Ongoing US Mass Shooting Thread 2

[Derek Sutton]

Ugh, Murica. News outlets with various reports on fatalities, lets hope it is only 2, "just" 2 would be a miracle.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1529200166175227904

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Might be worthwhile to share a source, since ABC news is reporting 2 dead as shown above.

Sandy Hook ten years ago. America loves a reboot.

I'm watching ABC news on TV, but I'm sure you can go to their webpage

[Senator Clay Davis]

It's Texas, I expect every teacher will be forced to be armed with an AR-15 by the end of the week, as the "solution" here.

[Wormius]

It’s America,there could have been two mass shootings on the same day.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

It's Texas, I expect every teacher will be forced to be armed with an AR-15 by the end of the week, as the "solution" here.

Give it a few hours and they'll be back talking about the important stuff - like complaining about people complaining about Ricky Gervais trans jokes.

[nik-]

I mean, it's super sad and all, but the really important thing is that we don't politicize this tragedy.

#GOPthings

[PeteMoss]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-elem...l_twitter_abcn

Fourteen students and a teacher are dead after a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to Gov. Greg Abbott.

The 18-year-old suspect, a student at Uvalde High School, is also dead, he said.

"He shot and killed horrifically and incomprehensibly 14 students and killed a teacher," Abbott said during an unrelated press briefing.

[Senator Clay Davis]

I imagine this will be deleted soon, but yeah, God Bless and all that ####

https://twitter.com/user/status/659427797853536256

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

Seems a bit much. US is a safe country.

Originally Posted by mikephoen

Sure, compared to Afghanistan I guess. But it's the 36th most dangerous country in the world according to this ranking:

https://worldpopulationreview.com/co...rous-countries

It's way behind anywhere in Western Europe. It's barely ahead of Saudi Arabia.

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

I assume he's not vacationing in gangland Baltimore. The worry was random attacks which is a rare risk.

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Incidence of Canadians being assaulted or killed while abroad (per 100,000 visits):

India 7.5

Jamaica 3.6

Mexico 2.1

Cuba 1.5

Italy 0.8

World average 0.5

UK 0.3

U.S. 0.03


https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/how-sa...broad-1.975932

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Numbers shake out differently looking at murders only. Five year tally by country is:

Mexico 25
U.S. 22
Jamaica 17
Philippines 13
Burkina Faso (!) 10

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/more-c...road-1.5734627

U.S. rate is still very low when you consider the enormous number of trips (20 million a year) while the number in Jamaica is alarming considering the much small number of visits (300k). No idea what the heck was going on in Burkina Faso.

None of this seems to logically be consistent when you see news of things like the below:

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

Just coming in, 16 shot and 2 kids confirmed dead an a Texas elementary school.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-elem...ry?id=84940951

I don't think Texas elementary schools or concerts on the Las Vegas strip are equivalent to Baltimore gang land.

I think anytime people try to go on and wax poetic about the state of America and how safe things are, within the juxtaposition of the most guns per capita and gun deaths per capita and then advent of mass shootings (on basically a daily basis), things aren't adding up here.

[activeStick]

I mean, stats are stats, so there is that. But with every mass shooting down in that 3rd world country and especially when it's a gunman entering a school and killing kids, I move further and further away from the US being a safe place from being shot, relatively.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

It's Texas, I expect every teacher will be forced to be armed with an AR-15 by the end of the week, as the "solution" here.

Arming teachers alone won't fix anything. They are also going to need lots of thoughts and prayers.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

https://twitter.com/user/status/868122822610223105

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by activeStick

I mean, stats are stats, so there is that. But with every mass shooting down in that 3rd world country and especially when it's a gunman entering a school and killing kids, I move further and further away from the US being a safe place from being shot, relatively.

As horrific of a thing this is to say, as a tourist, it’s not like you’re going into an elementary school, so shootings like this really shouldn’t sway you one way or the other. They certainly should sway you MORE than a shooting at a mall or shopping center.

[activeStick]

I'm hoping now that this investigation doesn't reveal again that authorities at one point talked to this 18 year old in the past but deemed him not a threat to the public...

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

I imagine this will be deleted soon, but yeah, God Bless and all that ####

https://twitter.com/user/status/659427797853536256

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

https://twitter.com/user/status/868122822610223105

Do clowns like this sexually pleasure themselves with their guns? Their entire identity is guns. ####ing sickening.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by activeStick

I'm hoping now that this investigation doesn't reveal again that authorities at one point talked to this 18 year old in the past but deemed him not a threat to the public...

It doesn't matter, nothing matters, nothing changes, it's the US

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

It doesn't matter, nothing matters, nothing changes, it's the US

When Sandy Hook didn't wake up the nation, nothing will. Or maybe it did, but the lobbyists are just too powerful. Either way, nothing changes.

[activeStick]

The Sheriff (I think) made a quick statement as they are still investigating, so didn't take questions. He did make sure to ask people to have the victims in their prayers though. Glad they're still making sure to keep thoughts and prayers at top of mind.

[Roast Beef]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

It's Texas, I expect every teacher will be forced to be armed with an AR-15 by the end of the week, as the "solution" here.

Gotta arm the students. AR-15’s for every kindergarten and elementary school kid. Body armor in the coat closet.