Gun Culture

[Pale Rider]

Man Allegedly Pointed Gun At 6-Year-Old Who Dropped Off Halloween Treats

The 6-year-old and his family had mistaken Michael Wen's Long Island home for a friend's house, Nassau County police said.

www.huffpost.com

 

[CoffeeHorse]

This isn't hard. If you think you'll need your gun when you open the door, don't open the door.

 

[Pale Rider]

FB friend:

America's gun problem isn't just that so many people have guns, but that there's so much propaganda convincing them they're fully justified in using them even when they aren't.

How do you think a guy ends up shooting a woman for using his driveway to turn around, or another guy shoots an Uber driver for asking if he had a package to be picked up, or another guy shoots a kid for asking directions? All of those are real cases.

You can't tell people it's OK to shoot anyone who trespasses on their property and not expect things like this to happen.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

America's gun problem often mixes dangerously with America's mental health problem. It's far too easy for unstable people to get deadly weapons, but seeing a therapist is not only heavily socially stigmatized by boomers, it's also expensive, because our health industry is total jive.

 

[Dekafox]

Context for his initial sentence: he's from the UK originally.

 

[KidTDragon]

Texas lawyer killed intervening in dispute over McDonald's order; shooter at large

A Texas man was gunned down at a McDonald's for reportedly stepping in during a confrontation between a customer and a restaurant employee.

cbsaustin.com

No word on whether the shooter got his order corrected.

 

[KidTDragon]

3 dead 8 more injured in Mississippi trail ride shooting after homecoming game

A shooting at a trail ride after a homecoming game in Holmes County resulted in three people dead and eight more injured.

www.clarionledger.com

According to [Holmes County Sheriff Willie March], people were on the trail ride when a shooter opened fire into the crowd following an altercation between young men. The details of the altercation are unknown at this time.

March said unfortunately, it is common for shootings in the area to occur due to people having disputes and not knowing how to resolve them outside of the use of gun fire.

Just another fact of life that we need to get over, I guess.

 

[Dekafox]

Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives

At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.

propub.li

 

[Rhinox]

Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives

At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.

propub.li

If this surprises you, then you haven't been paying attention.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Of course Intratec started it.

Why does everything wrong with this industry start in Miami?

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Because Florida Man is everywhere.