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re: Another school shooting - Maryland
Posted on 3/20/18 at 12:53 pm to DemonKA3268
Posted on 3/20/18 at 12:53 pm to DemonKA3268
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Any ideas on how to stop these?
While they have had school shootings before Columbine, none of them got the media attention and coverage like Columbine. This is my opinion, but people can blame it on video games, guns (which I do think laws like having to be 21 to buy AR-15 and hand guns, but not all guns because 18 year olds should be able to buy guns to hunt and be able to protect themselves), etc, but I think the biggest factor is the media coverage these shootings gets.
Watching movies and playing video games doesn't cause the average kid to suddenly want to go shoot up schools, but teenagers that has mental issues, they do see the coverage and attention these events get, they are mad at the world and they know about these other shootings so they want to try to one up the body counts.
I bet if the media coverage stopped and everyone stopped posting about these events, on social media, when they happen, there would be a decline in these shootings.
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Posted on 3/20/18 at 12:55 pm to DemonKA3268
I saw that the actual shooting victims were a guy and a girl which makes me wonder if this isn’t some kind of love triangle rather than a “school shooting.”
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:00 pm to DemonKA3268
Only way to stop this is to put a bad motherfricker armed in each school.
Think mercenaries. Former deltas, rangers, etc.
I'd be happy to pay extra taxes to add one toneach school. Essentially an additional employee.
Israel does this, I believe.
Think mercenaries. Former deltas, rangers, etc.
I'd be happy to pay extra taxes to add one toneach school. Essentially an additional employee.
Israel does this, I believe.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:02 pm to OweO
The only one I remember being talked about before Columbine happened was Charles Whitman at UT-Austin and that was way before I was born.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:14 pm to OweO
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A gunman who shot and wounded two students at Great Mills High School in Maryland was killed Tuesday after engaging an armed school resource officer, an official said.
We really need to get this OP updated.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:15 pm to DemonKA3268
Another public school that probably didn't have any armed personnel whatsoever. Hmm...
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:18 pm to OweO
quote:
While they have had school shootings before Columbine, none of them got the media attention and coverage like Columbine. This is my opinion, but people can blame it on video games, guns (which I do think laws like having to be 21 to buy AR-15 and hand guns, but not all guns because 18 year olds should be able to buy guns to hunt and be able to protect themselves), etc, but I think the biggest factor is the media coverage these shootings gets.
Watching movies and playing video games doesn't cause the average kid to suddenly want to go shoot up schools, but teenagers that has mental issues, they do see the coverage and attention these events get, they are mad at the world and they know about these other shootings so they want to try to one up the body counts.
I bet if the media coverage stopped and everyone stopped posting about these events, on social media, when they happen, there would be a decline in these shootings.
People have been desensitized. Semiautomatic rifles with "high capacity" magazines have been available to civilians since at least the 40s and this crap didn't happen back then. Even the dreaded AR15 has been available to civilians since the early 60s.
At this point, having armed personnel in school (whether it's faculty, law enforcement, or both) is about the only realistic thing you can do.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:22 pm to Korin
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having armed personnel in school (whether it's faculty, law enforcement, or both) is about the only realistic thing you can do.
Having armed personal is fine and dandy but having a cop with a pistol trying to match fire with a Ar-15 just doesn't seem fair. Everyone was angry at that school cop in florida but unless he got behind him he was dead the minute stepped out.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:23 pm to Korin
I assume an AR was not used here because we haven't seen a weapon ID yet
NVM, I see he used a handgun. Nothing to see here, folks.
NVM, I see he used a handgun. Nothing to see here, folks.
This post was edited on 3/20/18 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:24 pm to FLObserver
The odds wouldn't have been his favor to say the least.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:25 pm to Korin
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Another public school that probably didn't have any armed personnel whatsoever. Hmm...
might want to go read the reports again
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:25 pm to upgrayedd
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:26 pm to DemonKA3268
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Another school shooting - Maryland
The odds wouldn't have been his favor to say the least.
Notice I said probably and not definitively.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:28 pm to upgrayedd
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NVM, I see he used a handgun. Nothing to see here, folks.
Unless it was an AR pistol.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:31 pm to DemonKA3268
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was killed Tuesday after engaging an armed school resource officer
So not a #BrowardCoward then?
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:31 pm to Korin
No way. Any AR platform would've been blasted everywhere
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:37 pm to upgrayedd
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No way. Any AR platform would've been blasted everywhere
Tend to agree but im sure details will be out soon.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 1:50 pm to Korin
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Notice I said probably and not definitively.
I know what you said. I wouldn't want to bring a pistol to a rifle fight but if you are charged with protecting and serving, that's what you are supposed to do.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 2:07 pm to magildachunks
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We could start holding parents criminally responsible if the shooter acquired their guns.
You gonna hold every firearm theft victim criminally responsible when their stolen firearm is used to kill someone?
Posted on 3/20/18 at 2:08 pm to Aristo
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