Air Zombie Meat
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Maybe he was trying to suicide by cop but for whatever reason it didn't work out that way.
Then again, maybe he was just batshit insane.
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Shooter with AR-15 at Houston's Bush Airport (suicide, no other deaths)
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Maybe he was trying to suicide by cop but for whatever reason it didn't work out that way.
Then again, maybe he was just batshit insane.
They always have been.
It really is. My first time there it felt like I had stepped off the aircraft and 40 years into the past. Almost surreal and not at all what I was expecting.
I agree. At least this guy appears to have gotten the murder-suicide time line correct: suicide first, then start working out the details for the murders
Hopefully, no one else was hurt.
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The Autumn Wind
*scratches head*
why?!
it's really this but I'm sure we will see alot other comments from people ... " gun to protect..." blah blah blah
Sup.
Actually the last time I was in Turkey they did that.
Yeah, that would make more sense but this is 'murica we are talking about.
GoldenEye 007
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The guy wanted to commit suicide in a public fashion. He was mentally unstable enough to want to do something like that. What type of control do you think combats against that?
GungHo
Single-handedly caused Exxon-Mobil to sue FOX, start World War 3
You clearly have never flown through Newark.
Deified Data
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Saw an ad for a documentary on CNBC, "AR15: America's Gun".
This could be an edgy new marketing strategy, guys.
Mandatory psych evaluations every few years to renew your permit.
But if regulation doesn't solve every incident of gun violence in America, what's the point, right? What's the point of regulating anything?
This could be an edgy new marketing strategy, guys.
Mandatory psych evaluations every few years to renew your permit.
But if regulation doesn't solve every incident of gun violence in America, what's the point, right? What's the point of regulating anything?
What the fuck does that even mean?
CoffeeJanitor
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This defeatist attitude won't get us anywhere.
As a Houstonian our airport is really ugly and mediocre. 
But I guess that's not what this is about.
Glad there are no victims other than the apparent shooter. Wonder why he shot in the air instead of at people...
Despite the economy booming, Texas mentality is fuck infrastructure.
It's really a shame because things could really become amazing down here, but nope..
But I guess that's not what this is about.Glad there are no victims other than the apparent shooter. Wonder why he shot in the air instead of at people...
Despite the economy booming, Texas mentality is fuck infrastructure.
It's really a shame because things could really become amazing down here, but nope..
Oh I don't know. If only it were possible to have something where we could "check" someone's past and mental stability, their "background" if you will. Sadly it's only 2013 and such technology is far beyond us.
Bush Intercontinental? I mean, it's not the best in the world or anywhere near that but ghetto isn't a word I would use to describe it.
It means that the airport is unkempt and just looks nasty.
Yeah that's ridiculous.
GungHo
Single-handedly caused Exxon-Mobil to sue FOX, start World War 3
I think (hope) he means it's just dirty and run down.
LAX is also on my shit list. I could probably do a whole thread on GungHo's shittiest airport experiences. Domestic and international.
Totally untrue in this instance. I've been to quite a few.
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I was looking for this thread. Was thinking about making it 30 minutes ago. Crazy news!
GungHo
Single-handedly caused Exxon-Mobil to sue FOX, start World War 3
Maybe he thinks it's Hobby.
Ya if someone thinks Bush is bad they'd probably be unable to step into Hobby.
Probably got frustrated because the air marshal couldn't hit a stationary target.
GoldenEye 007
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Are you looking to get me to agree with your sarcasm? Because I've never suggested that at all. Like ever. Unfortunately we don't have the means to predict what another human will do. We're notoriously unpredictable. I do want increased regulations and standard background checks. But I'm not sure I agree with forcing people to undergo mental evaluations that otherwise have not demonstrated a requirement for one. Now, if it turns out this guy had a history of documented mental issues, then of course that needs to be addressed.
And I believe AR-15/AKs account for roughly 2% of gun incidents/crimes in the US. They're popular but they're not really the go to weapon for everyday crime.
GoddyofAus
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You've never played "No Russian", have you?
My thoughts as well. Houston has two major airports.
Arrowgigantic
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Pistols are very inaccurate weapons in a quick-shoot situation past even just 20 feet. That's what makes ARs so much more deadly, they're much more accurate at distance because of the long barrel and the holding stability.
It has a pistol grip therefore it is so much more lethal than other guns obviously.
I never fired a fucking shot. Fuck that mission
GoddyofAus
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Then you know exactly what I mean. It is scary to think how close that mission came to becoming non-fiction in this instance.
Deified Data
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I did expect you to agree, yes. I apparently misread your stance.
I don't particularly care if gun owners are inconvenienced by a psych evaluation every now and again if it saves even one life. On a long enough timeline, it will.
Arrowgigantic
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All that tells you is we have way too much gun crime in the US. Think about every news story recently with an AR (Aurora, Sandy Hook, this one, and a few others) and then realize there were 49 other stories with no AR involved.
BattleMonkey
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So wait...he just walked in.....Strolled in, unchallenged, into an International Airport with an AR15.
Says he walked in and a Marshall fired at him. So no he didn't exactly just walk in.
I hope this will cause them to rethink that. They need to implement security check points at the entrance or highway exits to the airport.
GoldenEye 007
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It has little to do with convenience but more forcing someone to undergo a psych evaluation with no prior reason to do so could very likely be a violation of their civil rights. But I'm not a law expert.
BattleMonkey
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That would create a huge jam of traffic outside the airport which is already hella crowded. Would also make things a huge hassle for every little thing.
Most airports have cops outside as well either way. But having two gates of security at an airport?
Please don't give anyone ideas.
GungHo
Single-handedly caused Exxon-Mobil to sue FOX, start World War 3
When was the last time you drove to an airport?
Joel Was Right
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MK Ultra agent. The government yet again pushing their anti-gun agenda.
Didn't you already get your wrist slapped for info wars stuff? Or is that if you just link to it, in which case you're just enjoying skating that line ;D?
GoldenEye 007
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No it says they are rarely ever used in crime. Both in percentage and actual number. There are millions of ARs out there.
This is a quick search, but out of a Washington DC CBS affiliate, the FBI reported in 2011 there was a total nationwide murder count of 363 from rifles in general. So that isn't the AR-15 alone, but all rifles combined including hunting rifles, AKs, etc.
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