SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on May 8, 2023 7:58:03 GMT -5
Facts are facts. Hooray for the "pro-life" Abbott, Patrick and the still-under-indictment Paxton! The shooting in Allen is the third mass killing recorded in Texas so far this year. In 2022, Texas recorded six mass killings by gun — the most of any single state. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who has long been a defender of gun rights, told Fox News on Sunday that his priority in response to mass killings has been to address mental health crises rather than to tighten gun restrictions. Gun safety advocates have cited research showing that stricter gun laws could lessen the severity of mass killings and may decrease overall gun violence. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/07/shooting-texas-mall-is-second-deadliest-so-far-this-year/
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Post by Massholya on May 8, 2023 10:06:03 GMT -5
Facts are facts. Hooray for the "pro-life" Abbott, Patrick and the still-under-indictment Paxton! The shooting in Allen is the third mass killing recorded in Texas so far this year. In 2022, Texas recorded six mass killings by gun — the most of any single state. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who has long been a defender of gun rights, told Fox News on Sunday that his priority in response to mass killings has been to address mental health crises rather than to tighten gun restrictions. Gun safety advocates have cited research showing that stricter gun laws could lessen the severity of mass killings and may decrease overall gun violence. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/07/shooting-texas-mall-is-second-deadliest-so-far-this-year/Would welcome anyone to offer a defense of this approach to violence. There is no doubt that gun control, ammunition control and red flag laws would save lives. And yes getting guns off the street will help. I realize that there are hundreds of millions of guns but we have to turn off the tap or the flood never dries up. And the “mental health” bogeyman? Yes let’s fix that too. Why does Texas have some of the worst mental health care in the country if this is such a priority for Abbott?
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on May 8, 2023 10:21:33 GMT -5
Facts are facts. Hooray for the "pro-life" Abbott, Patrick and the still-under-indictment Paxton! The shooting in Allen is the third mass killing recorded in Texas so far this year. In 2022, Texas recorded six mass killings by gun — the most of any single state. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who has long been a defender of gun rights, told Fox News on Sunday that his priority in response to mass killings has been to address mental health crises rather than to tighten gun restrictions. Gun safety advocates have cited research showing that stricter gun laws could lessen the severity of mass killings and may decrease overall gun violence. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/07/shooting-texas-mall-is-second-deadliest-so-far-this-year/Would welcome anyone to offer a defense of this approach to violence. There is no doubt that gun control, ammunition control and red flag laws would save lives. And yes getting guns off the street will help. I realize that there are hundreds of millions of guns but we have to turn off the tap or the flood never dries up. And the “mental health” bogeyman? Yes let’s fix that too. Why does Texas have some of the worst mental health care in the country if this is such a priority for Abbott? Be careful! Admin may admonish you for asking for a response! 🤔
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Post by hoyarooter on May 8, 2023 17:54:17 GMT -5
Facts are facts. Hooray for the "pro-life" Abbott, Patrick and the still-under-indictment Paxton! The shooting in Allen is the third mass killing recorded in Texas so far this year. In 2022, Texas recorded six mass killings by gun — the most of any single state. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who has long been a defender of gun rights, told Fox News on Sunday that his priority in response to mass killings has been to address mental health crises rather than to tighten gun restrictions. Gun safety advocates have cited research showing that stricter gun laws could lessen the severity of mass killings and may decrease overall gun violence. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/07/shooting-texas-mall-is-second-deadliest-so-far-this-year/Would welcome anyone to offer a defense of this approach to violence. There is no doubt that gun control, ammunition control and red flag laws would save lives. And yes getting guns off the street will help. I realize that there are hundreds of millions of guns but we have to turn off the tap or the flood never dries up. And the “mental health” bogeyman? Yes let’s fix that too. Why does Texas have some of the worst mental health care in the country if this is such a priority for Abbott? Perhaps it's because the mental health argument is a complete smoke screen, because Gov. Mental Health has actually cut funds for dealing with mental health issues?
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Post by SSHoya on May 9, 2023 9:12:48 GMT -5
MAGA GOP racism + 2nd Amendment fetsh = mass murders. The three stooges, Abbott, Patrick and indicted Paxton will call for more gun purchases. Afterall, Abbott is tired of being #2 in gun purchases. Do better, Texans! Buy them guns! Yee Haw! Texas gunman fantasized over race wars on social media before mass killing The social media posts, the last of which went online Saturday shortly before he stormed into the shopping mall, included violent, hateful references that included singling out Asians with slurs. Mauricio Garcia, 33, also used his account on Odnoklassniki, a Russian social media platform, to reference “the noble war,” a phrase that many white supremacists use to describe their belief in an impending race war. On Monday, as Texans grieved over the state’s second mass killing in a little more than a week, authorities largely avoided discussing a possible motive for Garcia’s rampage. At the Texas Capitol in Austin, the shooting reverberated in the legislature as a House committee voted to advance a bill raising the minimum age to buy certain types of firearms to 21, up from 18. But the legislation is expected to face an uphill battle on the House floor and in the state Senate. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/08/texas-mall-shooting/Texas’ gun laws—among the most permissive in the country—have come under heightened scrutiny after an 18-year-old gunman shot and killed at least 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Six mass shootings have occurred in Texas since 2016, and the gun control advocacy group Giffords: Courage To Fight Gun Violence rates Texas as having some of the weakest gun laws in the country, giving the laws an F grade on its Annual Gun Law Scorecard for 2021. time.com/6181405/texas-gun-laws-uvalde-school-shooting/
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Massholya
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Post by Massholya on May 9, 2023 9:38:39 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on May 9, 2023 19:53:05 GMT -5
MAGA GOP racism + 2nd Amendment fetsh = mass murders. The three stooges, Abbott, Patrick and indicted Paxton will call for more gun purchases. Afterall, Abbott is tired of being #2 in gun purchases. Do better, Texans! Buy them guns! Yee Haw! Texas gunman fantasized over race wars on social media before mass killing The social media posts, the last of which went online Saturday shortly before he stormed into the shopping mall, included violent, hateful references that included singling out Asians with slurs. Mauricio Garcia, 33, also used his account on Odnoklassniki, a Russian social media platform, to reference “the noble war,” a phrase that many white supremacists use to describe their belief in an impending race war. On Monday, as Texans grieved over the state’s second mass killing in a little more than a week, authorities largely avoided discussing a possible motive for Garcia’s rampage. At the Texas Capitol in Austin, the shooting reverberated in the legislature as a House committee voted to advance a bill raising the minimum age to buy certain types of firearms to 21, up from 18. But the legislation is expected to face an uphill battle on the House floor and in the state Senate. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/08/texas-mall-shooting/Texas’ gun laws—among the most permissive in the country—have come under heightened scrutiny after an 18-year-old gunman shot and killed at least 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Six mass shootings have occurred in Texas since 2016, and the gun control advocacy group Giffords: Courage To Fight Gun Violence rates Texas as having some of the weakest gun laws in the country, giving the laws an F grade on its Annual Gun Law Scorecard for 2021. time.com/6181405/texas-gun-laws-uvalde-school-shooting/The shooter in the most recent Texas mass shooting was a Latino, so this shooting was clearly gang related, and has nothing to do with right wing hatred. So saith MTG, so it must be so.
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Post by SSHoya on May 9, 2023 20:05:17 GMT -5
MAGA GOP racism + 2nd Amendment fetsh = mass murders. The three stooges, Abbott, Patrick and indicted Paxton will call for more gun purchases. Afterall, Abbott is tired of being #2 in gun purchases. Do better, Texans! Buy them guns! Yee Haw! Texas gunman fantasized over race wars on social media before mass killing The social media posts, the last of which went online Saturday shortly before he stormed into the shopping mall, included violent, hateful references that included singling out Asians with slurs. Mauricio Garcia, 33, also used his account on Odnoklassniki, a Russian social media platform, to reference “the noble war,” a phrase that many white supremacists use to describe their belief in an impending race war. On Monday, as Texans grieved over the state’s second mass killing in a little more than a week, authorities largely avoided discussing a possible motive for Garcia’s rampage. At the Texas Capitol in Austin, the shooting reverberated in the legislature as a House committee voted to advance a bill raising the minimum age to buy certain types of firearms to 21, up from 18. But the legislation is expected to face an uphill battle on the House floor and in the state Senate. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/08/texas-mall-shooting/Texas’ gun laws—among the most permissive in the country—have come under heightened scrutiny after an 18-year-old gunman shot and killed at least 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Six mass shootings have occurred in Texas since 2016, and the gun control advocacy group Giffords: Courage To Fight Gun Violence rates Texas as having some of the weakest gun laws in the country, giving the laws an F grade on its Annual Gun Law Scorecard for 2021. time.com/6181405/texas-gun-laws-uvalde-school-shooting/The shooter in the most recent Texas mass shooting was a Latino, so this shooting was clearly gang related, and has nothing to do with right wing hatred. So saith MTG, so it must be so. Ha! Nick Fuentes and Enrique Tarrio! Here's WaPo article on it. Why non-White people might advocate white supremacy For many people, this idea triggered an immediate negative reaction: How could someone with the name “Mauricio Garcia” — a Hispanic name — be a white supremacist? In some quarters, that The Post was offering such a possibility was somehow demonstrative of this newspaper’s purported interest in elevating unsupported racial claims. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/08/texas-shooting-white-supremacy-non-whites/
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Post by Massholya on May 13, 2023 13:48:32 GMT -5
When you allow unfettered access to firearms, guns will invariably wind up in the hands of people like this. If he hadn’t gotten caught stealing secrets he may may very well have been another mass shooter at some point. I’ll add that the Republican/NRA viewpoint is that it would be “wrong” to deny an individual with these ideologies a gun. It would remain wrong to deny him access all the way up to the point that he carried out a mass shooting. Only at the moment that he pulls the trigger does it become a problem. What sort of problem you ask - a “mental health” problem of course. www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/13/jack-teixeira-discord-leaked-documents/
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Post by Massholya on May 14, 2023 10:11:09 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on May 17, 2023 12:09:32 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on May 24, 2023 5:36:38 GMT -5
Nothing to see here. Move along. To paraphrase from the movie "Chinatown", "Forget it Uvalde, it's Texas." Whatever happened to the "good guys with guns" NRA shills? A year after Uvalde, officers who botched response face few consequences In the year since the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Tex., much of the blame for law enforcement’s decision to wait more than an hour to confront the gunman has centered on the former chief of the school district’s small police force. But a Washington Post investigation has found that the costly delay was also driven by the inaction of an array of senior and supervising law enforcement officers who remain on the job and had direct knowledge a shooting was taking place inside classrooms but failed to swiftly stop the gunman. The Post’s review of dozens of hours of body camera videos, post-shooting interviews with officers, audio from dispatch communications and law enforcement licensing records identified at least seven officers who stalled even as evidence mounted that children were still in danger. Some were the first to arrive, while others were called in for their expertise. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/24/uvalde-school-shooting-police-response/
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Post by tashoya on May 26, 2023 18:32:54 GMT -5
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Post by Massholya on May 26, 2023 21:42:47 GMT -5
Texas and America have become seriously effed up places to live. WTF is wrong with people that we think this ok?! Why have we created a world where this is “normal” response to this problem?
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Post by Massholya on May 30, 2023 9:49:06 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on May 30, 2023 17:45:11 GMT -5
Twenty mass shootings over the Memorial Day weekend. God bless America.
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Post by Massholya on Jun 6, 2023 19:28:57 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 7, 2023 6:13:10 GMT -5
American Carnage, courtesy of the MAGA GOP 2nd Amendment fetishists and their puppet masters, the NRA. 2 fatally shot, several injured after high school graduation in Richmond Two people were killed and several people were injured in a shooting near a park following a high school graduation in Richmond on Tuesday, police said. One of the victims was 18 and had just participated in Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony at the Altria Theater, which concluded about 5:15 p.m., police said. The other victim was 36 and “was here for the graduation,” said Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards. He did not detail the relationship between the two. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/06/huguenot-high-school-graduation-shooting-richmond/
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Post by hoya73 on Jun 7, 2023 10:23:27 GMT -5
American Carnage, courtesy of the MAGA GOP 2nd Amendment fetishists and their puppet masters, the NRA. 2 fatally shot, several injured after high school graduation in Richmond Two people were killed and several people were injured in a shooting near a park following a high school graduation in Richmond on Tuesday, police said. One of the victims was 18 and had just participated in Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony at the Altria Theater, which concluded about 5:15 p.m., police said. The other victim was 36 and “was here for the graduation,” said Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards. He did not detail the relationship between the two. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/06/huguenot-high-school-graduation-shooting-richmond/ He did not detail the relationship between the two. I heard father and son.
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 12, 2023 13:13:06 GMT -5
Just another day in Amerika. . . Three dead, three injured in Annapolis shooting Three people were killed and three others were wounded Sunday evening in an outbreak of gunfire in Annapolis, city officials said. The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. in the 1000 block of Paddington Place, a residential street about two miles south of the downtown area. The three who were slain all apparently died at the scene. Police said the victims, whose names were not provided, were men who ranged in age from their 20s to 50s. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/11/shot-killed-wounded-annapolis-maryland/
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