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Eleanors38

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16. May also reflect a big increase in gun purchases.

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Mon May 26, 2014, 01:52 PM

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6 shot, 2 dead in yet another mass shooting in the US [View all] 951-Riverside May 2014 OP

mass shooting Niceguy1 May 2014 #1

It would appear to me that this is a list of several mass shootings in a very short period of time. Skidmore May 2014 #4

the op doesn't Niceguy1 May 2014 #33

he's not, go away CreekDog May 2014 #43

I guess facts Niceguy1 May 2014 #56

There is no way to justify these crimes nor is there any way to Skidmore May 2014 #2

get rid of the drugs and the gangs Duckhunter935 May 2014 #3

What gang was Adam Lanza in? JaneyVee May 2014 #6

most of the shoootings refered to in the OP Duckhunter935 May 2014 #10

stop running from your posts...YOU SAID, THIS WILL STOP CreekDog May 2014 #45

Nope, we will have to disagree Duckhunter935 May 2014 #49

You RAN AWAY from what you said CreekDog May 2014 #50

Ooh! Ooh! Lemme answer. He was in the 'Gun Enthusiast Gang.' onehandle May 2014 #11

The white one? Eleanors38 May 2014 #14

Eleanor Roosevelt's gun CreekDog May 2014 #46

"we know what you think." You in the NSA or something? Eleanors38 May 2014 #53

nope, just reading your name CreekDog May 2014 #55

Have you noticed the 'white privilege' aspect to killings? Eleanors38 May 2014 #15

Legalize the drugs SCVDem May 2014 #22

Capone's reign essentially ended before the end of Prohibition Art_from_Ark May 2014 #35

well you pick two things that many mass shootings have no connection to, including the latest two CreekDog May 2014 #44

a majority of gun deaths are not mass shootings which are quite rare Duckhunter935 May 2014 #48

k&r for people. We all have inherent value. n/t Laelth May 2014 #5

Agreed. So little is made of drive-bys, gang shootings, territorial disputes... Eleanors38 May 2014 #8

(Insert NRA talking point) onehandle May 2014 #7

Just where are you inserting all those things? Eleanors38 May 2014 #9

oh my, Duckhunter935 May 2014 #13

The same place he's pulling them out of??? Ghost in the Machine May 2014 #36

he's calling out the two things, you and Duckhunter are the ones that posted them first CreekDog May 2014 #47

Well, with all that closed-loop re-cycling, he can keep 'em. Eleanors38 May 2014 #52

There's a blog that's updated everyday with gun related murders fried eggs May 2014 #12

May also reflect a big increase in gun purchases. Eleanors38 May 2014 #16

that is a good piece of news, there. BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #17

Anything about monitoring the mental health of nuts who bring assault weapons to Chipotle? onehandle May 2014 #21

Never blkmusclmachine May 2014 #18

Except in the minds of billh58 May 2014 #19

Isn't it just sad enough that people are killed? Liberal Jesus Freak May 2014 #20

All Empires Crumble From Within - A Crazed Gun Culture Only Hastens The Demise cantbeserious May 2014 #23

Sick societies don't cut their murder rates in half. hack89 May 2014 #26

Halving The Murder Rate Is A Reflection Of An Aging Society - The Crazed Gun Culture Still Prevails cantbeserious May 2014 #27

If there is less violence and fewer deaths hack89 May 2014 #29

One Supposes That Some Do Not See Street Killings As A Problem - That Speaks Volumes cantbeserious May 2014 #31

A huge problem hack89 May 2014 #32

Except we're actually growing younger. The largest age demographic in the US is middle 20s. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #37

Not For The Last Twenty Years - Recent Trend Is Not History cantbeserious May 2014 #40

Do you have a precise number? Nevernose May 2014 #28

A steady decline in deaths is what I hope for hack89 May 2014 #30

NPR had a good article on the large decline in gun violence NickB79 May 2014 #42

Iraq and Afghanistan have done wonders Crunchy Frog May 2014 #38

The decline started 22 years ago hack89 May 2014 #39

Interesting yet unsupported allegation. LanternWaste May 2014 #57

Beats me. hack89 May 2014 #58

The Banning Emergency Room used to talk about the weekly meetings of the Indio Knife and Gun Club. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #24

These shootings don't count..they're merely collateral damage. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #25

Going out on a limb and predicting there won't be 30 OPs on this in the next 72 hrs Doctor_J May 2014 #34

Add to that the 3 shot in Myrtle Beach, SC yesterday or the day before. GoCubsGo May 2014 #41

Holy shit! nt valerief May 2014 #51

Psst. Dude. You're gonna ruin the narrative. Skip Intro May 2014 #54

It happens all over the place, every day madville May 2014 #59

I guess there still aren't enough good guys with guns. We better buy some more. tclambert May 2014 #60