Days Since Last Mass Shooting: 0 - II

[FlagDUDE08]

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Here's some more information found: https://www.infowars.com/fbi-source-...n-middle-east/

[bigblue_dl]

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There's still people doing that. It takes a special kind of sick to want to end up famous while going out. I don't get it myself.

I think when you say "end up famous" you nail it. There has always been a desire by people to make a mark on the world before they die, and in reality only a fraction of a percent of people born are known more than 3 generations after they die. In some twisted way, these people think that they have found a shortcut to fame. A shortcut to immortality. Shoot 50 people, get a Wikipedia page for perpetuity. It is absolutely sick, but I have no doubt that this kind of legacy, this kind of fame, is what many of these people crave.

[St. Clown]

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In a Six Degree of Kevin Bacon sort of thing, a friend of a friend of mine was shot at the Vegas concert. He's still being treated at the hospital.

[BassAle]

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I think when you say "end up famous" you nail it. There has always been a desire by people to make a mark on the world before they die, and in reality only a fraction of a percent of people born are known more than 3 generations after they die. In some twisted way, these people think that they have found a shortcut to fame. A shortcut to immortality. Shoot 50 people, get a Wikipedia page for perpetuity. It is absolutely sick, but I have no doubt that this kind of legacy, this kind of fame, is what many of these people crave.

they should stop reporting the name of the shooters. make them anonymous scum bags rather than plastering their name all over. won't happen though.

[FlagDUDE08]

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In a Six Degree of Kevin Bacon sort of thing, a friend of a friend of mine was shot at the Vegas concert. He's still being treated at the hospital.

All the best to the friend of friend, and I mean that sincerely, despite what any of the numpties say.

[FlagDUDE08]

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they should stop reporting the name of the shooters. make them anonymous scum bags rather than plastering their name all over. won't happen though.

Oh, just like Europe, so they avoid the motives and let it keep happening until everyone's gone?

[bigblue_dl]

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they should stop reporting the name of the shooters. make them anonymous scum bags rather than plastering their name all over. won't happen though.

Agree and agree.

[walrus]

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Revised casualties. For 50 dead read 58. For 200 injured, read 515.

That's quite an ad for the weapon. It does its job.

From a cell phone video it sounds like an full auto aka machine gun

[trixR4kids]

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All the best to the friend of friend, and I mean that sincerely, despite what any of the numpties say.

Best of luck but that's all I have to offer we shouldn't actually change anything the system works!

[FlagDUDE08]

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Guess my ignore list will be growing.

[geezer]

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From a cell phone video it sounds like an full auto aka machine gun

correct me if I'm wrong, an "assault rifle" is an automatic (or semi) with a clip. A "machine gun" has a continuous belt feed and typically a bipod on the barrel? Newsweek reports that machine guns are legal in Nevada (not sure if they share my speculative definition).
This guy had to have a serious arsenal, either a machine gun or a bunch of assault rifles with many clips.
I have a problem with tweets saying things like "he was not a lone wolf or mentally ill, he was a TERRORIST." First, none of those things preclude the others. He could have been all three. In fact it's hard to picture anyone doing this without being mentally ill, whether or not he belonged to a terrorist group. Second, terrorism has a definition and is not an indicator of the severity of the crime. It's violence committed for political purposes. When a Muslim commits jihad, it's terrorism by definition. When some unaffiliated nut goes off the rails and kills as many people as he can out of a personal vendetta or to get his name in the paper, it's not terrorism. That's not saying his crime is more acceptable or less corrupting of society or shouldn't lead to stricter gun control. It's just telling the truth.

[BassAle]

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I wouldn't say that setting differences aside, as I would prefer to have that to be able to defend myself. And if I were your neighbor, I would also offer to defend you, as well as the entire neighborhood. Whether you'd like that service or not is your choice, and will be respected. I would have zero desire to attack you, and would ensure steps that no one has the ability to attack you with it. It's called a safe. I would actually use it.

real life isn't like Counter-Strike. Why do so many people have fantasies that somehow their neighborhood will end up a war zone and the only thing that will save them is their stockpile of weapons and ammo (plus the case of military rations they bought at the surplus store)? Do they make body armor in size XXL for all the people with fantasies of acting out their video games in real life?


If **** really hit the fan you'd probably cower in your mom's basement defending your hoard of cheetos and mountain dew while chatting with your Counter-Strike clan members.

[BassAle]

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correct me if I'm wrong, an "assault rifle" is an automatic (or semi) with a clip.

magazine, not clip. The gun nuts will have a fit if you call it a clip.

[Drew S.]

magazine, not clip. The gun nuts will have a fit if you call it a clip.

I always call them clips. I really don't think it matters either way.

According to the WSJ, they found 18 to 20 guns and some were full auto. Think there might be a lot more to the story on this.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

real life isn't like Counter-Strike. Why do so many people have fantasies that somehow their neighborhood will end up a war zone and the only thing that will save them is their stockpile of weapons and ammo (plus the case of military rations they bought at the surplus store)? Do they make body armor in size XXL for all the people with fantasies of acting out their video games in real life?


If **** really hit the fan you'd probably cower in your mom's basement defending your hoard of cheetos and mountain dew while chatting with your Counter-Strike clan members.

Ask drew, it's because of the redcoats! Could happen again.

There's gotta be a place in hell for anyone who thinks we need silencers along with our zillion guns.