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Another Day in America
May 7^th, 2023 at 2:35pm

Another mass shooting.

8 killed and 7 wounded in Texas mall shooting. The gunman is also dead

Eight people were killed in a shooting at an outlet mall near Dallas, and seven victims are being treated at trauma facilities, officials said Saturday night. The gunman, who authorities believe was acting alone, is also dead.

Allen, Texas, Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said that at least nine people were sent to hospitals. “Of those that we transported, two have since died. Three are in critical surgery, and four are stable,” said Boyd.

A Dallas-area medical group says it was treating victims as young as 5 years old.

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Reply #1 - May 7^th, 2023 at 6:50pm

Ho hum.....

This sort of terrible news is hardly newsworthy any more.
Not to Americans, that's for sure—they just don't care
about the 14,670 innocent citizens killed by firearms to
date this year alone—including 615 children.

It should be acknowledged as a national disgrace, and should
catalyse the rewriting of the outdated 2nd Amendment.

One of the major blocks to this ever happening of course is
that far too many Americans share the gung-ho, wannabe
cowboy attitude of Panther
, for example. He and his
gun-nutter peers obviously lack any compassion for their fellow
citizenry—all in the cause of being able to show what big, brave
men they are with a rifle slung across their backs, or a sidearm on
each hip.

I consider that this state of affairs in the US to be reprehensible.

BTW... is it true that the average US gun owner has only a
2-digit IQ.

Or is that being generous, considering the moronic, injudicious
comments made by our very own Panther
?

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10592 armidale Gender:	Re: Another Day in America Reply #2 - May 7^th, 2023 at 7:02pm It's said that yanks have so many US flags to inform them which country they're in. So having fire arms may prove also that a person is a yank. Flag and six gun together is the ideal.
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Mortdooley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6965 Texas Gulf Coast Gender:	Re: Another Day in America Reply #3 - May 7^th, 2023 at 10:17pm But it was a gun free zone.
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Brian Ross Gold Member Offline Representative of me Posts: 40602	Re: Another Day in America Reply #4 - May 7^th, 2023 at 10:36pm
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AusGeoff Gold Member Offline Sage of Gippsland Posts: 5999 Victoria Gender:	Re: Another Day in America Reply #5 - May 7^th, 2023 at 10:39pm Mortdooley wrote on May 7^th, 2023 at 10:17pm: But it was a gun brain free zone. I've fixed that for you Mort. ... after all, it was in Texas.
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Re: Another Day in America
Reply #6 - May 7^th, 2023 at 11:34pm

AusGeoff wrote on May 7^th, 2023 at 10:39pm:

Mortdooley wrote on May 7^th, 2023 at 10:17pm:

But it was a gun brain free zone.

I've fixed that for you Mort.

... after all, it was in Texas. Roll Eyes

Not really, it still is a gun free zone. How could this tragedy been avoided? I haven't heard the facts yet but a word of advice. Any time you see a proudly displayed sign that a business is a gun free zone don't go inside. Not everyone obeys signs.

Active shooter attack in Atlanta Hospital occurred in yet another Gun-free Zone

https://crimeresearch.org/2023/05/active-shooter-attack-in-atlanta-hospital-occu...

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10592 armidale Gender:	Re: Another Day in America Reply #7 - May 8^th, 2023 at 7:47am Mortdooley wrote on May 7^th, 2023 at 10:17pm: But it was a gun free zone. Sure, freedom for guns, liberty and happiness, from sea to shining sea.
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Marla Gold Member Offline Weed is my Jesus Posts: 13424 Colorado Gender:	Re: Another Day in America Reply #8 - May 8^th, 2023 at 8:02am *MURICA! FCK YEAH!**
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 135731 Gender:	Re: Another Day in America Reply #9 - May 8^th, 2023 at 10:19am AusGeoff wrote on May 7^th, 2023 at 6:50pm: ... BTW... is it true that the average US gun owner has only a 2-digit IQ. ... 2-digit IQ, or 2-inch dick?
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 101727 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Another Day in America Reply #10 - May 8^th, 2023 at 10:27am The USA is a war zone - there must be 400 million guns.
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Re: Another Day in America
Reply #11 - May 8^th, 2023 at 10:34am

Bobby. wrote on May 8^th, 2023 at 10:27am:

The USA is a war zone -
there must be 400 million guns.

Not enough, though.

Shootings will not stop until every man, woman, child, and fetus has an assault rifle.

The only way to lower the number of mass shootings is to raise the number of guns in society.

As our dear late cods would say: "Makes sense to some".

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Reply #12 - May 8^th, 2023 at 12:15pm

Bobby. wrote on May 8^th, 2023 at 10:27am:

The USA is a war zone -
there must be 400 million guns.

Guess who keeps them on the streets, Bobby.

https://www.9news.com.au/world/nra-meets-in-texas-after-school-massacre-protest-...

That's right. Every time there's another Texan massacre, your Dear Leader comes out to say ah.

Quote:

Every time a disturbed or demented person commits such a hideous crime there is always growing effort by some in our society to use the suffering of others to advance their own extreme political agenda.

Sadly before the sun had even set on the horrible day of tragedy we witnessed a now familiar parade of cynical politicians looking to exploit the tears of sobbing families to increase their own power and take away our constitutional rights.

That's why the USA is a war zone, Bobby. Now, you support your Dear Leader's lies. Do you support his stance on guns too?

Cheers.

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Re: Another Day in America
Reply #13 - May 8^th, 2023 at 12:20pm

Karnal wrote on May 8^th, 2023 at 12:15pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 8^th, 2023 at 10:27am:

The USA is a war zone -
there must be 400 million guns.

Guess who keeps them on the streets, Bobby.

https://www.9news.com.au/world/nra-meets-in-texas-after-school-massacre-protest-...

That's right. Every time there's another Texan massacre, your Dear Leader comes out to say ah.

Quote:

Every time a disturbed or demented person commits such a hideous crime there is always growing effort by some in our society to use the suffering of others to advance their own extreme political agenda.

Sadly before the sun had even set on the horrible day of tragedy we witnessed a now familiar parade of cynical politicians looking to exploit the tears of sobbing families to increase their own power and take away our constitutional rights.

That's why the USA is a war zone, Bobby. Now, you support your Dear Leader's lies. Do you support his stance on guns too?

Cheers.

I don't support guns.
Too many idiots get hold of them.

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Re: Another Day in America
Reply #14 - May 8^th, 2023 at 12:23pm

greggerypeccary wrote on May 8^th, 2023 at 10:34am:

Bobby. wrote on May 8^th, 2023 at 10:27am:

The USA is a war zone -
there must be 400 million guns.

Not enough, though.

Shootings will not stop until every man, woman, child, and fetus has an assault rifle.

The only way to lower the number of mass shootings is to raise the number of guns in society.

As our dear late cods would say: "Makes sense to some".

On Yahoo politics in about 2008 I asked an Yanky guy if
a .44 Magnum was enough to take to Burger King for protection.
He said no - you don't need a gun that big -
a .357 Magnum is enough.

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