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38. UPDATE: Shooter fired from his job yesterday and showed up with a gun today. Manager killed

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Fri Aug 24, 2012, 09:32 AM

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Breaking on MSNBC (TV) - 5 shot at Empire State Building [View all] OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 OP

AP: SEVERAL PEOPLE SHOT OUTSIDE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING maddezmom Aug 2012 #1

Yikes - two blocks from my office leftynyc Aug 2012 #2

Rightists will blame New York's 'strict' gun laws. onehandle Aug 2012 #3

Have Why Syzygy Aug 2012 #27

Red state vending machine guns are imported into blue states. onehandle Aug 2012 #45

I'm watching the news right now glacierbay Aug 2012 #49

We can't twist the truth without embelishing it now can we? Remmah2 Aug 2012 #51

Apparently. glacierbay Aug 2012 #55

I think what onehandle meant was christx30 Aug 2012 #61

Guns don't come from vending machines either. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #64

I think he's talking about rrneck Aug 2012 #87

So, what type of gun would one use to take out a vending machine? slackmaster Aug 2012 #88

And a bucket of tannerite (sp?) just for fun. nt rrneck Aug 2012 #91

Do you mean Why Syzygy Aug 2012 #56

That explains the camera footage I saw this morning... PavePusher Aug 2012 #65

Mayor Bloomberg is a "snivelling coward" for having police protection? ellisonz Aug 2012 #94

Sigh. PavePusher Aug 2012 #96

And my point was the Bloomberg is the Mayor of New York City... ellisonz Aug 2012 #100

And many more mere Citizens will face direct criminal threats today.... PavePusher Aug 2012 #103

And you keep ignoring the part... ellisonz Aug 2012 #104

Ignore the gun psychos, onehandle slackmaster Aug 2012 #70

Do you understand why talking points are necessary? Remmah2 Aug 2012 #77

Another nut with a gun davidpdx Aug 2012 #4

Meanwhile the NYPD is busy spying on college students LiberalEsto Aug 2012 #5

NYC is the safest big city in the country leftynyc Aug 2012 #6

Safety at what cost to freedom? nt Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #8

700,000 stop and frisks Enrique Aug 2012 #13

88% of those stopped were innocent people, 89% were not white. X_Digger Aug 2012 #82

Actually, "some people's "safety" comes at the cost of other peoples..... PavePusher Aug 2012 #97

As a recent Manhattan resident, gun violence was EXTREMELY rare insinde the city. smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #102

got out of the Herald's square subway sabbat hunter Aug 2012 #14

Evidently there is heavy security at the Empire State Building LiberalEsto Aug 2012 #17

From what I heard, the cops responded quickly Renew Deal Aug 2012 #19

I'm glad they did LiberalEsto Aug 2012 #22

Well, they're also busy spying on Muslims in New Jersey. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2012 #31

NY 1 reporting it as a possible robbery brooklynite Aug 2012 #7

A midtown armed robbery is a dumb thing to do. Renew Deal Aug 2012 #20

Luke Russert kept repeating this incident isn't terrorism. I guess if we do this snappyturtle Aug 2012 #9

Unless it is a religious nut doing it.... YellowRubberDuckie Aug 2012 #11

Terrorism has criteria....who knew! snappyturtle Aug 2012 #53

Exactly. Being terrorized is Cha Aug 2012 #99

That's code for "no Muslims were involved." lapislzi Aug 2012 #32

"No Muslims involved"...yep! I should know that by now. nt snappyturtle Aug 2012 #54

Luke's mouth speaks lies all the time goclark Aug 2012 #40

Luke Russet is a fucking idiot. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #73

And if someone had been able to carry DiverDave Aug 2012 #10

Ahhh, bait on a hook. Should I bite? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2012 #35

And the carnage continues... primavera Aug 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2012 #33

Its just another day CountAllVotes Aug 2012 #15

Well, if the killer had a knife, HERVEPA Aug 2012 #16

TV reports say 10 people hit with bullets; One, a bystander, was killed. LiberalEsto Aug 2012 #21

Birdshot ... CountAllVotes Aug 2012 #25

So you've given up on logical thinking and decided to rely on emotion? Pacafishmate Aug 2012 #26

Go crawl back into your hole would you? CountAllVotes Aug 2012 #42

You should take your own advice. PavePusher Aug 2012 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author PotatoChip Aug 2012 #18

It's 4:24 am in Honolulu. n/t AngryOldDem Aug 2012 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author PotatoChip Aug 2012 #48

I was two blocks away from there at around 9:50 and you wouldn't know anything is going on. Renew Deal Aug 2012 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author PotatoChip Aug 2012 #43

Per WNBC OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 #23

BET?? heaven05 Aug 2012 #24

Black Entertainment Television drove him to it slackmaster Aug 2012 #89

like heaven05 Aug 2012 #92

Just another day in the good ol' USA... n/t AngryOldDem Aug 2012 #28

A good day in the US beats a bad day: Remmah2 Aug 2012 #76

Your point? AngryOldDem Aug 2012 #86

Worldly people would get it. nt Remmah2 Aug 2012 #90

Guns and ammo in the hands of the public is a terrible idea. Loudly Aug 2012 #34

Could the same thing be said about guns and ammo in other parties hands? Renew Deal Aug 2012 #36

That's an argument which doesn't lead anywhere. Loudly Aug 2012 #37

Especially if all you have is sticks Renew Deal Aug 2012 #46

Only if world history is ignored. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #50

That sounds a lot like projection to me slackmaster Aug 2012 #75

UPDATE: Shooter fired from his job yesterday and showed up with a gun today. Manager killed Renew Deal Aug 2012 #38

Can see the gunman on ground by doors HockeyMom Aug 2012 #41

Bloomberg supposed to have a press conference around 11 a.m. deutsey Aug 2012 #39

Let's hope he says something about getting guns out of the hands of nutcases wordpix Aug 2012 #44

He will Renew Deal Aug 2012 #47

I noticed how they have a little podium set up for him. AngryOldDem Aug 2012 #57

He could start by divesting himself of his armed guards..... PavePusher Aug 2012 #67

Shooter killed by police outside the bar my partner and I frequent after work. JackBeck Aug 2012 #52

Meanwhile 19 people shot overnight in Chicago, 13 in 30 mins Hey Jude Aug 2012 #58

Sadly, it's show biz. n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #79

To be fair, what happened in NYC was just one person in a very public place Blue_Tires Aug 2012 #98

It has been at least a week, so another gun nut gone wild was overdue. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #59

More Gun Fun!!!111 WEEEEeeeeee!!!!111 jpak Aug 2012 #60

NOT a 2A solution if it's the cops are the ones doing the shooting. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #63

I wonder where he got his cool gun? jpak Aug 2012 #71

As opposed to you doing your own research? ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #84

Cops wounded 9 ??? ileus Aug 2012 #62

I thought it was armed civilians that were the ones supposed to created the deadly "cross-fire". PavePusher Aug 2012 #68

In NYC they can only point their fingers. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #69

Well, we made it an entire week Zoeisright Aug 2012 #72

The only mass shooting of civilians glacierbay Aug 2012 #74

BREAKING NEWS: MSNBC NOT Covering Daily Killings in Southside Chicago and other Cities Riverman Aug 2012 #78

9 people shot in the cross fire... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #80

Good thing the NYPD didn't break out their .50 caliber, urban tanks, and fully auto arsenals. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #81

They reserve that for the riot they expect from the proles. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #83

Naw glacierbay Aug 2012 #85

Some info on NYPD training and shootings... PavePusher Aug 2012 #93

The significant and often overlooked part is the notion that a cop can go through,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #95

2 killed, 9 injured, 5 shot? Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #101