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Aussie105

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30. Agreed.

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 07:56 AM

Jun 2019

Outrage gland in my brain has been worn out.

The USA is one of a very small number of countries where a Business Plan drawn up by gun makers and the NRA includes acceptance of collateral damage to it's own citizens.

In a war zone, these deaths would be attributed to 'friendly fire'.

Is America at war? Battle lines drawn up? Gun owners versus anyone who, in their opinion, does them wrong?

Are the repeated incidents of mass shootings acceptable to the Business Plan of the gun makers and NRA? Should they be?

Politicians say 'thoughts and prayers', then say 'now is not the time to discuss gun control', and it is business as usual after the shock and horror disappears from the news.

Until the next mass shootings. Rinse and repeat.

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Please, #NoNotoriety. eggplant May 2019 #1

Personally I prefer to know what's going on. Who did what with what to whom ... marble falls May 2019 #2

Preeeeetty sure eggplant was referring to the obsessive media coverage of the shooter. Jedi Guy May 2019 #24

It is important to know about the incident. eggplant May 2019 #25

i don't care about his name. barbtries May 2019 #27

"At least one dead and at least six injured" Va Lefty May 2019 #3

Multiple people hurt. CNN Vibes to them and their families. applegrove May 2019 #4

Oh, yawn. Just another day in this wonderful country. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #5

"Several" fatalities. Another day in America Va Lefty May 2019 #6

I live in Virginia Beach. nocoincidences May 2019 #7

6 people brought to hospital. Vibes to your city. applegrove May 2019 #8

thanks... Blue_Tires May 2019 #11

11 fatalities. 6 in hospital. Press conference right now. So sorry. applegrove May 2019 #12

The municipal center usually has a heavy police presence Blue_Tires May 2019 #17

Local news people nocoincidences May 2019 #9

11 fatalities. 6 in hospital. applegrove May 2019 #10

Next briefing at 9:30 Blue_Tires May 2019 #13

6:34 update says he was terminated yesterday csziggy May 2019 #20

There are 11 victims dead, but the shooter is also dead. nocoincidences May 2019 #14

Make it stop. Glimmer of Hope May 2019 #15

FUCK THE NRA and I weep for the dead, the injured and their friends and families Celerity May 2019 #16

More here bronxiteforever May 2019 #18

He went from floor to floor... BigmanPigman May 2019 #19

Yes all horrible! And the fact that our Country bronxiteforever May 2019 #21

Another example of why we need to confiscate every gun in America. It's time to end these massacres. LonePirate May 2019 #22

Some guy on TV said that we could do that BigmanPigman May 2019 #23

Every decade we do nothing puts another 100 million guns on the street. Might as well start now, Hoyt May 2019 #26

Agree! BigmanPigman May 2019 #29

My personal opinion and I've said it before, Quackers Jun 2019 #34

Exactly. Seems pretty easy to define "weapons" to encompass all that, if we don't let the lobbyists Hoyt Jun 2019 #36

You can't "buy back" what wasn't yours to begin with. appal_jack Jun 2019 #32

Solutions based in reality will be more effective hack89 Jun 2019 #31

The days for milquetoast solutions are over. Go bold or go home, as they say. LonePirate Jun 2019 #33

It will never happen so it is kind of hard to call it a "solution " hack89 Jun 2019 #35

+1000000. Those who need guns to enjoy life aren't going to give up easily, so gotta be "bold." Hoyt Jun 2019 #37

My outrage is long gone jpak May 2019 #28

Agreed. Aussie105 Jun 2019 #30