Ken Masters
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some of you do, but MANY others will do exactly that and rush to load up on ammo and guns
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School Shooting at Elementary School in Connecticut [27+ dead including 20+ children]
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some of you do, but MANY others will do exactly that and rush to load up on ammo and guns
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Yes, that is how we know the gunman was insane. This does not mean the entire country is insane. Should all of Norway be locked down because of what Breivik did? No. We have a fuckton of people in our country. A lot of chances for one of them to be a sociopath. Yes, the balance between liberty and safety is a difficult one, but throwing around malicious characterizations of an entire nation in instances where the checks in place fail is absurd. Calm yourself.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Disgusting.
SniperHunter
Banned
holy fucking shit!!
AFAIK mental health issues tend to spring up around that time.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
I'm gonna go with the machines that are designed to injure and kill other living things.
Fuck CNN, seriously. Let those kids go home and be with their families in peace. I don't know how they can even comprehend what they just went through.
I was wondering about this.
Perhaps there's too many young adults with a lack of empathy at that age?
I dunno, they're bat-shit insane, can't make sense of that.
Deified Data
Banned
I'm having a hard time trying to understand why ANYONE would shoot at an elementary school...besides it being an easy target
He was sick.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Heartbreaking. Just found out about this and I have tears in my eyes. As a parent of young ones I'd probably be bawling if I weren't at work.
The Elite
BOSS
I can't claim to be in the same mindset of those parents but I still can't imagine letting anyone shove a camera and microphone in my kid's face to discuss the murder of their classmates. No fucking way.
They aren't going to be making the best decisions after whats just happened to them.
As a gun owner and enthusiast even i agree that it's fucking stupid and needs regulation.
I don't deny that we need better regulation.
Christ I'm on the verge of tears. Sick and dying kids are the one thing in this planet that gets to me more than anything else, and typically that's referring to kids with terminal illnesses.
This is on a whole different level. I don't even know what to say. Thoughts are with the families, jesus it must be terrifying for them. Especially not knowing if your child was one of the victims.
I honestly hope hell is real and this guy rotting at the very bottom of it.
This is on a whole different level. I don't even know what to say. Thoughts are with the families, jesus it must be terrifying for them. Especially not knowing if your child was one of the victims.
I honestly hope hell is real and this guy rotting at the very bottom of it.
TacticalFox88
Banned
Holy fuck. The pictures in the press conference.
Jesus.
Jesus.
killer rin
Member
Well, Fuck. My hearts out to those affected.
teruterubozu
Member
I guess it's the ultimate "goodbye and fuck you" to society to destroy something so innocent and cherished on your way out
Either that or just complete delusion...
You hear a lot about people stop taking their meds and losing it. Not making any assumptions on this situation though...
freenudemacusers
Member
I think we can excuse parents right now, they are all probably completely in shock and out of their heads. Blame the people asking in the first place.
Conference:
911 at 9:30
Shooter search began as soon as they arrived. Evacuation right away.
Entire school searched.
No information until "proper notification" about deaths.
Scene is secure. Many agencies are working together. Public not in danger
No questions.
Well that was short..
911 at 9:30
Shooter search began as soon as they arrived. Evacuation right away.
Entire school searched.
No information until "proper notification" about deaths.
Scene is secure. Many agencies are working together. Public not in danger
No questions.
Well that was short..
Great post. Thanks for the contribution.
You have to get a guardian's consent for a minor to be interviewed.
gutterboy44
Member
Sounds like the shooter was 20 years old so it was all likely legal firearm ownership. Early reports are a .223 rifle, so this is the resistance he had at acquiring the rifle in his state;
So in other words, zero resistance. Walk in and buy, nothing else required other than to be 18. That doesn't strike even the most hardline gun advocates as a little fucking lax? Takes more effort to get a god damn fishing license in NYS.
So in other words, zero resistance. Walk in and buy, nothing else required other than to be 18. That doesn't strike even the most hardline gun advocates as a little fucking lax? Takes more effort to get a god damn fishing license in NYS.
Agreed, this thread shouldn't be about gun control.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Oh fuck. How did I not hear about this earlier?
Jesus. fuck. =(
Jesus. fuck. =(
I'm not going to argue, but if they truly were not in the right state of mind and were in the state of sorrow, they wouldn't have put their kids on tv. Just saying.
FamousLastX
Member
Well that press conference provided absolutely no new information, but I suppose that was to be expected.
Really? Wow. Shame on them.
acheron_xl
Member
Violent crime rates peak young and fall off with age.
malingenie
Member
Schizofrenia is known to have a mid to late 20s average age of onset.
Good luck paying for that. They're laying off teachers left and right. You think school districts can afford a security force at all their schools?
obijkenobi
Member
I agree. I'm not a parent, but I do volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters. I can't imagine how anxious/terrified/emotional I'd be if this happened in the local school that my Little goes too.
Fox News literally just pulled the video games card.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Totally unacceptable.
States already have a hard enough time enforcing the screening laws already on the books effectively. Allowing them to buy them without any checks at all is just a slap in the fucking face.
Considering how easy background checks are (it's just a phone call to the state or whoever and they run a background check... the decision comes down very quickly), that's pretty shocking to know. I'm disgusted.
That said, I haven't heard of any of these mass murderers acquiring their guns from gun shows. Fortunately. That needs to be addressed before it does happen, though.
Treythalomew
Member
The motherfucker used this gun:
How is this legal?
Coward.
Just saw this. WTF is that thing and why do people own it.
Harry Potter
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The motherfucker used this gun:
How is this legal?
Coward.
Where are you getting this from? 2 handguns is all I've heard of.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
This type of bullshit is stupid and unwelcome.
BlazingDarkness
Member
I'd imagine specific classrooms were shot at, as oppose to a wider area, so you'll see most not with blood etc
That's fucking sick.
The motherfucker used this gun:
How is this legal?
Coward.
wtf is this from the press conference?
You Are Viewtiful
Member
Except political bickering leads to nowhere 99% of the time, so how much better is it than a constant state of mourning? At least after mourning people can be more united in their views and have a greater sense of team work to solve the problem.
Politicizing the issue especially when emotions are running high is ultimately useless and irrational. Not to mention parents will most likely not agree with the politicians that are using their kids in their pawn game. How insulting and classless.
Again, you have to get a guardian's consent to interview a child on camera. Common policy, even for journalism students.
JeTmAn81
Member
The motherfucker used this gun:
How is this legal?
Coward.
This reminds me of that assault pencil pic that's been going around Facebook:
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