Mass Violence in America: the All Inclusive Thread

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Teelie]

Too bad he did not do that before the massacre and they maybe had a cop in charge who would do his job to save more lives.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Aceves's father later told investigators that his son has a history of mental illness, had stopped taking his medication years ago and had spent time in a mental health facility on two occasions when he was 16. Family members were worried when they learned he had purchased a gun. (Federal background checks conducted in Texas do not flag mental health admittance for juveniles.)

 

[:eek:]

Highland Park shooting leaves multiple hurt along parade route, sources say; Fourth of July events canceled - ABC7 Chicago

 

[Gee]

Highland Park shooting leaves multiple hurt along parade route, sources say; Fourth of July events canceled - ABC7 Chicago

Of course there's a shooting during a Fourth of July parade...

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

Nothing more American than a shooting on Independence Day

 

[InCali]

Well....the OBVIOUS way to fix this problem is to "harden" parades and arm Tuba players. Nothing stops a bad guy with a gun like good guys and gals with guns. Provide a heavy police presence so people feel "safe". Note to black folk......don't attend "safe" parades.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Manhunt underway for gunman after mass shooting at July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois | CNN

Firearm evidence was found on the rooftop of a business in Highland Park, police commander Chris O'Neill said. The firearm was a "high-powered rifle" and the attack on parade attendees appeared to be "random" and "intentional," said Christopher Covelli, spokesman for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force.

Authorities described the suspect as a white man between 18-20 years old with a small build, long black hair and wearing a T-shirt. They described the suspect as "armed and dangerous" and advised people to shelter in place.

A total of 31 people were transported to two hospitals, according to NorthShore University Health System spokesperson Jim Anthony. The vast majority had gunshot wounds, while other injuries were caused in the chaos after the shooting, he said.

Gun Violence Archive

 

[squeekness]

Nothing more American than a shooting on Independence Day

Yup, we are some wild buckeroos. We need therapy.

 

[InCali]

Yup, we are some wild buckeroos. We need therapy.

I'll settle for gun control.

Or armed Tuba players.

 

[Iceman]

It’s so frequent in the US that one story gets drowned out by the next newer one.

 

[Drizzle]

It’s so frequent in the US that one story gets drowned out by the next newer one.

It's sadly true. The only ones that seem to linger in people's minds for a while are shootings where kids make up a majority of the victims and even then it hasn't made much of a difference.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[squeekness]

He looks 12 years old.

 

[Morg]

NRA Posts Appallingly Insensitive July Fourth Greeting Day Of Mass Shooting

 

[samsnee]

You can’t expect sensitivity from the depraved

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Gee]

The Independence Day ended the same way it started... 'Murica!

 

[antsman41]

Too many doors at these parades.

 

[Detective Conan]

 

[Teelie]

But guns are more important than lives.

 

[Boom]

Pro Life Party.

 

[InCali]

I’m not one to judge people by their appearance, but am I the only one who thinks that just about every one of these nut jobs looks FING bat S crazy?