Another School Shooting: Taft, California

[chrisrobin]

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2 Shot In Kern County, California; Alleged Shooter In Police Custody

http://ca.ibtimes.com/articles/42287...-school-sh.htm

[Rolyo85]

Yes, but when they tightened gun control in Chicago...!

[rareboy]

Well this one will certainly make the Biden hearings more focussed and relevant.

And this time, the media have a live shooter to focus on.

[JustMe5]

How convenient. This is all such bullshit.

[Rolyo85]

Yes, how convenient for us that people got killed again.

How disgustingly cynical IS the gun lobby really?

[GiancarloC]

How convenient. This is all such bullshit.

How is it all such bullshit? That people are getting killed again? This actually fucking happened.

[xbuzzerx]

I'm surprised we haven't heard the theory yet that the government is arranging these staged shootings on purpose as an excuse to confiscate guns. I've certainly heard it offline.

[palbert]

Well this one will certainly make the Biden hearings more focussed and relevant.

And this time, the media have a live shooter to focus on.

Your comments went unappreciated in your own thread. Seeking redemption?

[JB3]

This shooting is a bit different. Based on the account of what occurred, this student went to the school with the intention of shooting two classmates, and no one else. I suspect an investigation will reveal bullying to be the cause.

[GiancarloC]

I'm surprised we haven't heard the theory yet that the government is arranging these staged shootings on purpose as an excuse to confiscate guns. I've certainly heard it offline.

Staged shootings? Do those people use drugs like cocaine to induce paranoid delusions? Some people are sick in the head. Maybe they should go ask the parents. The government is just suddenly arranging these stage shootings to confiscate guns? Some of the most silliest stuff I've heard in a long time.

[maxpowr9]

This shooting is a bit different. Based on the account of what occurred, this student went to the school with the intention of shooting two classmates, and no one else. I suspect an investigation will reveal bullying to be the cause.

Agree.

This seemed far more like premeditated murder of particular individuals than "kill em' all".

Yes, it falls under school shootings and still is tragic.

[Ninja108]

This case is indeed different then the normal school shootings. This teenager went with the intent to target a couple of different individuals.
I'll also say this,the shooter was able to be taken down without a single shot being fired. I have no doubt if rambo the teacher had tried to stop it,it would have been worse.

[rareboy]

Well this one will certainly make the Biden hearings more focussed and relevant.

And this time, the media have a live shooter to focus on.

Nope. Don't need it.

It is exactly what the pro-gun lobby must have feared the most. An event that would put the issue back in the laser sights of everyone this week and keep the discussion from being bogged down in abstractions and irrelevancies.

Although, it is interesting that the gun apologists are already going with the spin that because this kid was only targeting specific classmates that somehow....well...it is a different case. Somehow not as horrific as Sandy Hook. By getting it linked to bullying or something like that narrative...they can make it seem more sympathetic somehow.

Expect the NRA to assert the need for every teacher to pack heat.

[JB3]

Nope. Don't need it.

It is exactly what the pro-gun lobby must have feared the most. An event that would put the issue back in the laser sights of everyone this week and keep the discussion from being bogged down in abstractions and irrelevancies.

Although, it is interesting that the gun apologists are already going with the spin that because this kid was only targeting specific classmates that somehow....well...it is a different case. Somehow not as horrific as Sandy Hook. By getting it linked to bullying or something like that narrative...they can make it seem more sympathetic somehow.

Expect the NRA to assert the need for every teacher to pack heat.

Considering that you aren't exposed to the media in the US on a consistent basis, I'm not surprised you don't understand that this topic has never LEFT the discussion since Sandy Hook happened. It has been on the national news every night, on local news every night, and in all the newspapers. You were proven wrong in the other thread, and have now brought it in here. You would be wise to stop while you're ahead.