. Here:
This appears to be yet another targeted attack by MAGA Christians in the United States of America.

Fixed that for him.

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Say it ain’t so.

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Say it ain’t so.

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But but he was a "responsible gun owner".

Friday night in America: HS football and . . .

6 dead in a shooting after Mississippi homecoming game

... Some 20 people were injured in the gunfire after people gathered in the downtown area following the game, Mississippi state Senator Derrick Simmons said. Of those, four were in critical condition and were flown from a hospital in nearby Greenville to a larger medical center in the state capital, Jackson, Simmons told The Associated Press.

... The Gun Violence Archive says that so far this year, the U.S. has seen more than 330 mass shootings — in which four or more people were shot.

Saturday night in America:

4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says

... Among the injured, four were in critical condition at area hospitals....

Mississippi "wins".

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Mississippi "wins".

Dunno,

Isn't that the second mass shooting in a South Carolina coastal town in a month?

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Mississippi "wins".

Dunno,

Isn't that the second mass shooting in a South Carolina coastal town in a month?

Good point, and it had the SEAL team flash of a waterborne assault. However, Mississippi had 2 other Homecoming shootings that killed 2 or 3 total.
https://apnews.com/article/mississippi- ... 6a10ed57c6

Let's give Mississippi the weekend and South Carolina the month.