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Torus34

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Again, we wake up to news of a shooting, this time at a FedEx location. There are enough deaths to rate mention on some of the news outlets. What will not be noted by most is that these 8 deaths are unusual in that they occurred all at once in one location. It usually takes two whole hours for 8 Americans to die of gunshot during any part of an average day. 8 more die in the following two hours, 8 more after that, and on through the day and week and month and year.

Each death by gunshot, each and every one, is testimony to the fact that our existing laws and their enforcement were not able to prevent the death.

Each major shooting is testimony to the fact that the prayers and condolences of our legislators, if they still bother to give them, do not stay the hand of the next shooter.

8 every hour.

Regards, stay safe 'n well ... 'n un-shot.
 
We are becoming numb to this. There’s so much it’s getting boring now. We are adjusting to life in a war zone. And that’s exactly what the NRA wanted all along. Its sales are optimized in a war zone the size of the country.
 
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ataraxia said:
We are becoming numb to this. There’s so much it’s getting boring now. We are adjusting to life in a war zone. And that’s exactly what the NRA wanted all along. It’s sales are optimized in a war zone the size of the country.
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Hi!

It's 7:15 a.m. EDT, 4/16/2021. The Drudge news site has, just now, added the story to its page.

Regards, stay safe 'n well ... 'n un-shot.
 
Torus34 said:
Again, we wake up to news of a shooting, this time at a FedEx location. There are enough deaths to rate mention on some of the news outlets. What will not be noted by most is that these 8 deaths are unusual in that they occurred all at once in one location. It usually takes two whole hours for 8 Americans to die of gunshot during any part of an average day. 8 more die in the following two hours, 8 more after that, and on through the day and week and month and year.

Each death by gunshot, each and every one, is testimony to the fact that our existing laws and their enforcement were not able to prevent the death.

Each major shooting is testimony to the fact that the prayers and condolences of our legislators, if they still bother to give them, do not stay the hand of the next shooter.

8 every hour.

Regards, stay safe 'n well ... 'n un-shot.
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Acceptable risk.
 
Torus34 said:
Hi!

The families of the dead might disagree.

Regards, stay safe 'n well ... 'n un-shot.
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And they are in the minority as well. But I do understand
 
Torus34 said:
Again, we wake up to news of a shooting, this time at a FedEx location. There are enough deaths to rate mention on some of the news outlets. What will not be noted by most is that these 8 deaths are unusual in that they occurred all at once in one location. It usually takes two whole hours for 8 Americans to die of gunshot during any part of an average day. 8 more die in the following two hours, 8 more after that, and on through the day and week and month and year.

Each death by gunshot, each and every one, is testimony to the fact that our existing laws and their enforcement were not able to prevent the death.

Each major shooting is testimony to the fact that the prayers and condolences of our legislators, if they still bother to give them, do not stay the hand of the next shooter.

8 every hour.

Regards, stay safe 'n well ... 'n un-shot.
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Blame it on Biden

Biden stimulus checks spark historic surge in gun sales, especially AR-15s

What's your evidence for this claim ? The USA kicked the UK out at the conclusion of the Revolutionary War and that was when we where nowhere as strong as we are now. If we could handle the UK then we can certainly handle them now, when we're the most powerful nation in the world. Lets get real.
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Torus34 said:
Again, we wake up to news of a shooting, this time at a FedEx location. There are enough deaths to rate mention on some of the news outlets. What will not be noted by most is that these 8 deaths are unusual in that they occurred all at once in one location. It usually takes two whole hours for 8 Americans to die of gunshot during any part of an average day. 8 more die in the following two hours, 8 more after that, and on through the day and week and month and year.

Each death by gunshot, each and every one, is testimony to the fact that our existing laws and their enforcement were not able to prevent the death.

Each major shooting is testimony to the fact that the prayers and condolences of our legislators, if they still bother to give them, do not stay the hand of the next shooter.

8 every hour.

Regards, stay safe 'n well ... 'n un-shot.
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I love how you're doing commentary on something that we don't know enough about
 
ataraxia said:
We are becoming numb to this. There’s so much it’s getting boring now. We are adjusting to life in a war zone. And that’s exactly what the NRA wanted all along. Its sales are optimized in a war zone the size of the country.
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Just like we have become "numb" to illegal immigration
 
ataraxia said:
We are becoming numb to this. There’s so much it’s getting boring now. We are adjusting to life in a war zone. And that’s exactly what the NRA wanted all along. Its sales are optimized in a war zone the size of the country.
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We are being held hostage by a genocide cult that uses the reasonableness of normal gun owners to hide their fetish.

There is nothing in our constitution that allows for citizens to be terrorized and slaughtered like this on the regular. We are a pathetic, sick, dumb country when it comes to guns. Full stop.
 
VySky said:
Dying in a mass shooting vs. gun confiscation
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So you think it is better to let someone die because a mentally unstable person used a stolen gun than prevent illegal ownership and use of firearms? If I am reading you correctly, your opinion is America should have more gun violence. DP bans such rhetoric.
 
Why the surprise?

This is a very disharmonious nation.

There are ethnic problems that are intractable.
There are political problems that are divisive.

We should be as accustomed to mass killings as to riots started by certain folks.

Both are as American as apple pie.
 
Blue Donkey said:
Define that.

No gunshot death is ever an acceptable risk unless you live in a war zone.
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So why then is the formally Sandy Hook school still vulnerable?
 
FedEx? Does this count as going postal?

A person who kills a bunch of people and commits suicide has mental health issues.

If you are a felon, no gun for you.
If you have a history of mental health issues, no gun for you.

I don't want to repeal the 2nd Amendment. I'm a big fan of the 2nd Amendment. I don't want anyone taking your guns. If you acquired them legally, they're yours,

But going forward:

If you are a felon, no gun for you.
If you have a history of mental health issues, no gun for you.
 
Loulit01 said:
FedEx? Does this count as going postal?

A person who kills a bunch of people and commits suicide has mental health issues.

If you are a felon, no gun for you.
If you have a history of mental health issues, no gun for you.

I don't want to repeal the 2nd Amendment. I'm a big fan of the 2nd Amendment. I don't want anyone taking your guns. If you acquired them legally, they're yours,

But going forward:

If you are a felon, no gun for you.
If you have a history of mental health issues, no gun for you.
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What is a history of health issues?
 
ataraxia said:
So people desperately seeking refuge is a more serious problem than daily massacres?
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Remember when Trump wanted to combine the two as an immigration policy?
 
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