Should there just be a "Mass shooting in the US" sticky thread?

[tvstrip]

I don't mean to be stoic, but we're still in the middle of a global pandemic and we've had our second in less than a week.
And to be pragmatic, I don't think any of us really believe that a POTUS change is going to do anything.

This week:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Boulder_shooting

And there were 7 reported shootings with multiple victims between the Atlanta shootings last week and this one on Wikipedia alone.

I mean, there's not just one, but 2 wiki pages for mass shootings in the US PLUS one for every year...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States

 

[gmase]

Should there be a thread? In a perfect world, no! We're far from perfect though.

Watching the local news interview people in the aftermath of the Boulder incident, quite a few said "We never thought it would happen in Boulder." It seems to be a common refrain after these events. We need to wake up, realize it can happen anywhere, and either do something about it or just learn to accept everyone's 'thoughts and prayers'.

 

[Theopolis Q. Hossenffer]

Or perhaps this is the answer?

https://www.atfmachinegun.com/

https://otbfirearms.com/nfa/transferable-machine-guns/

That'l stop them Drug Dealin Rats

 

[gmase]

Late night: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/arts/television/stephen-colbert-boulder-shooting.html

Colbert:
Let’s regulate guns the way we regulate alcohol and cars. You got to be 21, you got to pass a test to get a license, you got to have a registration and insurance for your gun. If you move to a new state, you got to do the whole damn thing all over again. And you can’t go out loaded.”

Meyers:
I heard an anchor this morning call the events in Boulder ‘unimaginable.’ That’s probably a word we can retire. When something happens three or four times a week, it is no longer unimaginable. Sadly, we’re at a place where common sense gun laws and political action are the things — they are the things that have become unimaginable.”

 

[gmase]

Oh my:

 

[tvstrip]

Oh my:

That reminds me, has there really been that much anti-immigration rhetoric? Or does that only apply when the immigrants are from certain nationalities?

 

[gmase]

That reminds me, has there really been that much anti-immigration rhetoric? Or does that only apply when the immigrants are from certain nationalities?

Since all of the mass shootings have been by domestic terrorists, we haven't needed to point the finger elsewhere. This guy was 21 and his family emigrated from Syria US in 2002 (he would have been a toddler upon arriving). I would believe him to be domestic.

 

[Theopolis Q. Hossenffer]

He might still be Muslim though

 

[tvstrip]

Since all of the mass shootings have been by domestic terrorists, we haven't needed to point the finger elsewhere. This guy was 21 and his family emigrated from Syria US in 2002 (he would have been a toddler upon arriving). I would believe him to be domestic.

He's still an immigrant, and I can't shake the feeling that there are tons of people out there who want to shift the blame.
Could you imagine if this guy was Hispanic? Or as bubb says, he turns out to be Muslim? He could have been a newborn and I don't know if it would have made a difference for those people.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

Almost had another shooting today. Lucky his back teeth were floating as the retard got grabbed up exiting the can. Speculators speculate...

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/24/us/atlanta-man-with-guns-supermarket-publix/index.html

 

[John_8581]

Good old Michael Douglas here in Falling Down (1993)

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Let's see. In Colorado alone, we've had Eric Harris, and Dylan Klebold, James Holmes, Scott Ostrem, and now this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shootings_in_Colorado

You can regulate or deregulate the owning of guns all you want. The bottom line is that nut jobs will be nut jobs. There is no end to that.

 

[gmase]

Let's see. In Colorado alone, we've had Eric Harris, and Dylan Klebold, James Holmes, Scott Ostrem, and now this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shootings_in_Colorado

You can regulate or deregulate the owning of guns all you want. The bottom line is that nut jobs will be nut jobs. There is no end to that.

Thank you for the trip down memory lane. It must the be altitude or something.

Or as bubb says, he turns out to be Muslim?

He is - at least culturally.

 

[gmase]

Almost had another shooting today. Lucky his back teeth were floating as the retard got grabbed up exiting the can. Speculators speculate...

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/24/us/atlanta-man-with-guns-supermarket-publix/index.html

He didn't want to be caught with wet trousers when he was getting his perp walk.

 

[Theopolis Q. Hossenffer]

"You can regulate or deregulate the owning of guns all you want. The bottom line is that nut jobs will be nut jobs. There is no end to that." John_8581

My thoughts is not the fact that a certain portion of the populous is just nuts, it is making it harder for them to be actively nuts. Harder to kill 10 people with a hunting knife vs an AK47. I once saw a BIG Pickup truck with the bumper sticker that said " If we can't have guns, can we use Swords?" Explains a good portion of the mentality doesn't it?

 

[gmase]

"If we can't have guns, can we use Swords?"

Yes.

 

[tvstrip]

"If we can't have guns, can we use Swords?" Explains a good portion of the mentality doesn't it?

Funny thing, when you look at Japanese Criminal Law, their weapons offences usually group firearms with katanas (or any traditional Japanese blade). I would ROFL if US crim law was eventually amended to look like its Japanese counterpart.

It's literally titled "Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law"
銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法

(Hey, we can post in other languages now - COOL!)

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

Almost had another shooting today. Lucky his back teeth were floating as the retard got grabbed up exiting the can. Speculators speculate...

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/24/us/atlanta-man-with-guns-supermarket-publix/index.html

He didn't want to be caught with wet trousers when he was getting his perp walk.

I just assumed he was putting his Klan robe on.

 

[Theopolis Q. Hossenffer]

I just assumed he was putting his Klan robe on.

No sillly man. Antifa costume.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

No sillly man. Antifa costume.

One theory is as good as another inside this venue. I was having fun playing along to The Six Degrees Of White Supremacy.

 

[gmase]

Hey! My afternoon jaunt to King Soopers this afternoon was quiet.