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There's some kind of mad stand off thing going on in LA at the moment. Shots exchanged with the bloke who they think did last nights shooting.
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Another one? These are almost a daily occurrence now. It's now got to the point, where you think , ah well, this is what happens in the good ol' US of A
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From BBC News

America had several other shootings over the weekend


The rampage in Monterey Park, California [where an eleventh person has died] was the most deadly shooting incident to take place over the weekend, but there were several other tragic shootings across the country.

A "targeted attack" at a nightclub in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Sunday left 12 people wounded, including three with life-threatening injuries
Eight people were injured on Sunday after multiple gunmen were seen shooting into a home in Shreveport, also in Louisiana
Four people were injured in a shooting outside a casino in Robinsonville, Mississippi early on Sunday
Seven people were killed and at least 23 others were injured in weekend shootings across Chicago, according to police
Four weekend shootings in the Brooklyn borough of New York City left three people dead and at least one other person injured
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Johnny Byrne's Boots wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:19 pm
Seven people were killed and at least 23 others were injured in weekend shootings across Chicago, according to police
just edited for brevity..

I'm surprised that bit even made the news. that's probably less than average for Chicago..
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Australia has been attempting an 'illegal gun amnesty' and has so far collected 17,000 or so. Their target (sorry) is 260,000 so a long way off so far. Been debated before on here but it makes you think such a move would be ineffectual in the US, not least because a lot of the firearms used in massacres there are legally-owned.
In Saudi and other middle eastern countries, guns are let off illegally to celebrate weddings just about every day, but these kind of massacres are far less frequent in Gulf states (as opposed to Iraq). Iran has such a tight grip on everything that it's practically impossible to have access to a gun unless you're in the police/military.

My other half once remarked about the US "Why do they have so many guns when there isn't a war?" (she's Iranian)
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Ffs, ANOTHER mass shooting, also in California also involving an Asian American killing Asian Americans.

7 dead in San Francisco

What the f*** is going on?
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Not in San Francisco. In Half Moon Bay, just south of SF. It’s a small community, comprised mostly of produce and flower farms. It’s a beautiful corner of California. My little company spends a lot of time down there and does business with a lot of the nurseries. It sounds initially like it may have been a disgruntled worker situation. 7 dead at the moment. I’m so sick of this.
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vietnammer wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:06 pm
My other half once remarked about the US "Why do they have so many guns when there isn't a war?" (she's Iranian)
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Police still haven't given information to the families of the victims yet. How is that possible?
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Yet another one tonight. That is the 40th this year alone. It won't be long before these don't even make the news any more
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There was one in Oakland last night as well. 7 injured and only 1 person dead, so not that interesting to the press.
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Not a mass shooting but this case where the 6 year old intentionally shot his teacher keeps getting murder.

The kids had choked another teacher and two days earlier had smashed the victims phone, breaking it. He got a one day suspension & brought the gun in to shoot her.

Apparently the school was told three times that he had a gun on him that day so they searched his backpack but not his pocket.

Because of his issues one of his parents would spend the day at school with him but that day was the first time they didn't? Why? He was returning from a suspension for a violent act. Did the parents know?

All very weird

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64540531
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In a last ditch effort to keep this thread on the front page, there is an active shooter roaming Michigan State’s campus. Don’t know how many victims so far.


https://www.wilx.com/2023/02/14/shelter ... niversity/
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https://news.sky.com/story/multiple-rep ... y-12810520
At least three people have been killed after a shooting at a US university.

A manhunt was launched for the attacker at Michigan State University after he fled on foot and was described as a short black male in a cap, red shoes and a jean jacket.

He later died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

As well as the fatalities, police said five people were taken to hospital, some in a life-threatening condition.

The incident began at 8.18pm local time when shots were fired at Berkey Hall on the East Lansing campus.

Students and staff were told to "secure-in-place immediately" as officers responded to multiple 911 calls.

Police said the gunman also opened fire at the nearby university union and was last seen leaving the building on foot.

Large numbers are likely to have been locked down as about 50,000 people attend the campus - which also hosts evening classes.

About four hours after the initial alert, police said the gunman had been found dead off-campus with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after "contact" with law enforcement.

Chris Rozman, from Michigan State University Police, said "numerous" officers had responded within minutes and gave first aid at both shooting locations.

Two of the victims died at Berkey Hall and the other at the MSU union, said Mr Rozman.

He told reporters that "hundreds" of police and law enforcement personnel had been involved with hunting for the gunman.

The campus is about 90 miles northwest of Detroit.

Lisa McClain, US representative for Michigan, tweeted earlier: "There are reports of an active shooting on campus at Michigan State University.

"If you are there, police instructions are to Run, Hide, Fight. I am praying for all Spartans right now."
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i really don't like opening this thread, way too many deaths and pretty much always unneccessary. :toxic:
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S-H wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 7:30 am "If you are there, police instructions are to Run, Hide, Fight."
We actually have these instructions on the wall of the breakroom at work.

There's the minimum wage info sheet, the helpline info sheet then the mass shooter info sheet.
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I saw a video online where one of the girls who survived was also a survivor of Sandy Hook (or acted in it if you are Alex Jones).

This wasn't the link I saw, but just found it which has the video on:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc7ny.com ... /12814410/
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There are also students who were present during the Oxford High School shooting in 2021. So that's where we are now in the US. Kids attending university experiencing a second school shooting in their short lives but from completely different schools in different states. That's so ****ed up.
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WCpete wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:52 pm There are also students who were present during the Oxford High School shooting in 2021. So that's where we are now in the US. Kids attending university experiencing a second school shooting in their short lives but from completely different schools. That's so ****ed up.
Ten years from now they'll be in a workplace mass shooting then 10 years after that a church one.
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Payton Gendron, who killed 10 black people in a supermarket last year, is sentenced to life in prison.

This was definitely a case of someone being groomed online. It looks like his family are very normal. He had a normal upbringing & his mum didn't even let him play violent video games. Somehow a combination of things turned him into a racist psycho. He said he was influenced by Fox News Tucker Carlsons "Great White Replacement Theory". Carlson claims Democrats are bringing in non white immigrants so they can keep stealing the votes.

I don't see why that means he would kill black Americans who were brought here hundreds of years ago & not by choice either.

The lad apologised today & says he can't believe that he did it.

During the victim statements a relative of one of the dead rushed the gunman

was held back.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/us/buffa ... index.html
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