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Shots fired at the Capital [View all] 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 OP
Are you serious? JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #1
Just announced on Cspan, as the House debate shuts down for immediate recess 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 #2
Yikes just saw the red alert on CSPAN that Capitol is on lockdown maddezmom Oct 2013 #4
Video: The Straight Story Oct 2013 #3
rmvd a tad insensitive leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #5
if anyone has seen House of Cards with Kevin Spacey Whisp Oct 2013 #19
Thank you for doing that. n/t winter is coming Oct 2013 #33
yeah as much as i dislike them and what theyre doing, bullets are serious leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #49
live on MSNBC Marrah_G Oct 2013 #6
Russet saying he heard 3 distinct booms maddezmom Oct 2013 #8
Kick. Thanks. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #7
MSNBC also reporting this. dgibby Oct 2013 #9
Reports of gunshots and injured Capitol police officer. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #10
Damn! dgibby Oct 2013 #16
Confusion...c-span/ap reporting just one. Hope both are wrong Cerridwen Oct 2013 #22
WTF? I bet it's a middle aged white male tea publican follower Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #11
Oh, definitely white!!! Skip Intro Oct 2013 #20
... Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #24
I recall seeing similar declarations during and immediately after the Navy Yard shooting onenote Oct 2013 #60
Yes, and I agree. Why some have to drag race into it is beyond me. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #70
I wouldn't be surprised about that either. gopiscrap Oct 2013 #30
Seeing how he tried to get into the White House first, I B Calm Oct 2013 #76
K&R for visibility Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #12
Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #13
Maybe this will finally get gun-control legislation through Congress? Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #18
Sound like people might have been shot. I'm not laughing. Squinch Oct 2013 #68
oh boy, another crazy ass making a statement madrchsod Oct 2013 #14
At 2nd and Constituion! bunnies Oct 2013 #15
Really? That's where the shots were fired? Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #23
Read that in another thread. bunnies Oct 2013 #26
So different location maddezmom Oct 2013 #25
2nd and Constitution? ironic, isn't it? Sanity Claws Oct 2013 #31
Exactly. bunnies Oct 2013 #59
Very astute observation. kentuck Oct 2013 #84
Seriously ... ? etherealtruth Oct 2013 #34
Oh shi'! Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #17
Rethugs are batshit crazy. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #21
You are "jumping the gun". Let's await more information. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #29
'Jumping the gun' is what we do here. Bonx Oct 2013 #42
+1 JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #47
Several officers injured. dgibby Oct 2013 #27
This is really sad. Officers doing their job to protect the elites end up injured Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #32
And not getting paid, either, because of shutdown. n/t dgibby Oct 2013 #54
Perhaps the Capitol. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #28
2 different repots, one is saying the Senate Office building, the other is saying also the Capital 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 #39
I think the suspect may have taken flight in a black car maddezmom Oct 2013 #43
Capitol Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #48
Curious thread to be a grammar/spelling Nazi. Whatever. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #52
I tried to be exceedingly gentle. It wasn't gentle enough to please everyone. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #57
Sorry, got them mixed up there: Capital is the city, Capitol is the building. 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 #61
Thank you for your original post. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #64
Holy fuckin shit.... YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #35
My first thought: Some crazy teabagger demanding to be let into a closed (due to shutdown) area n/t Blaukraut Oct 2013 #36
Bad guess. -nt Bonx Oct 2013 #88
Yes, very bad guess. I was so wrong about that. Not to make excuses, but I do wonder Blaukraut Oct 2013 #89
Oh no. pinto Oct 2013 #37
active shooter situation. the shooter is still out there. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #38
dayum. Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #51
This gives Boehner an out. randome Oct 2013 #40
I felt in my bones that this was going to happen. Which ever side it is this madness must be kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #41
Holy f--- johnd83 Oct 2013 #44
Teabagger comments at the ABC News feed are cheering, think the Civil War is starting. byronius Oct 2013 #45
More proof that Republicanism is a disease. City Lights Oct 2013 #50
That is so weird get the red out Oct 2013 #65
What more proof do we need before we start calling them traitors? B Calm Oct 2013 #78
maybe this will hit congress a little too close to home... The Big Green Oct 2013 #46
I hope not JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #53
Very interesting choice of names Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #58
Why Pretzel? JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #81
Pete Williams, NBC, dgibby Oct 2013 #71
It made no difference with Gabby Giffords mnmoderatedem Oct 2013 #69
Will being shot at make them see the gravity of the situation? meadowlark5 Oct 2013 #55
Chopper just lifted off to medevac injured person. LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #56
unconfirmed shooter has been taken in custody. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #62
Reporting it is all over, said it started at White House, waiting for confirmation LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #63
That has wingnut written all over it n/t Blaukraut Oct 2013 #66
Oh God showing a Capitol policeman on a stretcher, loaded into ambulance LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #73
+1 get the red out Oct 2013 #79
According to Pete Williams incident started with an attempted breach at the WH maddezmom Oct 2013 #67
Well, according to some it is possibly a domestic dispute. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #72
ABC Source: white female suspect reported dead on the scene maddezmom Oct 2013 #74
Attempt to Ram WH Gate ends with Female Suspect Dead maddezmom Oct 2013 #75
There was a baby in the car? HipChick Oct 2013 #82
According to reports yes and recovered unharmed maddezmom Oct 2013 #87
Now NBC is reporting condition of suspect unknown maddezmom Oct 2013 #85
the house side is no longer on lockdown, per nbcnews live...nt magical thyme Oct 2013 #77
Good! Then fucking CR and raise debt ceiling today, you cowardly traitors Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #80
They seem to still be in Recess though, because Cspan hasn't resumed floor coverage. 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 #86
Did she really disidoro01 Oct 2013 #83
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