The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

**Frownland** · 02-15-2018, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Wyoming has 4 cities with populations larger than Parkland FL, Newtown CT, and Columbine, CO.

Florida has 20 (est.)

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There's 33.6 times more people in Florida than Wyoming, yet Florida only has 1.8 times more guns.

Florida has far more urban centres where people are grouped more closely together. Does CNN have any stats comparing Wyoming and Florida's average amount of guns per gun owner?

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Not trying to make a point. Just adding some numbers to the mix that seem to contradict the "more guns = more mass shootings" narrative.

Do better. Do you have any numbers on what happens when you introduce devices that can exclusively be used to maim or kill into a society?

Chula Vista · 02-15-2018, 05:26 PM

More stats from the FBI and other sources.

OccultHawk · 02-15-2018, 10:40 PM

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I don’t want your condolences you ****ing price of ****, my friends and teachers were shot. Multiple of my fellow classmates are dead. Do something instead of sending prayers. Prayers won’t fix this. But Gun control will

-Sarah Chadwick (student from the school responds to Trump)

Right on right on

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2018, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

dude

I think what you’re saying positively has to be heard

I’m not trying to speak for you but I think at least part of what you’re saying is the problem is the hate and anger and the hate and anger exists for real reasons. That line of thought has to be included in the conversation.

I think I get what you’re saying.

Exactly what I'm saying. Like, we have less abundance of guns than before yet more mass shootings. I'm not going to make a pro-gun stance out of it, just that it's obviously a deeper problem than just guns. Or pay attention to the old trend of mailmen shooting up their work places. Like, okay, get rid of guns, IDGAF, but let's talk about why they are doing it too.

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2018, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

I blame social media for all of this.

It's possible, I think social media isolates us more than it connects us.

Lucem Ferre · 02-16-2018, 01:44 AM

So it isn't just another school shooting, it's another right wing extremist shooting. 71% of extremist acts of terrorism in the US comes from right wing extremists. So why are we so afraid of Muslims?

Chula Vista · 02-16-2018, 02:22 AM

Because of lot of people tell us to be.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-16-2018, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

So it isn't just another school shooting, it's another right wing extremist shooting. 71% of extremist acts of terrorism in the US comes from right wing extremists. So why are we so afraid of Muslims?

What was the reason he did this?

BBC describes him as a depressed loner. Doesn't say anything about it being political or terrorism.

**Frownland** · 02-16-2018, 04:18 AM

It is quite plainly terrorism just like every single civilian mass shooting.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-16-2018, 05:01 AM

02-15-2018, 05:26 PM	#9772 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	More stats from the FBI and other sources. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

02-16-2018, 02:22 AM	#9777 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Because of lot of people tell us to be. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	It is quite plainly terrorism just like every single civilian mass shooting. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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