"It is not clear how he managed to obtain a weapon given his criminal record." by Wishimay

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"It is not clear how he managed to obtain a weapon given his criminal record."

POSTED BY: WISHIMAY
UPDATED: Saturday, February 27, 2016 03:31
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Friday, February 26, 2016 12:32 AM

The title was taken from an article about the shooting in Hesston, Kansas.

"Um, 'cause they pass 'em around like candy, pretty much EVERYWHERE." Probably more bullets THAN candy in this country. Is the answer.

BTW, one of our regulars in chat LIVES THERE. Knows several of the shot.

Way to go 'Merica!

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Friday, February 26, 2016 2:04 PM

OLDGUY

What Would Mal do ?

yeah and nobody knows why he needed to commit burglarly, aggravated charges, auto theft, flee from officer, fight/brawl..and those are just the highlights..I'd guess there were additional charges that likely never made it to the judge ruling the way the legal system tosses out charges like a store santa toss candy in a parade.

but hey, let's don't let little details like a bad guy's repeated behavior get in the way of a good gun control opportunity.

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Friday, February 26, 2016 9:33 PM

WISHIMAY

Surprisingly, I have no comment on gun control. Have guns, don't have guns, you still have people so you lose either way.

I did find it interesting that there wasn't a whole lot in the media today, and even the NRA did not make rounds spouting off about their rights, like they do after such things these days...

Usually, 20 people shot would be top news for a week or so.

I'm guessing because it was a black guy they don't want to play it up for race reasons.

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Saturday, February 27, 2016 12:12 AM

WISHIMAY

Update, his baby mamma gave it to him. And she white.

Explains why he went and shot white people...

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Saturday, February 27, 2016 2:38 AM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

"I'm guessing because it was a black guy they don't want to play it up for race reasons."

But then there was the white Uber driver and he didn't get played up either. So I think the real reason neither got played up is they didn't use the magic words 'allahu akbar'. Mass shootings are just business as usual unless you say those magic words.

SAGAN: We are releasing vast quantities of carbon dioxide, increasing the greenhouse effect. It may not take much to destabilize the Earth's climate, to convert this heaven, our only home in the cosmos, into a kind of hell.

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Saturday, February 27, 2016 3:31 AM

WISHIMAY

Quote:
Originally posted by 1kiki:
Mass shootings are just business as usual unless you say those magic words.

Now comes the game of one-upmanship for these guys, whose mass shooting gets more news coverage.

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