Breaking - At least eight shot dead at Fed Ex facility at Indpls Intl.

[mobeau69]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/us/indianapolis-shooting-fedex-facility/index.html

[Botany]

1. And that is just about the same # of people who are murdered by guns in Japan for the whole year.

The difference being is the guns. We have them they don't.

[uponit7771]

2. +1

[Indykatie]

3. I Live in Indianapolis - This is Awful News to Wake Up To

I know several women who work at this FedEx facility. They were working on the day shift last time we talked but I'm anxious to find out if they're ok.

[AngryOldDem]

15. Yes.

I got up at my usual time, flipped on MSNBC and heard Kacie Hunt mention another mass shooting. My first cynical reaction was “where now?” My stomach fell when I heard Indianapolis.

I hope your friends are all okay.

[mobeau69]

4. CNN reporting that employees are not allowed to have cell phones while working on the floor. Not a

good idea when an active shooter is on the loose in the facility.

[AngryOldDem]

17. Nope.

Company policy. Can be written up, and I assume fired, for violating it. This is why 30-some families are still waiting in a nearby hotel for damn near 12 hours after it happened to hear if their loved ones are okay. That, my friends, is my idea of a living hell.

Supposedly the policy is for “safety reasons,” but I suspect there’s much more to it than company care and concern.

These kinds of places can be ground zero for mass shootings. Cellphones at least can help give immediate notice. This policy has to change.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Pathetic Quote

"Thank God for being here because I thought I was going to get shot," Miller told the station.

What about the other 10 people shot, 8 of whom are dead. God was only there for Miller?
I get the traumatic reaction, but geez!

[malaise]

6. Just another me me me me me me

Gawd chose me - the others not so much

[FakeNoose]

7. The shooter took his own life, according to the police reports

My Lord, when will this ever end? Guns and mental illness do not mix.

[rownesheck]

8. It'll end once

Democrats get a super majority in the house and senate. So, i guess it'll be well after I'm gone unfortunately.

[Dial H For Hero]

9. It won't. There are close to half a billion firearms in this country, with 15 million(ish) being

manufactured and imported every year. And a minimally maintained gun will remain functional for centuries. The oldest gun I ever fired was a British Snider rifle. It was modified to fire brass cartridges in 1868, but actually manufactured in 1856. Still perfectly safe to shoot and reasonably accurate.

[Kingofalldems]

10. Well isn't that special.

[Dial H For Hero]

11. Not really, no. Quite common, actually.

[mobeau69]

12. Eyewitness told CNN it was an AR.

Police haven’t confirmed yet.

[Ron Green]

13. Gun Love is the problem and the cause.

You either have it or you don’t. If you have it you’ll twist your words in all kinds of ways about “liberty” or “protection” or “responsibility” but that’s all bullshit.

It’s Gun Love, and it’s very powerful. American males who haven’t successfully grown out of their childhood fears are susceptible, and reinforced by this toxic culture.

[mobeau69]

16. Ammosexual is what I call 'em.

[Aristus]

14. We're only a few years away from the gun industry airing Robocop-style TV commercials.

"Our firearms are used in more deadly mass shooting across this great land of ours than any other brand! Don't get left behind! Get your Schoolyard Special at licensed dealers, gun shows, and out of car-trunks down a back alley today!"