Topic: Today's shooting - The Sandy Hook Memorial Thread - Thoughts and Prayers

[tubby]

Suspect is an old Asian dude.

[Mister Flip Flop]

Reported as hate crime aka racist attack

Where did you read that? The guy they are looking for is Asian who shot other Asians.

[nayia2002]

 

Not seen that, where did ya read it?

Mentioned on sky news this morning

[Boston always unofficial]

CNN is reporting some kinda standoff with a dude in a van that maybe connected to the shooting.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Reported as hate crime aka racist attack

Always is unless the shooter lacks melanin.

[BarryCrocker]

CNN is reporting some kinda standoff with a dude in a van that maybe connected to the shooting.

Person in van deceased from what is being reported as a self-inflicted gunshot. Police yet to determine if that is their suspect.

Unusual that there are two bullet holes in the window of the van.

[thejbs]

Where did you read that? The guy they are looking for is Asian who shot other Asians.

I read some conjecture that this might a China v Taiwan independence thing like a shooting last year.

[stoopid yank]

And....another one just 2 days later, 7 people dead Half Moon Bay, CA, (where the Mavericks surf break is)

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/half-moon-bay-california-shooting-1-23-23/index.html

[TepidT2O]

I was in half moon bay in the summer.. beautiful place… hard to imagine how such a place could have this happen…

[Jiminy Cricket]

I was in half moon bay in the summer.. beautiful place… hard to imagine how such a place could have this happen…

Yeah. I was there in 2008 for a few days. Small and lovely. I expect the locals thought mass shootings is a problem of larger towns and cities.

[capt k]

And....another one just 2 days later, 7 people dead Half Moon Bay, CA, (where the Mavericks surf break is)

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/half-moon-bay-california-shooting-1-23-23/index.html

Incredible,  The Half Moon Bay attack is the 37th mass shooting in just 24 days, according to Gun Violence Archive.

37 in 24 days.. and nothing  will change the minds of the NRA minions.."its my god given right"

[TepidT2O]

Yeah. I was there in 2008 for a few days. Small and lovely. I expect the locals thought mass shootings is a problem of larger towns and cities.

Sam’s Chowder house get a visit?

[Jiminy Cricket]

Sam’s Chowder house get a visit?

Ive a crap memory. And it was 15 years ago. I don't think so, but I'll ask my wife tomorrow. What I recall most was the strange B&B where we stayed, run by a man with a beard wife. They had her really crap paintings on the wall for sale at really rather high prices. He also had a hissy fit about us leaving the front door unlocked all night, when were in long before it was due to be locked. Twat.

[DangerScouse]

Broadened out to include all deaths from gun violence, not including suicides, 1,214 people have been killed before the end of the first month of this year, including 120 children. That is likely to increase to tens of thousands by the end of 2023 – the figure for 2022 is 20,200.
In comparison, the latest data from the UK showed that in the course of an entire year ending in March 2022, 31 people were killed by firearms. The UK’s population is 67 million to the US’s 333 million.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/24/tragedy-upon-tragedy-why-39-us-mass-shootings-already-this-year-is-just-the-start

[Boston always unofficial]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64684350.
Small Mississippi town,i wonder how many of them have guns for protection?

[lobsterboy]

My heart fucking sinks every time I see this thread bumped.
Just so awfully regular these days.

[Ghost Town]

"We don't have a lot of violent crime here. This is shocking," said Sheriff Lance. "I never dreamt that we would deal with something like that here."

If you allow people to own firearms you need to expect to deal with something like this. It's only a matter of time, wherever you are.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

If you allow people to own firearms you need to expect to deal with something like this. It's only a matter of time, wherever you are.

Top of the bbc article sums it up.

"Watch: 19 year old saw man with a shotgun and grabbed his pistol"

[Red Beret]

Jon Stewart eviscerates Republican on gun control laws.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/wxjglx5PTsw&amp;ab_channel=BrianTylerCohen" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/wxjglx5PTsw&amp;ab_channel=BrianTylerCohen</a>

[Elmo!]

Jon Stewart eviscerates Republican on gun control laws.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/wxjglx5PTsw&amp;ab_channel=BrianTylerCohen" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/wxjglx5PTsw&amp;ab_channel=BrianTylerCohen</a>

Worth watching the whole interview.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/tCuIxIJBfCY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/tCuIxIJBfCY</a>

"This is not an anecdote John, this actually happened"

 

[stoa]

In the final bit you can actually see how angry Jon Stewart gets at this imbecile. The US need loads and loads more people like Stewart in positions of power. Problem is even with a 180 degree turn in the attitude towards guns and gun ownership that issue won't go awy any time soon...

[Red Beret]

America. Where getting a gun is likely easier than registering to vote.

[Chakan]

That’s why it’ll never change. When faced with their hypocrisy they just barrel right through it. They don’t fucking care.

[John C]

John Stewart is absolutely brilliant there. And it's such a shame, such a powerful argument won't gain any traction over there. Fucking nutters.

[BarryCrocker]

John Stewart is absolutely brilliant there. And it's such a shame, such a powerful argument won't gain any traction over there. Fucking nutters.

I always feel so angry when I see Jon Stewart interviews.

[Red Beret]

I love how Jon drags the phrase "register" out of this fucker over voting, and skewers him on the "government's duty to protect" kids.

[PaulF]

Worth watching the whole interview.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/tCuIxIJBfCY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/tCuIxIJBfCY</a>

"This is not an anecdote John, this actually happened"

 

I'm not totally sure I like his approach to persuasion. But I'm impressed by it.
What totally freaked me though is his claim that firearms cause more child deaths than cancer or road accident.
(Nb I'm not disputing his claim. I've just not checked it)

[Mumm-Ra]

I'm not totally sure I like his approach to persuasion. But I'm impressed by it.
What totally freaked me though is his claim that firearms cause more child deaths than cancer or road accident.
(Nb I'm not disputing his claim. I've just not checked it)

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc2201761

This corroborates it, apparently firearms got ahead of car accidents for the first time in 2020. Homicides really spiked in 20/21 so it might dip back into second place. Overdoses are up there too.

[Boston always unofficial]

At least 6 dead at Christian school in Nashville Tn. Shooter dead as  well.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nashville-shooting-covenant-school-03-27-23/index.html.

[Mumm-Ra]

At least 6 dead at Christian school in Nashville Tn. Shooter dead as  well.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nashville-shooting-covenant-school-03-27-23/index.html.

Female shooter, wow - never happened before to my knowledge

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Female shooter, wow - never happened before to my knowledge

Only one I can think of is the chick that I don't like mondays is based on

[AndyMuller]

At least 6 dead at Christian school in Nashville Tn. Shooter dead as  well.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nashville-shooting-covenant-school-03-27-23/index.html.

Ya’ll know the dance.

Thoughts and Prayers.

[FlashGordon]

Ya’ll know the dance.

Thoughts and Prayers.

T's and P's.

[stoopid yank]

Only one I can think of is the chick that I don't like mondays is based on

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Elementary_School_shooting_(San_Diego)

You are correct. We only do remakes now.

[Mumm-Ra]

Never knew that was what the song was about 

She killed 2, wounded 9 - only had a .22LR rifle, nothing like the power of an AR-15.

[shank94]

I love how Jon drags the phrase "register" out of this fucker over voting, and skewers him on the "government's duty to protect" kids.

What do you have to do? x5

Maddeningly simple answers but their mouth stays shut.

[stoopid yank]

Now it turns out it was a transgender, ( biological female. )
The right is really going to have a field day with this:
 "The gays really are coming for our children" "They attacked a Christian school"

[Chakan]

Now it turns out it was a transgender woman, ( biological male. )
The right is really going to have a field day with this:
 "The gays really are coming for our children" "They attacked a Christian school"

Ah fuck. The right is going to go absolutely ballistic.

[GreatEx]

Adopting right wing debating tactics in reverse, I think it's clear America needs to ban all guns in case they fall into the hands of a trans person. No point doing anything about gender treatment because those people will always find a way. Only a total gun ban can work.

[Chakan]

Adopting right wing debating tactics in reverse, I think it's clear America needs to ban all guns in case they fall into the hands of a trans person. No point doing anything about gender treatment because those people will always find a way. Only a total gun ban can work.

Nah they'll carry right on, the NRA will jump at this chance to promote more guns, because looks the crazy trans people have them!! Only a good american with a gun can stop the crazy trans people.

This is gonna sound terrible, but this is a republican's wet dream. Marjorie Green, Boebert and the like have been waiting for this day.