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Old 12-29-2019, 04:23 PM
 
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Why are there so many shootings in Texas?

"Texas has now had more casualties from major mass shootings than any state except Nevada."

Texas Is a Leader in Mass Shootings. Why Is the Governor Silent?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/01/o...-shooting.html
Must have left out Chicago.
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Old 12-29-2019, 04:24 PM
 
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Must have left out Chicago.
Chicago isn't a state. Texas is ranked #2 after Nevada.
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Old 12-29-2019, 04:25 PM
 
Location: Lyon, France, Whidbey Island WA
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Chicago isn't a state. Texas is ranked #2 after Nevada.
...here we go.
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Old 12-29-2019, 04:27 PM
 
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Glad they got 'em!

This is a terrorist attack, right? Even of the shooter is a white guy? Attempting to mass kill inside a religious building?
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Old 12-29-2019, 04:29 PM
 
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Chicago isn't a state. Texas is ranked #2 after Nevada.
Of course that depends on what definitions you use, I'm sure they were tailored to get exactly those results.

That said, it would make sense that Texans are better shots than most of the rest of the country thus their mass shooters should probably be more effective.
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Old 12-29-2019, 04:34 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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The "good guy with a gun" made the bad guy with a gun harm fewer people than the "bad guy with a knife" managed in the NY synagogue.....Imagine how much better off those in the synagogue would have been if they had a "good guy with a gun".

There is no way to completely prevent people from killing others, but there are ways to limit the damage they can do and that's the goal.
If people can be shot and killed in a church, that eliminates the "thoughts and prayers" solution to gun violence in our country.
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Old 12-29-2019, 04:35 PM
 
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Of course that depends on what definitions you use, I'm sure they were tailored to get exactly those results.

That said, it would make sense that Texans are better shots than most of the rest of the country thus their mass shooters should probably be more effective.
That's quite a thing to be proud of. Maybe they could use it to promote tourism?

Welcome to Texas, we will shoot you more accurately!
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Old 12-29-2019, 04:35 PM
 
Location: Lyon, France, Whidbey Island WA
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Gosh it's so ridiculously random these events. I cant' imagine the terror that these good people will have to live with.
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Old 12-29-2019, 04:36 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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If that guy tried that in my synagogue, he would be killed by the security guy with an AR at the front door, or one of the maybe 15-20 carrying inside the building. Remind me again why liberals ban good guys from carrying weapons?
Why cannot those in a synagogue use thoughts and prayers instead of gun violence?
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Old 12-29-2019, 04:38 PM
 
Location: Lyon, France, Whidbey Island WA
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That's quite a thing to be proud of. Maybe they could use it to promote tourism?

Welcome to Texas, we will shoot you more accurately!
That is hardly a Texas issue.
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