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mac56

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28. Too vague.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #26)

Tue Apr 9, 2013, 03:09 PM

Apr 2013

To what related issue do you refer?

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Breaking: stabbing at Lone Star College [View all] B2G Apr 2013 OP

14 victims and not one response B2G Apr 2013 #1

My thoughts are that a shooting would have rendered mzmolly Apr 2013 #2

See LBN. TexasTowelie Apr 2013 #3

With not one response n/t B2G Apr 2013 #6

I bet Gabby Giffords (your choice of avatar) wishes Jared Loughner had only used a knife Electric Monk Apr 2013 #16

Where were all the Texans with guns, prepared to protect mzmolly Apr 2013 #8

It's a college. It's a gun free zone. B2G Apr 2013 #10

Ahhhh. That may explain why the wacko in question didn't have a mzmolly Apr 2013 #13

Because 14 just isn't enough to get upset over B2G Apr 2013 #4

Yes. That's what I said. mzmolly Apr 2013 #5

Stone. Cold. B2G Apr 2013 #7

Hard. Fact. mzmolly Apr 2013 #9

My avatar is none of your goddamn business B2G Apr 2013 #12

It's my business if I can see it. mzmolly Apr 2013 #15

We can send alerts on inappropriate avatars, so I just did. You can too, if you like. Electric Monk Apr 2013 #19

I agree. mzmolly Apr 2013 #20

You are sick B2G Apr 2013 #24

You will lose your alert privileges for 24 hours over that... ScreamingMeemie Apr 2013 #29

That number (I live right around the corner from campus) keeps fluctuating. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2013 #27

They always are B2G Apr 2013 #32

2 refused treatment. 11 were taken to area hospitals. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2013 #34

I would imagine it's pretty chaotic B2G Apr 2013 #39

Less fatalities, anyway. Erose999 Apr 2013 #18

Indeed. Likely mzmolly Apr 2013 #21

Maybe background checks stopped the assailant from getting a gun liberal N proud Apr 2013 #33

Some gun owners are not against universal background checks B2G Apr 2013 #35

I know that, there is a commercial here in Ohio with a gun owner calling for checks liberal N proud Apr 2013 #37

The problem is that DU paints gun owners with the same brush B2G Apr 2013 #38

You painted a self portrait. mzmolly Apr 2013 #42

14 victims and how many deaths? 99Forever Apr 2013 #11

there would also be more casualties BainsBane Apr 2013 #14

If an assault rifle had been utilized, we'd be talking about a death toll... Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #17

The question has been posed previously... sarisataka Apr 2013 #22

There's nothing inconsistent about grieving this violent act mac56 Apr 2013 #23

Agreed it would not be inconsistent sarisataka Apr 2013 #26

Too vague. mac56 Apr 2013 #28

It seems there is greater concern sarisataka Apr 2013 #30

I understand your point mac56 Apr 2013 #36

gun people will use this incident as an excuse to oppose gun laws Liberal_in_LA Apr 2013 #25

Picture of only (ONLY) suspect on ground at scene... ScreamingMeemie Apr 2013 #31

i wonder MFM008 Apr 2013 #40

Update: ScreamingMeemie Apr 2013 #41