Active shooter reported in Lewiston, Maine, suspect at large (accuse, rifle, alcohol)
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Go complain to the U.S. government that their drug trade is resulting in too many homicides.
Say goodbye to your loved ones prior to the meeting though.
Not the point.
People whip themselves up into a frenzy over these (while horrific and tragic) lone wolf shootings and the immediate reaction is to grab guns - and prosecute gun sellers.
And then people will post the statistical nonsense of "there have been over 500 mass shootings THIS YEAR!" while not realizing that very statistic is meant to panic people and drive them to have the mindset that the only way to stop it is more insane laws ... and grab guns.
They turn a blind eye that the biggest chunk of so these so-called "mass shootings" is gang/drug/crime street violence.
People whip themselves up into a frenzy over these (while horrific and tragic) lone wolf shootings and the immediate reaction is to grab guns - and prosecute gun sellers.
And then people will post the statistical nonsense of "there have been over 500 mass shootings THIS YEAR!" while not realizing that very statistic is meant to panic people and drive them to have the mindset that the only way to stop it is more insane laws ... and grab guns.
They turn a blind eye that the biggest chunk of so these so-called "mass shootings" is gang/drug/crime street violence.
People of all political stripes have been conditioned to accept, almost practically embrace, the plight of America’s inner cities and the pervasive patterns of violence. Nixon was the first, that we know of, who federally initiated the drug trade in American cities. Both parties turn a blind eye to it but Democrats clearly benefit from it more on a practical level as they win urban districts at an exceedingly disproportionate rate. So when a mass shooting in a predominantly white area occurs (such as this one) Democrats can feel comfortable pushing gun control. It’s a cowardly and hypocritical paradigm they’ve been shoveling since LBJ.
From a family of military men, the previous generation who fought in shooting wars from WWI thru Vietnam, a claim that combat vets will develop PTSD and not if.......seems like a very broad brush to me.
Well, I agree that more people, men in particular, should be more open to therapy and good mental health, but forcing them to undergo it will not work. Removing the stigma some associate with it would go a long way to better mental health.
I don't have any numbers, but it certainly seems like the good guy with a gun rarely comes into play in these shootings. I know it happens, but not as often as some want us to think.
Well, when there is a big no guns allowed sign on the door.
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