Mother killed, 5 hurt in gunbattle at Calif. mall

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Google/AP

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A mother loading her 2-year-old son into an SUV was killed Tuesday and five others were wounded in a gunbattle at a strip mall in south Sacramento, authorities said.

Two men were inside a barber shop just before 1 p.m. when two other men came in and started shooting, said Sacramento County Sheriff's Sgt. Tim Curran.

The men in the barber shop were armed and returned fire, Curran said.

The gunbattle apparently moved into the parking lot with at least one of the suspects getting into a white sedan. Curran said the gunfire continued as some of the suspects got away.


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[rfranklin]

1. fortunately, the men in the barbershop were able to defend themselves...

If only that mom and her toddler had been armed.

[hlthe2b]

3. It sounds as though she was caught in the crossfire...

Not sure how her being armed would have helped that.

[Cant trust em]

4. That two year old should have been packin'. nt

[AnOhioan]

7. Idiotic comment

Could have been a bullet from one of the barbershop guns that killed her. Wild West gun battles don't discriminate.

[boppers]

15. Uhm, you missed how these things normally work here.

After every shooting, there's usually somebody saying that there should have been more people armed, because that would have stopped the shooter quicker...

[Merchant Marine]

8. California, as a rule, does not issue CCW permits to mere citizens

These gentlemen were, perhaps, breaking the law.

[Xithras]

33. That would be...incorrect.

Many California counties including mine (Stanislaus) will issue a CCW to anyone who has completed the safety course, has a clear criminal record, and pays the fee. Under California law, a CCW issued in one county is legal in any other county. It's impossible to get one in the SF Bay Area or in much of Southern California, but there are a number of counties elsewhere in the state that aren't so tight fisted with them. Many of those counties are in the Sacramento region.

No, I don't have one, but I know MANY people who do. I've thought about taking the course and getting the permit just to have it, even though I have no intention of carrying. You never know what might come up though.

[Pavulon]

11. always one person, like posting first!!

bet my ass they were criminals doing criminal shit. Nothing to do with gun politics.

[Tesha]

34. It has *EVERYTHING* to do with gun politics.

The reason innocent bystanders can so frequently get caught
in the crossfire in this country is that there is so much crossfire
to get caught in because so many people have guns.

If there were far fewer guns, there'd be far fewer gun battles.

But America has made its choice to allow any idiot to have guns
and we're all living far less safely every day because of it.

Tesha

[Sivafae]

14. You need the sarcasm thingy.

[Skip Intro]

18. If only the mom and toddler had been armed????!!! nt

[katty]

2. horrible- wild west whack jobs

[Merchant Marine]

9. Some call them gangbangers

[sofa king]

31. Obviously they were trying to get the burglar mask.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3vMEj4lgcI&feature=related

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Big brave men, eh?

Dipwads.

[Bennyboy]

6. Wow, I live in Sac...

Not on that side fo the town but still. Lots of craziness round here lately.

[byronius]

13. Greetings from Midtown.

Yes. Crazy.

[wordpix]

10. I say let's get more guns out on the street to buy, sell and trade

:sarcasm:

There are something like 250 million guns in the US, enough for almost every man, woman and child. It's nuts.

[Pavulon]

12. I am SUUUREE these people were legal gun owners. Finish the war on drugs first

when it is impossible to purchase drugs in the US, move on to a right protected by the legal system.

good luck.

[bitchkitty]

36. Impossible to purchase drugs?

LMAO!!! You always crack me up, buddy, thanks.

[Hardrada]

16. This is why it might ot be too good an idea to keep on with a

fucked-up economy. And bail out the wrong people.

[Skip Intro]

19. Are you saying that if these cowardly thugs had money handed to them, this wouldn't have happened?

It is a fault of society?

[Hardrada]

21. No I mean that that dire economic circumstances could

bring about gunplay on a greater level.

[Skip Intro]

22. I'm sorry, sounds like you're looking for an excuse for these thugs. Fuck them. Find them. Kill them

I've got no room for an ounce of compassion for this kinda scum.

[Hardrada]

23. Nor I. I was just looking for a more general explanation of this sort of criminal behavior.

[JI7]

35. it's an excuse, nothing more, there are many struggling and there are many homeless

who don't do this type of shit.

[Skip Intro]

17. Fucking thugs.

[Skip Intro]

20. My God, this kind of shit PISSES ME OFF!

I hope they catch those pieces of shit and flush them down society's toilet. Fucking scum.

[RSillsbee]

24. OK, a bunch of criminals did something illegal w/ a gun

What bearing does this have on my right ( as a lawabiding citizen , properly permited) to carry a handgun legally for self defense?

Typo

[Blandocyte]

25. A total ban would get some guns off the street

A good place to start.

[RamboLiberal]

26. A total ban would get drugs off the street

A total ban would get alcohol off the streets.

Yeah both of those worked real well. :sarcasm:

[LanternWaste]

28. I believe there is a ban on murder...

I believe there is a ban on murder. The ban does not work. Ergo, the ban on murder should be lifted.

[X_Digger]

29. Google 'malum in se' v 'malum prohibitum' n/t

[RSillsbee]

27. It might but I bet it wouldn't get the criminal's guns off the street NT

[Pavulon]

30. Start with this guy. Is that a gang tatoo on his neck?

http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-mall-shooting-suspect-identifi-121510,0,1521383.story

[slackmaster]

32. No doubt your "total ban" would have an exemption for government employees

:rofl: