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PoindexterOglethorpe

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10. Well of course. The media buys the guns, arms

Reply to Calculating (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 06:40 PM

Nov 2017

the unstable, encourages them to go shoot up a church or a concert. No individual responsibility at all. None whatsoever.

(I hope I don't need the sarcasm thingy here.)

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I fully blame the media for these mass shootings [View all] Calculating Nov 2017 OP

The why he did it is way too obvious malaise Nov 2017 #1

Good idea, shoot the messenger randr Nov 2017 #2

I'm not saying they shouldn't report on these events Calculating Nov 2017 #4

This line gets trotted out after every shooting. Its ultimately flawed. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2017 #3

Most people dont know those names Nevernose Nov 2017 #5

Easy access to guns is to blame for these mass shootings. Period. octoberlib Nov 2017 #6

a lot of truth in this... although defacto7 Nov 2017 #7

I blame the shooter. nt m-lekktor Nov 2017 #8

The US population has grown and the number of BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #9

Well of course. The media buys the guns, arms PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #10

I think it's much more complex loyalsister Nov 2017 #11

I blame the sick entitled fuck who decided to entertain himself by killing 25 people. Squinch Nov 2017 #12

They are so frequent now that we forget the names. joshcryer Nov 2017 #13

I fully blame every asshole who voted for randr Nov 2017 #14