Did I say that? I support some gun control short of complete bans.
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Two Virginia television journalists fatally shot in on-air attack[READ OP]
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Did I say that? I support some gun control short of complete bans.
backflip10019
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Apparently he was calling for a race war. Can't wait to see how this is used politically. Ugh.
Coffee Dog
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oh fuck them. I had hoped they would have the goddamn self control.
What a wonderfully kind action of respect for the victims, a beacon of excellent journalistic practices that we should all look up to.
Though I am in favor of gun control, I don't believe public sentiment is ready for it to happen yet. The hard core gun fans will never come around, of course, but even the average American currently has a romantic view of guns and a naive understanding of the risks. To get change the environment for change must first be present.
The mass shootings are shocking, it's true, but the public has a short memory when it comes to such things and the gun lobby does not. For change to occur, the public must lose it's infatuation with guns, and recognize the effect that they have on the safety of everyone. So if you want change, let the politicians know - but don't stop there. Persuade the people around you of the harm that guns cause to our society. Only when the advocates for gun control become as organized and supported as the NRA will change stand a chance.
The mass shootings are shocking, it's true, but the public has a short memory when it comes to such things and the gun lobby does not. For change to occur, the public must lose it's infatuation with guns, and recognize the effect that they have on the safety of everyone. So if you want change, let the politicians know - but don't stop there. Persuade the people around you of the harm that guns cause to our society. Only when the advocates for gun control become as organized and supported as the NRA will change stand a chance.
Views. A sick public fascination with killers.
NoblesseOblige
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Why are people opposed to the manifesto being published exactly? I always thought they were considered insightful for criminology.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
First person footage to social media making shooter most famous person in the world for the week all while no moves have been made in the gun control area.
All while Periscope and other live streaming alternatives kick into overdrive and of course the entrenched 24/7 newscycle makes him legend.
Feels like some real on-the-precipice shit. Like this is staring down and knowing velocity is only going to terrifyingly increase.
Reform has to happen within the year, and it has to be deep and outrageous. To do otherwise is to turn the other way and just let human tragedy pile up.
Fuck the second amendment. Let the words stick in anyones throat whenever they go to use them. An armed militia is as important to your modern day life as it would be for vikings to justify axes and pillaging into a government legislation text.
All while Periscope and other live streaming alternatives kick into overdrive and of course the entrenched 24/7 newscycle makes him legend.
Feels like some real on-the-precipice shit. Like this is staring down and knowing velocity is only going to terrifyingly increase.
Reform has to happen within the year, and it has to be deep and outrageous. To do otherwise is to turn the other way and just let human tragedy pile up.
Fuck the second amendment. Let the words stick in anyones throat whenever they go to use them. An armed militia is as important to your modern day life as it would be for vikings to justify axes and pillaging into a government legislation text.
Fenderputty
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She also has a more liberal stance on gun control than your favorite. Try harder.
LiquidSword
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Messypandas
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This needs to be posted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PezlFNTGWv4
But I guess its too much common sense.
Violence Jack
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Bam Bam Baklava
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ElectricBlanketFire
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He calls the Virginia Tech shooter "My boy."
Jeez.
Jeez.
cyberheater
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How is that even related to the brutal killing of two people.
Buddha Beam
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It's really fucked up in a way to think about a 41-something man shooting two people in their 20's in anger like that.
Christopher
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everytime someone shoots someone we shouldn't blame mental illness it really dilutes the real mental illness problems if it's always a scapegoat
People can't just be bad fucking people ?
People can't just be bad fucking people ?
ThatGuyAgain
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CNN is reporting that the shooter is now dead.
...why wouldn't you want to give ABC News a hit exactly?
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
I'm really hoping by the end of my life people look at US gun ownership as a bizarre and disturbing historical oddity, along with all the reasons against them being banned.
Maninthemirror
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2 months old but he point stands.
ErasureAcer
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Put everyone in this country to a psych eval whether they own a gun or not. Don't pass? You don't get a gun or have your guns removed. Someone live in your household who is a nut too...okay, bye bye gun(why you test everyone). People buy guns in this country like they're fucking candy. I want the black one for my trip to the store. I sleep with this shotgun under my mattress. If I ever need to go ballistic...I'll use this one that I got off some gang member. It's a raging epidemic. "I" does not indicate me...using an example.
Hellwarden
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Being mentally ill rarely excuses committing a crime.
Most individuals, in the majority of cases, do not lose a sense of right or wrong.
2 months old but he point stands.
Ouch
Sad as hell. Guy desperately needed help or to be locked away for a while but instead two innocent people have lost their lives. I feel sick.
RIP to the victims.
2 months old but he point stands.
Bullseye.
2 months old but he point stands.
Bang on.
User 100115
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So in his manifesto he says he did it because he got attacked everywhere he went for being black and gay.
The next few weeks are going be interesting as hell. /sigh
What a fucking asshole.
The next few weeks are going be interesting as hell. /sigh
What a fucking asshole.
Tal Shiar Agent
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What's with the killers version of the video in the OP?
This thread ballooned over 35 pages in the time I went to lunch and got back. I have no idea what's going on.
This thread ballooned over 35 pages in the time I went to lunch and got back. I have no idea what's going on.
Buddha Beam
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That wouldn't have happened so it is pointless to think about.
doctorblurg
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2 months old but he point stands.
this hits hard and true
2 months old but he point stands.
Yep.
Marty Chinn
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How much do they offer for gun buybacks though? I say if you increase the amount offered, more people will give them up. Not everyone, but you could significantly remove the amount of guns out there by offering stupid amounts of money for them rather than probably the peanuts that's offered now.
backflip10019
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2 months old but he point stands.
Gutwrenchingly sad but true.
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