Senate Gun Control

Apparently he only had a handgun. Probably why the resource officer was able to respond. And why there were not more casualties.

 

Either way if the officer/guard shot him I'm sure that prevented further injuries. Good for the guard!

 

Absolutely, but this shows why semi-automatics have got to be banned.

 

At Seattle Pacific, my sister school, a gunman was tackled when he had to reload a shotgun. Countless lives were saved.

Absolutely, at the very least, banning semi automatic weapons would immediately save many lives.

 

He's actually quite right. Things are not going well because of the massive violation of the Fifth Commandment - which is "Thou shalt not kill".

"Honour thy father and mother" is the Fourth Commandment. Nice to see these fundamentlist nutcases knowing their Scripture...

 

Good quote I found from Eden Cheung:

If bullying caused school shootings, you would see trans shooters, queer shooters, female shooters, POC shooters.

Bullying does not cause school shootings; entitlement does. And white boys are the most entitled demographic by far.

Obviously, not the white men on this thread who stick up for equality. Also, it should be noted that my trauma counselor at the women's shelter told me that she believes that most men are good, and only a minority are not. I'm just adding that to prevent this post from sounding misandrist.

 

My coworker found this on FB. Not sure if it should be here or in the politics thread or the jobs thread.

 

All of them I would suggest

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I couldn't go out to the march in LA because I have to be at my apartment all day waiting for a maintenance person

But I've been watching coverage on TV.

I really hope people come to their senses because of the publicity of this. Of course I won't believe it until I see it actually happen on a national scale, in congress. Which let's face it, won't happen with a Republican congress or pass with a Republican President. That's just the reality. So I will not be voting for any Republicans in the midterms even though I'm an independent and normally consider all candidates. It's just too important a moment and too important to get things done. (Never mind the dearth of Republicans who have actually stood up to Trump and his corruption and vileness).

 

At the March for Our Lives event in Columbia, SC this morning:

We started some 8 or 9 blocks north of the State House and then marched down to the State House grounds itself.

Here's the crowd at the start:


And here we all are at the State House at the march's conclusion:


And no, I can't read the first part of that guy's sign either. Sorry for the somewhat shabby quality of the pictures, but it gives you a good idea of the scale of the event. Great turnout today in the capital city of an otherwise very red state!

 

Naomi is great.

 

man, these kids are filling me with hope with their amazing strength and courage. emma gonzalez, you are my hero.



also:

 

Re: AG Obama's picture. From the pieces I can read it appears to be a list of dates and casualty counts from other shootings.

 

Unfortunately, that has to be so small to list just a portion of the incidents of mass gun violence. Sad.

Yes these kids are my heroes.

 

This is so, so, so important. Parliamentary democracy is a powerful tool against NRA, or any lobbyist for that matter.

 

If you didn't almost get crushed to death, I'd dare say it was better run than innaugurations

Glad you were able to go.

 

Whoever had that sign is a great little Ravenclaw.

 

Was it bigger than Trump's inauguration?