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I don't know much about Brian Thompson and there's no info yet on the shooter or his/her motives (this person has yet to be captured) but this is fucked up. I fully support gun ownership but we do need to address gun violence which I have always believed is a symptom of the much larger mental crisis problem in this country.

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it's hard to talk about solutions that could potentially have kept this from happening without knowing who the shooter is, and thus knowing nothing about their history or mental issues etc. but it is tragic regardless.
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zombie wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:00 am it's hard to talk about solutions that could potentially have kept this from happening without knowing who the shooter is, and thus knowing nothing about their history or mental issues etc. but it tragic regardless.
Agree. This might not be related to mental health at all but shouldn't have happened. I feel terrible for this mans family.
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That was a targeted hit
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Billy Balls called Jimmy Smalls, whacked the poor schlub in broad daylight.
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Best guess is this guy felt deeply disaffected by the Healthcare company and lost his mother or a loved one because they couldn't afford whatever lifesaving procedure was needed and someone died because of it.

But a total guess.
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Lazerus wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 9:50 am I fully support gun ownership but we do need to address gun violence which I have always believed is a symptom of the much larger mental crisis problem in this country.
Conceal carry for all will solve a lot of problems.

You are also 19x more likely to be stabbed to death than killed with a gun. We have a serious utensil problem in this country. :P
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I wouldn't trust most people to even tie their shoes properly, but lets give them all hidden little secret harbingers of death.
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Reign in Blood wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:28 pm I wouldn't trust most people to even tie their shoes properly, but lets give them all hidden little secret harbingers of death.
U rite. Nobody brings guns to a gun free zone.
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Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:32 pm
Reign in Blood wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:28 pm I wouldn't trust most people to even tie their shoes properly, but lets give them all hidden little secret harbingers of death.
U rite. Nobody brings guns to a gun free zone.
Yeah, and let's turn every mild mannered pre-school teacher into Rambo who just wants to teach a kid the ABCs for fuck sakes. You gun nuts are fucking retarded, just don't.
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there will never and should never be conceal carry for all american citizens. we'll all be in hell, if that happens. :P
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Reign in Blood wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:36 pm
Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:32 pm
Reign in Blood wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:28 pm I wouldn't trust most people to even tie their shoes properly, but lets give them all hidden little secret harbingers of death.
U rite. Nobody brings guns to a gun free zone.
Yeah, and let's turn every mild mannered pre-school teacher into Rambo who just wants to teach a kid the ABCs for fuck sakes. You gun nuts are fucking retarded, just don't.
Nobody said gun carrying is mandatory. Lmao.
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zombie wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:39 pm there will never and should never be conceal carry for all american citizens. we'll all be in hell, if that happens. :P
Not sure if you noticed, but the majority of mass shootings are committed by people who obtain guns illegally and commit the crimes in areas where guns are strictly prohibited.
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Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:40 pm
zombie wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:39 pm there will never and should never be conceal carry for all american citizens. we'll all be in hell, if that happens. :P
Not sure if you noticed, but the majority of mass shootings are committed by people who obtain guns illegally and commit the crimes in areas where guns are strictly prohibited.
i understand that. what is your point?
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zombie wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:42 pm
Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:40 pm
zombie wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:39 pm there will never and should never be conceal carry for all american citizens. we'll all be in hell, if that happens. :P
Not sure if you noticed, but the majority of mass shootings are committed by people who obtain guns illegally and commit the crimes in areas where guns are strictly prohibited.
i understand that. what is your point?
What is this hell you speak of?
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Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:42 pm
zombie wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:42 pm
Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:40 pm
zombie wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:39 pm there will never and should never be conceal carry for all american citizens. we'll all be in hell, if that happens. :P
Not sure if you noticed, but the majority of mass shootings are committed by people who obtain guns illegally and commit the crimes in areas where guns are strictly prohibited.
i understand that. what is your point?
What is this hell you speak of?
the hell where any idiot can hide a gun on their person in public. someone sees a shooter or potential shooter and fires at them. panic ensues. more idiots pull their gun to fire. that would be just one such version of hell.
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Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:39 pm
Reign in Blood wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:36 pm
Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:32 pm
Reign in Blood wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:28 pm I wouldn't trust most people to even tie their shoes properly, but lets give them all hidden little secret harbingers of death.
U rite. Nobody brings guns to a gun free zone.
Yeah, and let's turn every mild mannered pre-school teacher into Rambo who just wants to teach a kid the ABCs for fuck sakes. You gun nuts are fucking retarded, just don't.
Nobody said gun carrying is mandatory. Lmao.
If that were to happen, you wouldn't want the teachers trained and packing, even a little 6 shooter? School shootings are a big problem.
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zombie wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:45 pm
Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:42 pm
zombie wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:42 pm
Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:40 pm
zombie wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:39 pm there will never and should never be conceal carry for all american citizens. we'll all be in hell, if that happens. :P
Not sure if you noticed, but the majority of mass shootings are committed by people who obtain guns illegally and commit the crimes in areas where guns are strictly prohibited.
i understand that. what is your point?
What is this hell you speak of?
the hell where any idiot can hide a gun on their person in public. someone sees a shooter or potential shooter and fires at them. panic ensues. more idiots pull their gun to fire. that would be just one such version of hell.
Luckily when you register for a gun they generally don't allow "any idiot" to own a gun. Luckily too, the states with the least strict gun laws have the least amount of gun crime. Pretty easy pattern to follow for safety imo.
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i think the answer runs deeper than just allow more people to play rittenhouse.
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Reign in Blood wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:47 pm
Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:39 pm
Reign in Blood wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:36 pm
Jason wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:32 pm
Reign in Blood wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:28 pm I wouldn't trust most people to even tie their shoes properly, but lets give them all hidden little secret harbingers of death.
U rite. Nobody brings guns to a gun free zone.
Yeah, and let's turn every mild mannered pre-school teacher into Rambo who just wants to teach a kid the ABCs for fuck sakes. You gun nuts are fucking retarded, just don't.
Nobody said gun carrying is mandatory. Lmao.
If that were to happen, you wouldn't want the teachers trained and packing, even a little 6 shooter? School shootings are a big problem.
Exactly. So if a teacher is a registered gun owner, he or she should be allowed to conceal their weapon at school in the event of a school shooting...

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