the last shooting / things that go on in America thread has definitely dissappeared

anyway

not the "happy ending" you would have expected

https://twitter.com/i/events/1371972779893944327

Suspect arrested after eight people, including six Asian women, were killed at Atlanta-area spas

Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in shootings at three different businesses in Atlanta and Acworth, Georgia, on Tuesday, according to local police. A male suspect was arrested and charged with several counts of murder on Wednesday, police said. At a press conference in Atlanta on Wednesday, authorities identified the four victims killed in Cherokee County.

 

17 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I'm worried he's going to go along the lines of that utter loon who used to post on here, Maggie Tate, who suggested the amount of guns in circulation in the US, and the ease of getting them isn't the reason they have so many mass shootings.

Thats the NRA's view point.

No guns = no shootings

It doesn't mean that lunatics won't go out and stab folk, bomb them or run them over.

I just think a whack job with a knife probably couldn't kill 20+ kids with a knife compared to a semi-automatic assault rifle.

No guns = no shootings, that's the truth.

29 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I'm worried he's going to go along the lines of that utter loon who used to post on here, Maggie Tate, who suggested the amount of guns in circulation in the US, and the ease of getting them isn't the reason they have so many mass shootings.

Maggie Tate is still a unsung hero to some on here.

9 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Maggie Tate is still an unsung hero to some on here.

Quite liked him.

Most of his predictions were hopeless but his conviction around them was top notch.

2 hours ago, Zico said:

perhaps at sports events such as this, they could hand out guns to the crowd upon entry (but only if they have a licence of course) so if something like this happens, they can always shoot back

That probably won’t exclude more than 6 adults and 12 kids from a 15k crowd.

1 hour ago, royal white said:

It’s the person firing them…..but you know that. 

So you are saying the people are the problem ?

and you are happy for the problem to go around carrying guns ?

Ban the guns, the people are still the problem, but now they dont have the guns.

51 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Maggie Tate is still a unsung hero to some on here.

only the loons

41 minutes ago, Spider said:

Quite liked him.

Most of his predictions were hopeless but his conviction around them was top notch.

actually, you're right, he was a bit thick, but at least he was (in his own mind) sure of what he was saying, and attempted to back it up, and was always consistent.

I actually think he was just a very, very good wind up 

7 minutes ago, Sweep said:

actually, you're right, he was a bit thick, but at least he was (in his own mind) sure of what he was saying, and attempted to back it up, and was always consistent.

I actually think he was just a very, very good wind up 

I think he posted from Camp Bastion for a while.

 

The multi-quotes were a treat

1 hour ago, ZiggyStardust said:

So you are saying the people are the problem ?

and you are happy for the problem to go around carrying guns ?

Ban the guns, the people are still the problem, but now they dont have the guns.

That’s not happening though is it, and very unlikely to ever happen. There’s a problem with some yanks that you don’t see in many other countries, what’s brought it on is anyone’s guess. But whatever way you look at it there’s more fucktards over there than anywhere else. 

1 hour ago, Spider said:

No guns = no shootings

It doesn't mean that lunatics won't go out and stab folk, bomb them or run them over.

I just think a whack job with a knife probably couldn't kill 20+ kids with a knife compared to a semi-automatic assault rifle.

No guns = no shootings, that's the truth.

And that’s the problem, there’s 100s of millions in circulation. 

2 minutes ago, royal white said:

That’s not happening though is it, and very unlikely to ever happen. There’s a problem with some yanks that you don’t see in many other countries, what’s brought it on is anyone’s guess. But whatever way you look at it there’s more fucktards over there than anywhere else. 

See, I'm not sure it differs that much. but over there, the fucktards have guns.

5 minutes ago, ZiggyStardust said:

See, I'm not sure it differs that much. but over there, the fucktards have guns.

Fucktards have guns in many countries, they don’t shoot up schools every week. They have an elite level of fucktard. 

The US is far too gone to ever have any gun control, the place is fucked.

1 hour ago, MickyD said:

That probably won’t exclude more than 6 adults and 12 kids from a 15k crowd.

Safety in numbers

1 hour ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

The multi-quotes were a treat

Multi-quote carpet bomber

He seemed like a clever fella to me but was universally incorrect on nearly every subject he pontificated on.

Perhaps the Jim Jeffrey's (?) approach would be the best bet for the US? Allow muskets only.  The gun nonces keep their right to bear arms and mass shootings would no longer be possible, once there's been an amnesty and harsh sentences for anyone owning any other kind of rifle or ammo.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65468404

Spreading.

33 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65468404

Spreading.

14 year old arrested. I mean how can this happen in a country with relatively strict gun laws

8 minutes ago, royal white said:

14 year old arrested. I mean how can this happen in a country with relatively strict gun laws

The suspect is alleged to have used his father's gun, and an investigation into the motives behind the incident is under way.

14 minutes ago, royal white said:

14 year old arrested. I mean how can this happen in a country with relatively strict gun laws

Serbia does have strict gun laws, but isn't it also awash with many illegally owned guns, left behind after shit loads of civil war and unrest. 

Anyway, if the two hand guns he had in his possession, are found to be illegal, as is suspected, then not only should be put to death, his father should as well. Anybody found owning a gun, without the correct paperwork, instant prison and then firing squad. 

20 minutes ago, royal white said:

14 year old arrested. I mean how can this happen in a country with relatively strict gun laws

You're getting all Maggie Tate again aren't you......Next you'll be telling us that the mass possession of guns doesn't have any bearing on shootings at all

5 minutes ago, Sweep said:

You're getting all Maggie Tate again aren't you......Next you'll be telling us that the mass possession of guns doesn't have any bearing on shootings at all

Nope, what I will say is banning guns in a country that already has 10s of millions in circulation and borders South America isn’t going to do diddly squat. 50 years to late