The U.S.A. Mass Shootings Thread

[tobinen]

How long before someone becomes upset over loo roll and shoots up a supermarket?

[NRS]

There was a stabbing in Australia the other day. And a gun drawn in Canada last week.

[Digger]

In pencil or crayon?

[Pesty]

tobinen said:

How long before someone becomes upset over loo roll and shoots up a supermarket?

There are around 60 shootings in Chicago every weekend over dis respec of course those shootings never make this thread.

Won’t be long though.

[Ructions]

Last month was the first March without a school shooting in the United States since 2002.

[unrepentant]

Ructions said:

Last month was the first March without a school shooting in the United States since 2002.

Yep. The only way to stop the school shootings is to close the schools.

[George Smiley]

unrepentant said:

Ructions said:

Last month was the first March without a school shooting in the United States since 2002.

Yep. The only way to stop the school shootings is to close the schools.

And give all students and teachers guns

[Butter Face]

Ructions said:

Last month was the first March without a school shooting in the United States since 2002.

That’s bonkers ain’t it.

[Last Visit]

Not mass shooting related but this thread has contained general USA gun discussion too so seems the right place for this.

http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-politicians-...

So glad I don't live in a country where people can freely walk about brandishing weapons like this. Just bonkers.

Appreciate that this isn't unique to the USA but for a civilised nation there is a lot that seems quite astonishing about the laws there.

[Pothole]

Last Visit said:

Appreciate that this isn't unique to the USA but for a civilised nation there is a lot that seems quite astonishing about the laws there.

There's your problem...

[the tribester]

unrepentant said:

Ructions said:

Last month was the first March without a school shooting in the United States since 2002.

Yep. The only way to stop the school shootings is to close the schools.

Everyone still had their guns, so it must be the schools.

BAN ALL SCHOOLS TO SAVE LIVES!

[red_slr]

Last Visit said:

Not mass shooting related but this thread has contained general USA gun discussion too so seems the right place for this.

http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-politicians-...

So glad I don't live in a country where people can freely walk about brandishing weapons like this. Just bonkers.

Appreciate that this isn't unique to the USA but for a civilised nation there is a lot that seems quite astonishing about the laws there.

Just so you know, its Michigan. They have some very relaxed laws.

[W124Bob]

unrepentant said:

Yep. The only way to stop the school shootings is to close the schools.

Surely in Trump world the answer would be to abolish March.

[J4CKO]

Canadians are getting with it,

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gun-contr...

[croyde]

Oh blimey! Most of those carrying rifles look like right saddos and dweebs.

Of course I wouldn't tell them that as they'll shoot me.

The only people that should be out in all that webbing and stuff should be the army. FFS

[red_slr]

Interestingly the US army would be prohibited from doing so on US soil... IIRC.

[Last Visit]

croyde said:

Oh blimey! Most of those carrying rifles look like right saddos and dweebs.

Quite.

At least in the UK If you called the police to a sighting of a man in camo clothing carrying a rifle they'd turn up and know who to point their guns at and shout at! There's virtually no possible reason that it would legal to be doing so.

Not as clear cut in some parts of the US.

[croyde]

Last Visit said:

Quite.

At least in the UK If you called the police to a sighting of a man in camo clothing carrying a rifle they'd turn up and know who to point their guns at and shout at! There's virtually no possible reason that it would legal to be doing so.

Not as clear cut in some parts of the US.

I've got a virtually OCD thing about looking reasonably cool when doing something.

I can pull off the camo, webbing and black rifle thing, I know as I've seen the pics from that time I went paintballing.

I also make an effort to look the part on a motorbike, not the Deliveroo look for me when I'm on my Vespa, no way, I need to look good riding as well as walking away once parked.

Those guys look like train spotters or mates of Bill Oddie.

[jimmyjimjim]

J4CKO said:

Canadians are getting with it,

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gun-contr...

Not really. In response to an event where illegally held guns were used in a shooting, they're going to ban legally held guns. Canada has a definite gun problem - it's almost entirely down to already criminalized guns, and no attempt is being made to control them.

This is entirely Trudeau trying to look good without doing anything useful.

[F1GTRUeno]

Last Visit said:

Not mass shooting related but this thread has contained general USA gun discussion too so seems the right place for this.

http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-politicians-...

So glad I don't live in a country where people can freely walk about brandishing weapons like this. Just bonkers.

Appreciate that this isn't unique to the USA but for a civilised nation there is a lot that seems quite astonishing about the laws there.

Made the mistake of thinking the USA is a civilised nation.