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WorseBeforeBetter

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23. “This shouldn’t happen in Troutdale,”

Reply to SoCalNative (Reply #15)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 02:51 PM

Jun 2014

“This shouldn’t happen in Troutdale,” Max Maydew, a grandfather of two Reynolds High School students, told The Oregonian. “You don’t expect something like that to happen in your hometown.”

Maybe it was his shock talking, but it shouldn't happen anywhere, Mr. Maydew. Sadly, I do expect it to happen anywhere.

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Active shooter in an Oregon HS [View all] nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 OP

Yes, the daily shooter has become quite business as usual, hasn't it! djean111 Jun 2014 #1

Yup, going to the store nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #3

I'm updating to Aerows Jun 2014 #5

Because of what we do, nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #9

Congrats gun nuts and blood-soaked apologists -- you have "won" again villager Jun 2014 #2

I would hold all gun defenders civilly and criminally liable every time this happens randys1 Jun 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author hack89 Jun 2014 #7

"I fear for my life everyday now as an outspoken liberal, for my wife's life." FSogol Jun 2014 #18

The only help I need is to get guns away from anybody who really wants one randys1 Jun 2014 #19

I in no way mocked you. Fear is unhealthy and kills people. FSogol Jun 2014 #20

Keep it up, keep making the rational people the target, you are doing great work for the liberal randys1 Jun 2014 #21

"UNPRECEDENTED gun violence" aikoaiko Jun 2014 #26

Initial reports say semi-automatic weapon. djean111 Jun 2014 #6

Who gives a shit about dead kids? Time to snark at posters for getting numbers in gun models wrong! villager Jun 2014 #10

Ask meaningless questions to derail discussion... BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #27

Exactly. All of them so well-programmed by the NRA's industry lobbyists... villager Jun 2014 #30

And yet, still here.. BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #31

Also true. They have a share in every gun death that comes after their "successful" fights villager Jun 2014 #32

They will lose this fight BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #33

I wonder if there is an increase in school shootings near the end of the year underpants Jun 2014 #8

cnn reporting site secure ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2014 #11

Take it away folks nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #12

Live stream Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #13

# 75 shooting since Sandy Hook...and counting doxydad Jun 2014 #14

Shooter dead SoCalNative Jun 2014 #15

Thanks, not surprised nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #16

“This shouldn’t happen in Troutdale,” WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #23

This should not happen in (insert town here) nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #25

We need to not report these stories in the news. They just get copycats going. applegrove Jun 2014 #17

Disagree, fully nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #22

So maybe not use the names of the applegrove Jun 2014 #28

They are happening, but perhaps we need to ask WHY? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #29

the solution: more guns! napkinz Jun 2014 #24