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Congressman Steve Scalise Among 5 Shot at Baseball Field (nytimes.com)
From a New York Times report: A lone gunman opened fire on Republican members of the congressional baseball team at a practice field in a Washington suburb Wednesday, using a rifle to shower the field with bullets that struck five people, including Steve Scalise, the majority whip of the House of Representatives. Two members of Mr. Scalise's protective police detail were wounded as they exchanged gunfire with the shooter in what other lawmakers described as a chaotic, terror-filled ten minutes that turned the baseball practice into an early-morning nightmare. Police said a total of five people were shot, two critically. Standing at second base, Mr. Scalise was struck, in the hip, according to witnesses, and collapsed as the shots rang out, one after another, from behind a chain-link fence near the third-base dugout. Witnesses said Mr. Scalise, of Louisiana, "army crawled" his way toward taller grass as the shooting continued. Alternative source: NBC News, CNN, BBC, NPR, WashingtonPost, and WSJ.
Update: 06/14 15:40 GMT: In remarks at the White House, President Trump said the Alexandria shooting suspect has died from injuries.
Update: 06/14 15:40 GMT: In remarks at the White House, President Trump said the Alexandria shooting suspect has died from injuries.
Welcome to how we feel after having to be afraid of nutty Jesus-y shooters for the past decades. Feels great, huh?
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I support Gun Control for those who advocate for it. Anyone who registers to vote as a Democrat may not own a gun. That will take care of the problem in the urban areas, right? And it will also keep guns out of the hands of the tolerant, inclusive, loving left who feel the need to shoot up congressmen.
The rest of us will be able to peacefully enjoy responsible gun ownership.
Almost every place in the world has seen gun violence go down in the last 20-30 years. Almost... the USA is the exception as usual (also exceptional in its ass-poor medical coverage and ass-idiot lack of common education as in "the earth is 6k years old, and evolution is 'just a theory', and we do not believe in global warming"). Not the land of the free but the LAND OF THE STUPID.
Indeed. My thoughts and prayers go out to the gunman and his family for not being a better shot
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I tolerated blatant racism for the last 6 months. I tolerated removed healthcare for the poor I tolerated removing safety and business regulations for to keep them from polluting and making our country like a toxic wastehole like China I tolerated them raising taxes on the middle class and lowering it on the rich Now I tolerate a couple holes in the ones who I have tolerated allowing this to occur. So yes... I'm pretty damn tolerant. :)
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Yup, actually I believe ALL mass shooters since the 60's who have had a political affiliation have turned out to be Democrat supporters in one way or another.
Plus, the exact figure has never been researched but something like over 95% of gun murders are committed by Democrat voters or likely Democrat voters.
As Scott Adams pointed out the reason Democrats and Republicans are on opposite sides of the gun debate is obvious -- when a Democrat sees another Democrat with a gun he sees someone likely to shoot him, but when a Republican sees another Republican with a gun he sees someone likely to protect him.