Shooting in Texas

[godofallu]

Why are these threads always filled with childish foreigners who selfishly try to change US policies and customs? Hello we don't want to give up our guns or our ways of life. That's not the right answer for us, and crying on the internet over our choice isn't going to make us change. Oh and it sure won't make you guys right about gun control.

It wouldn't matter if a million people were killed in a school shooting. That still wouldn't make giving up guns the right answer. This isn't only about prolonging life but enriching it. If you want to stop school violence (impossible) start by bettering education. Help out poor urban areas. Better the economy and create a better future so people don't feel angry and trapped. Look out for kids that get bullied. Having the police kick in the door and kill anyone who doesn't give up their guns over and over isn't going to create peace. It won't help the economy. It won't make a kid who is bullied suddenly love the bullies.

 

[Frission]

Why are these threads always filled with childish foreigners who selfishly try to change US policies and customs? Hello we don't want to give up our guns or our ways of life. That's not the right answer for us, and crying on the internet over our choice isn't going to make us change. Oh and it sure won't make you guys right about gun control.

It wouldn't matter if a million people were killed in a school shooting. That still wouldn't make giving up guns the right answer. This isn't only about prolonging life but enriching it. If you want to stop school violence (impossible) start by bettering education. Help out poor urban areas. Better the economy and create a better future so people don't feel angry and trapped. Look out for kids that get bullied. Having the police kick in the door and kill anyone who doesn't give up their guns over and over isn't going to create peace. It won't help the economy. It won't make a kid who is bullied suddenly love the bullies.

If I remenber correctly, actually alot of people talk about the education system. (On a side note: The police killing gun-owners. Do you seriously believe anyone wants that?)

Hmmm.

Guys new topic! Why does the infrastructure of the U.S have so many problems? Why not invest more money into education?

Besides, this topic can be interpreted as a failure of something else than gun control. It would certainly be a change from the regular old diatribe. I already stated my opinion a while ago when I said that the U.S shouldn't have so many military bases and should try to reinvest some of the money spent in the military into infrastructure. Using inactive troops to build railways for example. It already outspends France, China, Russia and the UK put together when it comes to military spending.

 

[Lunar Templar]

By "obvious reason" I'm certain you are referring to the media's macabre fascination with shootings and spree killers and how we turn them into celebrities?

first post and we already have a LARGE part of the problem nailed

 

[Tharwen]

DEAR CRAZY PEOPLE WITH GUNS.

FUCKING STOP IT.

 

[tangoprime]

This is breaking news, just happened less then 20 minutes ago. A shooting has taken place in a Texas College. No reports of deaths yet but numerous injuries are confirmed.

This is just staggering. How a nation can tolerate this bullshit with such an obvious reason is mindboggling.

A "mass shooting" with 3 people injured, no deaths, and the shooters illegally possessing handguns and committing the shooting in a gun-free zone. I'm not sure whose case you're helping here buddy.

 

[deathbydeath]

Based on the impending gun laws making banning the sale of assault weapons, I now want to buy as many as I can and then sell them when they aren't made/sold anymore and let the massive profits ensue.

DEAR CRAZY PEOPLE WITH GUNS.

FUCKING STOP IT.

Also this.

 

[tangoprime]

Mass Shooting? How about two retards trying to kill each other with illegal handguns and hitting a bystander? This is hardly worthy of national news.

Pretty much this. It's funny that people latched on to this as "OMG mass shooting in TEXAS" (least damaging "mass shooting" I've ever heard of) and nobody has mentioned that 17 people were shot, and 2 were killed in Chicago over the weekend, the city competing with New York for the most strict gun control in the country.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/01/21/16-shot-2-killed-over-weekend-in-chicago/

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

The thing i notice about these shootings are they are not criminal related.....as in gang crime, robbery or a career criminal. Its some normal person who wakes up one morning and decides to shoot up a school. How can an argument end up in a shooting....why were they even carrying guns in the first place?

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

Mass shooting! Ban the guns! Not our guns! It was the vidyo gaems! Ban the games! Wait a second, everyone calm the fuck down.

If the last massacre was anything to go by, that's my prediction of the aftermath.

 

[KeyMaster45]

Interesting. The more they talk about gun control, the more shootings there are.

It's because it's the big topic of the moment; normally this stuff wouldn't be reported by anyone but local news. Soon as the sensationalist reporting on the topic stops giving them ratings they'll start reporting on something else like it's an epidemic; my money is that it will be how kids are huffing sawdust or something stupidly fake like that.

This is breaking news, just happened less then 20 minutes ago. A shooting has taken place in a Texas College. No reports of deaths yet but numerous injuries are confirmed.

This is just staggering. How a nation can tolerate this bullshit with such an obvious reason is mindboggling.

Your title is misleading OP, this wasn't a mass shooting, 2 people were injured in the crossfire between two dip-shits having a showdown. (how it found it's way to a university campus is the story I'd like to hear)

 

[Doclector]

By "obvious reason" I'm certain you are referring to the media's macabre fascination with shootings and spree killers and how we turn them into celebrities?

That'd certainly be one of them.

Among many reasons. Poor attention to mental health (which isn't just a problem for america), the availability of guns, the everything or nothing, first or last attitude of america that is both a godsend and a pretty effective method of trapping people in a corner.

But we all know what will be blamed. Videogames. Always fucking videogames. I understand the urge to find something to blame that isn't as difficult to deal with or less unpleasant to acknowledge, but seriously, why is it always us that gets the big "psycho" label, huh? Hell, I don't think the "stars" of jersey shore are exactly experts on conflict resolution, why are they never blamed?

Well...here's hoping that there continues to be no deaths confirmed for this one. Would be nice to have one of these things reach a not-so god awful conclusion.

 

[Souleks]

Lets check if our media filter system is working.
Two people dead ----MASS SHOOTING
yep seems in order.
also remember that time when in Texas a guy tried to recreate the movie theater shooting but a man in the audience with a pistol saw him pull his gun and killed him before he got any rounds off? I don't really remember hearing much reporting about that.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

By "obvious reason" I'm certain you are referring to the media's macabre fascination with shootings and spree killers and how we turn them into celebrities?

I agree with this. Now all the crazies want to beat the last guy's high score.

 

[Frostbite3789]

This is breaking news, just happened less then 20 minutes ago. A shooting has taken place in a Texas College. No reports of deaths yet but numerous injuries are confirmed.

This is just staggering. How a nation can tolerate this bullshit with such an obvious reason is mindboggling.

This has to be one of the most misleading titles I've seen. Are you implying they happen often in Texas? I don't recall the last one to happen here.

And mass(ive)? Two people being injured qualifies as a "mass shooting" now?

 

[Frostbite3789]

Lets check if our media filter system is working.
Two people dead ----MASS SHOOTING
yep seems in order.
also remember that time when in Texas a guy tried to recreate the movie theater shooting but a man in the audience with a pistol saw him pull his gun and killed him before he got any rounds off? I don't really remember hearing much reporting about that.

Not even dead. Nobody died.

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

For god's sake humanity, pull yourself together.

[edit/rant]
That goes for everyone having a go at the OP for saying "mass" shooting. Pull yourself together.
Like there is some sort of quota the gunman has to reach before "mass" can be put in the title.
Sure its over exaggerating, but embellishment should be the least of your worries when innocent people are being shot at on a weekly basis.