Ongoing US Mass Shooting Thread

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Still deciding? Why wouldn't they charge her? That is ridiculous.

Because if you make the decision to let your population carry guns in order to prevent crime this is what preventing crime looks like.

[speede5]

Originally Posted by Drak

51% White and 23% non-white. Aren't 26% missing?

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by speede5

51% White and 23% non-white. Aren't 26% missing?

No, the poll is saying that 51% of whites and 23% of non-whites report living in a household with guns. It's the same reason why male + female also doesn't add to 100%.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Flacker

RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) still exists and are the national police of Northern Ireland. Their dislike of Catholics probably stems from having their cars, and police stations shot at, or blown-up, for a couple of generations. Thankfully, most of that violence is behind them.

That's incorrect, they were replaced by the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland).

The RUC was a giant mess, and being a Republican and encountering a RUC officer was much like being black and coming across the LAPD. Well, probably a lot worse than that. There was lots of evidence suggesting the RUC may have aided the UDF and UFF/UDA (terrorists).

The PSNI was formed to attempt to provide a non-partisan police force, with affirmative action to ensure it had enough Catholic/Republican officers, although still protestant dominated, and still subject to a lot of criticism from Catholics/Republicans.

That place is largely a mess, although much, much better than it used to be.

[Tsawwassen]

Here we go again....

This time from Flagstaff, Arizona


Deadly Shooting Reported on Northern Arizona University's Flagstaff Campus

A deadly shooting occurred on Northern Arizona University’s Flagstaff campus early this morning, and the suspected shooter is in custody, according to a university spokesperson.

One person died and three others were wounded in the shooting, the spokesperson said.
It's unclear what sparked the shooting, which took place near Mountain View Hall, a dormitory which houses most of the campus' students involved in Greek organizations.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/deadly-shoo...ry?id=34363113


http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/northern-arizona-university-campus-shooting-leaves-1-dead-3-wounded-1.3264096

[Thor]

Pfft only 1 dead, 3 injured... Pleaasse get back to me when its over 10, and preferably school children.

[ernie]

See this is what Ben Carson was saying. He'll just wait for the next one to go visit people if he were president. Or in another GOP candidates words "stuff happens".

[CroFlames]

Yikes, I just passed through Flagstaff the other day.

I guess gun people will argue it's not a "mass" shooting, so nothing to see here folks. Just your run-of-the-mill scenario of a citizen protecting himself. Carry on.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by Tsawwassen

Here we go again....

This time from Flagstaff, Arizona


Deadly Shooting Reported on Northern Arizona University's Flagstaff Campus

A deadly shooting occurred on Northern Arizona University’s Flagstaff campus early this morning, and the suspected shooter is in custody, according to a university spokesperson.

One person died and three others were wounded in the shooting, the spokesperson said.
It's unclear what sparked the shooting, which took place near Mountain View Hall, a dormitory which houses most of the campus' students involved in Greek organizations.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/deadly-shoo...ry?id=34363113


http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/northern-arizona-university-campus-shooting-leaves-1-dead-3-wounded-1.3264096

NBC interviewing one of the students.

female student - we're still all in shock

male student behind her - "shaking his head".. I'm not!!

Crazy.

[OMG!WTF!]

I graduated from NAU. If ever there was a sleepy campus. Kid was probably from Tucson. Although AZ does have a lot of rural gun nuts.

[afc wimbledon]

Apparently it was a fist fight between two groups of students then one of them pulled out a gun and shot.
That'll teach the guberment, no King George in Arizona by crickey

[T@T]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

Apparently it was a fist fight between two groups of students then one of them pulled out a gun and shot.
That'll teach the guberment, no King George in Arizona by crickey

Punch me in the head I shoot you dead.

1. And then go to jail for life

[wittynickname]

And it wasn't enough to have one shooting incident at a school in the US today, so we had to have another incident at a student housing facility on campus in Texas.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/49094...after-shooting

The shooting occurred late Friday morning in the parking lot outside University Courtyard Apartments, which is on the edge of campus. The shooting prompted officials to temporarily put the school on lockdown.

Investigators say one student was killed and another person was wounded. Police say they have at least two people in custody for questioning and don't consider it an active shooting investigation.

Yep, more guns are the answer. Clearly.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by wittynickname

And it wasn't enough to have one shooting incident at a school in the US today, so we had to have another incident at a student housing facility on campus in Texas.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/49094...after-shooting





Yep, more guns are the answer. Clearly.

Just wait till next August when a new Texas law starts allowing concealed handguns on school campuses. It's coming in on the 50-year anniversary of the Austin University sniper shootings with the slogan "50 years + 1 day too late".

They are truly sic in Texas.

[AcGold]

Originally Posted by Thor

Pfft only 1 dead, 3 injured... Pleaasse get back to me when its over 10, and preferably school children.

poor taste man. Jeselnik and Stanhope wouldn't say that.

[PeteMoss]

Interesting article here on school shooters and scary if the theory is right.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...ign=pockethits

In the day of Eric Harris, we could try to console ourselves with the thought that there was nothing we could do, that no law or intervention or restrictions on guns could make a difference in the face of someone so evil. But the riot has now engulfed the boys who were once content to play with chemistry sets in the basement. The problem is not that there is an endless supply of deeply disturbed young men who are willing to contemplate horrific acts. It’s worse. It’s that young men no longer need to be deeply disturbed to contemplate horrific act

[Senator Clay Davis]

Most Americans agree: More guns = good thing. God Bless America

A majority of Americans, 56%, believe that if more Americans carried concealed weapons after passing a criminal background check and training course, the country would be safer

http://www.gallup.com/poll/186263/ma...ons-safer.aspx

[Thor]

Originally Posted by AcGold

poor taste man. Jeselnik and Stanhope wouldn't say that.

Not sure if sarcastic, but that is pretty much the reaction now in the news in the US since these mass shootings are so commonplace.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Most Americans agree: More guns = good thing. God Bless America



http://www.gallup.com/poll/186263/ma...ons-safer.aspx

Also water is wet.


Honestly, it is a mind set thing that will never change.

I am sacred for the country my nephews will grow up in.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Most Americans agree: More guns = good thing. God Bless America



http://www.gallup.com/poll/186263/ma...ons-safer.aspx

Those people should have to volunteer to be the 1st responders for these types of situations:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/albuque...shot-1.3281775