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mwrguy

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2. Yes, there were active shooters in the Paris attack

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Fri Nov 27, 2015, 06:07 PM

Nov 2015

"Active shooter" and "suicide bomber" describe what tactic the terrorist is using.

It's a perfectly cromulent term, and not mutually exclusive with "terrorist".

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"active shooter" - because the other phrase would be "terrorist attack" at planned parenthood. [View all] Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 OP

Precisely and the hacks on both CNN and GEM$NBComcast malaise Nov 2015 #1

Yes, there were active shooters in the Paris attack mwrguy Nov 2015 #2

In fact they were, at first. Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #3