America..why won't you just ban the fucking gun?

[dimejinky99]

Reports of 20 dead in that night club. That's some upsetting shit

[b_i_revisited]

Reports of 20 dead in that night club. That's some upsetting shit

Take it to the War on Terror thread.

[dimejinky99]

Death toll now up to 50

[Monkey_Driven]

This stuff just depresses the shit out of me. Can't wait for the hundreds of cowardly lawmakers to send thoughts and prayers to the victims and not do a damn thing about it.

[Strat]

[dimejinky99]

Florida always plays a key role in U.S Presidential elections and recent polls have Clinton 2 points ahead of Trump. Given America's tendency to lurch to the right after atrocities I hope this shooter turns out to be a lone nut and not connected to radical Islam. Trump could really exploit it with his anti Islam rhetoric and could end tipping the state in his favour which will be crucial to winning the presidency.

[Biff Pocoroba]

Horribly heartbreaking & infuriating news out of Orlando. Sadly I think there is no way to get the genie back in the bottle; there will be a mass shooting and/or terrorist attack a few times a year. The fact that this one happened to be in a gay club is very secondary that it happened at all.

[dimejinky99]

Horribly heartbreaking & infuriating news out of Orlando. Sadly I think there is no way to get the genie back in the bottle; there will be a mass shooting and/or terrorist attack a few times a year. The fact that this one happened to be in a gay club is very secondary that it happened at all.

It's already being ignored and painted as a Muslim/terrorist attack. When in fact it was based in homophobia. Doesn't suit the agenda to report honestly tho.

[Strat]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... iller.html

[Biff Pocoroba]

There's no denying homophobia factored into this particular shooting. My point was more along the idea that this type of thing is being common place enough that we're no longer surprised when there is a mass shooting in a nightclub, workplace, school, theater, etc. And the focus on the shooter being a lone wolf terrorist whom the FBI was aware of, which is how he is being portrayed, takes a way on how he was able to access the weapons he had. We have gotten to the point where we collectively shrug out shoulders and say "eh, what are you going to do?".

[dimejinky99]

'A place where alternative and sinful lifestyles take place'

Just now on msnbc

[dimejinky99]

I dunno how it works but can Obama do any executive orders now regarding assault rifles?

[dimejinky99]

BREAKING (via @latimes): Police arrested man with assault rifles and possible explosives who said he was headed to the L.A. Pride parade.

[Wendy Carlos's Twin]

So people are freaking the fuck out, because apparently this dude was suspected as having ties to ISIS, but was still able to stroll into a gun shop and legally purchase an assault rifle the other day.

I don't know about you guys, but when all is said and done, it's a good thing his constitutional rights weren't violated. That could have been tragedy.

[Strat]

it is extremely fucked up. Interviewed by the FBI twice over the past few years.

[dimejinky99]

Of course there's people celebrating it. So depressing.
http://thoughtcatalog.com/jacob-geers/2 ... b-shooter/

[B]

Of course there's people celebrating it. So depressing.
http://thoughtcatalog.com/jacob-geers/2 ... b-shooter/

... losing faith in humanity. Why are they blurring out names? Those people tweeted publicly. Let them be heard.

[Stickman]

Evidently I.S.I.S. warned of the attack 3 days ago

[Birds in Hell]

Horribly heartbreaking & infuriating news out of Orlando. Sadly I think there is no way to get the genie back in the bottle; there will be a mass shooting and/or terrorist attack a few times a year. The fact that this one happened to be in a gay club is very secondary that it happened at all.

It's already being ignored and painted as a Muslim/terrorist attack. When in fact it was based in homophobia. Doesn't suit the agenda to report honestly tho.

It's almost as though there's some kind of connection there.

But that's silly, I guess, considering how gung-ho Islamic countries are about gay rights and whatnot.

[Norah]

It can probably be both.