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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOdessa, Texas mayor blames 'problem of the heart' and video games for most recent mass shooting
THIS IS WHY LOCAL ELECTIONS FUCKING MATTER.
The Texas legislature had numerous bills they could have passed this session that would have dealt with disturbed potential mass shooters, but they decided not to act on those. The legislature doesnt return back until May 31, 2021. Regardless, the mayor of Odessa, Texas is saying that red flag laws, or any other gun regulations wouldnt have stopped the gunman from killing seven people and injuring 22 others.
Mayor David Turner recalled a 2015 incident when a woman ran her car into a crowd of students at the Oklahoma State University Homecoming festivities. A crowd gathered to celebrate when a mentally ill woman ran her car into them, killing four people and injuring 44 others. Lawyers for the woman explained she was under severe psychosis at the time.
In Odessa, the gunman was shooting randomly with an AR-15 assault weapon, beginning with state troopers.
Theres no real motive thats come out, Truner said. This was not a planned shooting. This was something that I believe this individual may have some issues. But its still fairly early. They are talking to family members and things like that to find out exactly what may have caused this.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/odessa-texas-mayor-blames-problem-of-the-heart-and-video-games-for-most-recent-mass-shooting/
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Odessa, Texas mayor blames 'problem of the heart' and video games for most recent mass shooting (Original Post)
RandySF
Sep 2019
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underpants
(182,270 posts)1. He was driving around with a loaded assault type weapon
He was a time bomb waiting to go off AND he had the mess to fire a lot of rounds in a short period of time. Period.
PatrickforO
(14,514 posts)2. Problems of the heart?
I think the problem stems from insufficient gun safety laws myself, starting with MUCH needed assault weapon ban.
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irisblue
(32,828 posts)4. Sukhoi, what type of pizza do you like? Enjoy your stay at DU
Crunchy Frog
(26,548 posts)5. Maybe we should try surgically removing all hearts
And see if it helps the situation.