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It's a tragedy, its wrong, I hope everyone pulls through. BUT the tone at the US House of Reps yesterday was so much more stronger than when all the other gun violence tragedies that happen every day across the US. As the people's representative, shouldn't they feel the same vehement anger, shouldn't it be "an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us" when other tragedies happen? FYI, I'm not American, neither a left snowflake or alt right nut.
gnargnar99
But not elementary school kids?
TwoShedsJackson2
This isn't so much about "gun violence" as it is the first real response to the rising vitriol and tacit acceptance to destroy "fascists"
Greymalum
Then what are you, a donut?
ninjaoftheworld
What do you want to bet their response just makes things worse?
FooSystems
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scuber
They're in the farmhouse, we're in the barn.
DoseOfScience
While a tragedy, it's important to look at the cause of the violence, and not just the tools used. Most of it isn't terror attacks.
DarkSock
I saw where GOP congressman & NRA shill Jeff Flake said police couldn't respond at first because the shooter had such big clips...DO TELL...
NickBlight
Well people tend to take threats seriously when it's their own skin on the line.
AD1084
Said this in another comment, agreed. But when your job is to literally represent, a bit more representing would be nice.
TheDeanofLean
If Sandy Hook couldn't change anything than nothing will.
notmyfirstrodeo
Criminal uses "X" to commit violence. We must ban "X" or restrict use of "X" by only gov't. Not good logic...
ThisIsFrigglish
Of course the political class thinks of themselves as distinct from the public.
DarkSock
Most softball teams don't have armed guards like Congress's. Ditto nightclubs & elementary school classrooms & movie theaters etc etc etc
ifyouareacuntanyouknowitclapyourflaps
No matter who you are, where you're from, this kind of thing hits harder when the person is closer to you or reminds you of someone close
AD1084
For sure. But when your job is to literally personify your constituents, a bit more representing would be nice is all I'm saying.
ifyouareacuntanyouknowitclapyourflaps
Would be nice. But they probably see then as setting an example. Keep calm and consider what could be done. Which is harder when it hits you
sohollc
I could have sworn they said it was a crazy guy from Illinois.
AD1084
I'm curious... would this eventually be tagged "terrorism"? A white, American born and raised.
RWebb00000
other have in the past. look up Timothy McVay. and he didnt use guns, but still managed to kill dozens.
RumbleNtheJungle
14 dozen to be precise.
Kerml
Home grown terrorism
MyBurnerAccount4
No, no. They arrested the guns and let the guy go. That's the way it works.
AD1084
Not sure if a joke, but the gunman died.
RWebb00000
yeah he did. multiple gun shot wounds.
somepersondoingsomethings
Did someone detain the guns?
RWebb00000
hah stupid guns. always using us humans to kill people.
gnargnar99
*stupid Americans, always shooting mass amounts of people as a result of sexual frustration
alkatrazzster
By "Us" he means "His fellow Congresspeople," not us ordinary Americans.
snicklefritz2
This is what confuses me abt liberals. They tend 2 despise the ruling/political class, yet most want a larger govt filled w/ politicians...
AD1084
That's exactly what my problem with his speech is.
alkatrazzster
Guys like Paul Ryan and Steve Scalise have great healthcare, paid for by the taxpayers, while they vote to take ours away. They're scum.
AD1084
Not touching healthcare. Only because there is nothing I could say about that craziness that's not already said. Good luck you guys :)
alkatrazzster
Thanks, but I get the feeling that things are going to get worse before they get better.
cyberspork
They actually currently have the ACA (aka Obamacare) It was set up as if its good enough for them its good enough for us. But 1/2
cyberspork
With the repeal, they want to keep what they currently have for themselves but not give it to anyone else