The American mass shooting thread
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Interesting read
America’s gun problem: How 2023 is on track to becoming the most dangerous year
Maine in the US was left shell-shocked when a gunman killed 22 people and injured dozens in two shootings. This incident again throws the spotlight on America’s arms obsession – in the past nine months, there have been 565 such tragedies, making 2023 the deadliest year of gun violencewww.firstpost.com
So 43,000 die every year from gun violence. And 107,000 died last year from drug overdose. Something's seriously wrong.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Indeed, neither that nor gun control look very likely though.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
we here in NYC tried, but ...
apnews.com
Judge strikes down recent NYC rules restricting gun licensing as unconstitutional
A federal judge has struck down recent provisions of New York City's gun restrictions as unconstitutional, saying officials have been allowed too much discretion to deny gun permits to people deemed “not of good moral character.”
apnews.com
petee
no gods, no malarkey
meanwhile that guy in Maine is still on the loose. could be a while ...
www.google.com
Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the wilderness for 27 years | Michael Finkel
The long read: At the age of 20, Christopher Knight parked his car on a remote trail in Maine and walked away with only the most basic supplies. He had no plan. His chief motivation was to avoid contact with people. This is his story
spring-peeper
Well-Known Member
seriously?
the link show the product and how to put it puzzle together - lots of guns to choose from
fun for the whole family
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
His social media ‘likes’ also tell a bit of a story:if only someone could of seen it coming,
he was sectioned for telling people he wanted to shot up his national guard station
(apologies for Twitter link, the guy has replies locked down so I couldn’t ’unroll’ it).
For those not able to view, it’s basically a load of MAGA / anti-vax / Musk shite. Plus a random BBC story about a zebra.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
There's another 4 paragraphs of this:
One is quite enough. Can only imagine what levels of fuckery he uses to justify slaughter.
ohmyliver
poppin' like a cork
surprised there's not more crypto stuff... becaues they're usually crypto-fascists as well.
isvicthere?
a.k.a. floppybollocks
Interesting that this poster should suggest that not wanting to carry a gun equates with "coward". Not sure I would be interested in hearing his explanation for this.
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
editor
hiraethified
The problems are caused by social disfunction + right wing NRA cunts + guns. Take away the guns and the murder rate would shrink massively.
isvicthere?
a.k.a. floppybollocks
Also, in paragraph 4, he claims: "There is no gun legislation on earth that can prevent criminals and crazy people from acquiring guns." Actually, there is, in the majority of countries "on earth". Just not the USA.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
er... our gun laws are quite tough but crims can get guns easy enough it seems, eg
2008: Firearms: cheap, easy to get and on a street near you
2018: Firearms and fury: The rise of gun crime in the UK
2023: Military-grade weapons which can fire 15 bullets in under a second on UK streets
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
The gun-nut's argument relies on black-and-white thinking in order to work. While it is technically true that criminals will always have access to firearms to some degree, that doesn't mean that such access can't be made harder when there isn't an over-saturated legal market for firearms and a gun culture that thinks securely storing such weapons is for weak liberals.
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
Also the people who do mass shootings tend not to be career criminals so may not have the contacts necessary to get illegal firearms.
Then there is what guns they can get, a person with a pistol is bad, but one with a collection of automatic rifles is a lot worse.
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petee
no gods, no malarkey
i await their comments.
Hours before the rampage, the Senate voted 53-45 to adopt an amendment making it easier for veterans with mental disabilities to get guns. The Department of Veteran Affairs is currently required to send the names of veterans who need assistance managing their benefits to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
The amendment adopted on Wednesday, introduced by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), overturns this requirement. "My amendment would prevent government workers from unduly stripping veterans of their right to bear arms," Kennedy said. "Every veteran who bravely serves our country has earned VA benefits, and it's wrong for the government to punish veterans who get a helping hand to manage those resources."
Hours before the rampage, the Senate voted 53-45 to adopt an amendment making it easier for veterans with mental disabilities to get guns. The Department of Veteran Affairs is currently required to send the names of veterans who need assistance managing their benefits to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
The amendment adopted on Wednesday, introduced by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), overturns this requirement. "My amendment would prevent government workers from unduly stripping veterans of their right to bear arms," Kennedy said. "Every veteran who bravely serves our country has earned VA benefits, and it's wrong for the government to punish veterans who get a helping hand to manage those resources."
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
meanwhile that guy in Maine is still on the loose. could be a while ...
Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the wilderness for 27 years | Michael Finkel
The long read: At the age of 20, Christopher Knight parked his car on a remote trail in Maine and walked away with only the most basic supplies. He had no plan. His chief motivation was to avoid contact with people. This is his story
They caught him. At last check he was living with his brother, working part time and being a model, if unhappy citizen.
<edited to add>
He broke society's most sacred rule in its demand on everyone to be "normal."
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petee
no gods, no malarkey
and, right as rain ...
Media Matters found numerous heavily followed verified accounts claiming that the tragedy was actually a “false flag” attack that was staged or orchestrated by the government.
Media Matters found numerous heavily followed verified accounts claiming that the tragedy was actually a “false flag” attack that was staged or orchestrated by the government.
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JimW
支那暗杀团
Found dead having shot himself: Law enforcement official tells Associated Press that Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead
petee
no gods, no malarkey
trot website has the most thorough report
"His fascist politics were well-known to some members of the community. In an interview with NBC, local resident Liam Kent said that the Card family lived on “basically a compound” in Bowdoin.
“The family and Robert, they’re all gun fanatics,” Kent told NBC. “For all intents and purposes, they are very much associated with right-wing militias. It’s known in the town to stay away from them and not approach them.”
Kent recalled when he was younger going to the store as a child and seeing Card at a nearby weigh station with a dead deer. Kent said Card was “grinning, covered in blood with a gun still strapped to his body.” "
Right-wing US Army soldier massacres 18 people in Lewiston, Maine
Robert Card, a 40-year-old US Army Reservist, has been identified as the perpetrator of the deadliest mass shooting in the history of Maine and in 2023, so far.
www.wsws.org
"His fascist politics were well-known to some members of the community. In an interview with NBC, local resident Liam Kent said that the Card family lived on “basically a compound” in Bowdoin.
“The family and Robert, they’re all gun fanatics,” Kent told NBC. “For all intents and purposes, they are very much associated with right-wing militias. It’s known in the town to stay away from them and not approach them.”
Kent recalled when he was younger going to the store as a child and seeing Card at a nearby weigh station with a dead deer. Kent said Card was “grinning, covered in blood with a gun still strapped to his body.” "
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
The 18 victims:
Joshua Seal, 36
Bryan MacFarlane, 41
Bob Violette, 76
Lucy Violette, 73
Tricia Asselin, 53
Michael Deslauriers, 51
Arthur Strout, 42
Bill Young, 44
Aaron Young, 14
Peyton Brewer-Ross, 40
Billy Brackett, 48
Steve Vozzella, 45
Joseph Walker, 57
Maxx Hathaway, 35
Tom Conrad, 34
Jason Walker, 51
Ron Morin, 55
Keith Macneir, 64
Joshua Seal, 36
Bryan MacFarlane, 41
Bob Violette, 76
Lucy Violette, 73
Tricia Asselin, 53
Michael Deslauriers, 51
Arthur Strout, 42
Bill Young, 44
Aaron Young, 14
Peyton Brewer-Ross, 40
Billy Brackett, 48
Steve Vozzella, 45
Joseph Walker, 57
Maxx Hathaway, 35
Tom Conrad, 34
Jason Walker, 51
Ron Morin, 55
Keith Macneir, 64
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
It's really weird to consider those killed 'the' victims and ignore the many injured. Don't the 13 wounded meet your criteria?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
A good guy with a gun:
www.theguardian.com
A veritable hero of our times
Man kills himself instead of carrying out US amusement park shooting, police say
Colorado authorities say heavily armed 20-year-old found dead at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park during closing hours
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
A good guy with a gun:
A veritable hero of our timesMan kills himself instead of carrying out US amusement park shooting, police say
Colorado authorities say heavily armed 20-year-old found dead at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park during closing hours
If only others were so unselfish
likesfish
You can't park here sir
Canada does have a lot of guns but it's mostly hunting rifles for hunting elk and moose and things not people.
the US has lots of handguns for self defence and the ar15 is the most popular rifle it's not much good for hunting anything bigger than a coyote and is marketed as a tactical rifle and a way to protect your family form the horde
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if you sell the fantasy that you need an ar15 to stop the red coats or black people or antifa hordes from descending on you don't be surprised that every so often somebody with a screwed loose decides to go out in a blaze of glory
the US has lots of handguns for self defence and the ar15 is the most popular rifle it's not much good for hunting anything bigger than a coyote and is marketed as a tactical rifle and a way to protect your family form the horde
.if you sell the fantasy that you need an ar15 to stop the red coats or black people or antifa hordes from descending on you don't be surprised that every so often somebody with a screwed loose decides to go out in a blaze of glory
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