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Old 12-14-2012, 10:47 AM
 
Location: Barrington
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I wonder how much this has to do with some pagan prediction about the end of the world that has people freaking out lately.
School shootings have a long, long history in the U.S. going back to 1764:

School shooting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 12-14-2012, 10:47 AM
 
Location: The Cascade Foothills
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WTF?

I haven't read through the entire thread yet, but at this time, they're saying as many as FOURTEEN babies have been killed.

Oh, my god..........
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Old 12-14-2012, 10:48 AM
 
Location: The Cascade Foothills
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I wish these shooters would test their weapon on themselves before going on such a shooting rampage.
How about we make these weapons less accessible in the first place????
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Old 12-14-2012, 10:49 AM
 
Location: Clear Lake Area
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An entire Kindergarten class is unaccounted for according to the Hartford Courant... just sick.
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Old 12-14-2012, 10:49 AM
 
Location: Montgomery Village
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links?
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Old 12-14-2012, 10:50 AM
 
Location: Maryland
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This is where I depart from conservatives. I think it's time to ban assault guns. It may not have been used in this case we will see but they offer no societal purpose. Americans have proven incapable of using these weapons responsibly and thus should have them purged from society.

No mother or father should send their kid to elementary school and have them never come back.
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Old 12-14-2012, 10:50 AM
 
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27 dead. Well done gun advocates. Well done.
So the people that support safe gun ownership somehow convinced these lunatics to pull the trigger in these atrocious crimes? I like how all of the people that are trying to outlaw guns have absolutely ZERO to say about the vile and mentally imbalanced criminals that commit these crimes. You would rather try to capitalize on tragedy and belittle people that have different views than you instead of focusing on the actual criminal in this case and what caused them to snap and do this. The root cause of the problem is not the gun or people that promote the safe ownership of them, its the criminal. As soon as people get that through their heads and stop trying to blame people that had no involvement, maybe we can figure out how to help prevent these kinds of attacks.
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Old 12-14-2012, 10:51 AM
 
Location: Clear Lake Area
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At Least 20 Shot, Multiple Dead, At Sandy Hook School Shooting In Newtown - Courant.com
The number of dead is unclear, but there are at least 20 shooting victims. Many of the shootings took place in a kindergarten classroom, sources said.

One entire classrom is unaccounted for outside the school, sources said.
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Old 12-14-2012, 10:51 AM
 
Location: Florida
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WTF?

I haven't read through the entire thread yet, but at this time, they're saying as many as FOURTEEN babies have been killed.

Oh, my god..........
They are saying 27 dead.
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Old 12-14-2012, 10:51 AM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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27 dead. Well done gun advocates. Well done.
Instead of blaming the shooter you are going to blame MILLIONS of gun owners like me who have done nothing wrong?


What a cop out.
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