Mass Violence in America: the All Inclusive Thread

[terry78]

Um, this looks like cops confronted a dude and he started returning fire. I don't know this situation fits under the type of mass shooting most of us think of.

It was trending on the news like it was. It's a huge story but if if warrants its own thread I don't know.

 

[MovieSlave]

If it's drug/gang related this won't stay in the media long.

 

[Schlosser85]

I’m surprised this guy surrendered.

My ex lives like around the block and was giving me a play by play earlier.

 

[Teelie]

He shot 6 cops who all were wearing vests and no one was seriously injured. It skirts the line of "mass shooting" in that way but fortunately no one died and no one was grievously harmed. Even the shooter got out unharmed.

 

[terry78]

Dave Chappelle to host benefit concert for Dayton shooting victims - CNN

 

[Schlosser85]

Mass shootings reported in Odessa and Midland, Texas.

 

[Schlosser85]

Police are searching for two men in a hijacked post office truck driving around shooting people in Midland and Odessa.

Multiple people shot in Odessa, Texas, area, police say

 

[terry78]

They really think they're gonna get far in a government vehicle that everybody will be looking for?

 

[terry78]

5 dead and 21 injured

 

[squeekness]

Suicide by cop. Too bad he chose to take the innocent along with him.

 

[Lighthouse]

Republicans: "Our thoughts and prayers are with Odessa."
Translation: "We just need to wait out the news cycle and everyone will forget about it till the next one."

 

[Lighthouse]

Oh, and a 17 month old baby was shot in the face too. Too bad there was no good guy with...oh 3 officers were shot?

 

[terry78]

I got into a debate with some people on another forum I frequent that is not moderated as well as this one and every argument was "what about Chicago?"

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I got into a debate with some people on another forum I frequent that is not moderated as well as this one and every argument was "what about Chicago?"

So a rather racist forum.

 

[terry78]

It didn't use to be, it's about video games. Suddenly they're everywhere.

 

[Holiday]

Oh, and a 17 month old baby was shot in the face too. Too bad there was no good guy with...oh 3 officers were shot?

Yeah, that no one was able to shoot someone in a moving vehicle from their moving vehicle is definite proof that open and concealed carry laws don't work.

 

[Teelie]

And Texas just loosened their gun laws. They see guns are a problem and thought it was a great idea to make them even easier to bring into more places. To solve shootings, you need more people who can shoot other people.

 

[Lily Adler]

And Texas just loosened their gun laws. They see guns are a problem and thought it was a great idea to make them even easier to bring into more places. To solve shootings, you need more people who can shoot other people.

Doesn't matter what they do. La Pierre is going to shut it down.

 

[MovieSlave]

So a rather racist forum.

I've been out of the loop and not sure what's up with Chicago recently. Confused as to what they are saying that makes it racist.

 

[terry78]

I've been out of the loop and not sure what's up with Chicago recently. Confused as to what they are saying that makes it racist.

They're using the shootings in Chicago to justify the ones around the country

 

[MovieSlave]

They're using the shootings in Chicago to justify the ones around the country

Like the average crime shootings or was there a shooting like this one?

 

[Teelie]

Chicago has a lot of black people (and just people in general) and a lot of guns so when someone is shot there it's somehow justification for how other places (with less black people) have gun violence too and that it means regulating guns is pointless.

Chicago isn't supposed to have a gun problem because gun regulations are stronger there but when you can go next door to another state with much more lax gun laws and get it there it doesn't do much good.

The logic is baffling and a distraction though.

 

[B]

I'm at a loss for words that "Mass Shootings in America" now has it's own thread to umbrella them all together.. that alone should tell you there's a massive problem.

 

[terry78]

Seth Ator Identified as Odessa Gunman

 

[Holiday]

Chicago has a lot of black people (and just people in general) and a lot of guns so when someone is shot there it's somehow justification for how other places (with less black people) have gun violence too and that it means regulating guns is pointless.

Chicago isn't supposed to have a gun problem because gun regulations are stronger there but when you can go next door to another state with much more lax gun laws and get it there it doesn't do much good.

The logic is baffling and a distraction though.

This isnt accuate at all. You can't buy a handgun out of state anywhere unless you're military stationed in that state.