Today's shooting in America thread

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I can only ask what is, then?

Your ire is palpable, but misplaced. You strike me as fairly levelheaded, yet appear to be screaming into the wind on 2A.

I’m just reporting what I see, read and here. You seem to believe something I haven’t seen mentioned in any of that.

One of many articles which describe 2A in this way:

Republican Lies About the Second Amendment Are Getting Kids Killed - Rolling Stone

 

[TFC]

You know, I was going to ask if it's relatively 'safe' where you live and then I realised how stupid a question that was, in a country where guns are easily accessible...

I'm in Florida blue, so surrounded by loons :(

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I'm in Florida blue, so surrounded by loons :(

Yeah, I'm not a massive fan of Florida.

 

[Bigga]

I'm in Florida blue, so surrounded by loons :(

Honestly, I feel for you.

It's seems like you're check mated.

Send your kids to school and hope for the best?

Home school them and they miss out on social interaction?

Really tough call.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

One of many articles which describe 2A in this way:

Republican Lies About the Second Amendment Are Getting Kids Killed - Rolling Stone

That’s a good one. I wrote before about how Scalia shoved that third point in, determining the difference on his own (and the other supporting justices) of what 2A could and could not allow in terms of specific weaponry with no reference to prior case law. He refers to lack of infringement, and then later just decides to infringe it based on the “current” definition of military weaponry. It’s a ridiculous opinion, and will only be harder to overturn later after the inevitable 5-4 ruling in Bruen forthcoming which will eviscerate government’s ability to restrict concealed carry.

A former (Chief) Justice — who I disagreed with often — offered his own view on this topic, focusing on the word “regulated”:




But “regulation” is a “slippery slope”. Or it isn’t, but the problem is “too far gone” or some shit. Gun-toters like to ignore the word “well-regulated” (and completely ignore the word “militia”) and focus on the words “shall not be infringed”.

But that’s okay. With this court, and the craven cowardliness of law-abiding gunowners to support more aggressive regulation, maybe soon we’ll all be able to carry guns I to sporting events, museums, onto airplanes and into hospitals in the US and we’ll all feel safer from any potential “bad actor”, obviously. Athletes, artists, pilots and doctors will have so much peace of mind given all the law-abiding citizen protection they’ll have.

Won’t they?

 

[Grassland Blue]

Is there no chance of making a 3rd amendment?
2A seems a bit long in the tooth.

 

[bluethrunthru]

The argument in the States is going the way the gun lobby wants it to - unhinged kid bullied coz he was poor - no security on school door - poor Police response......................anything to move the discussion on from gun control.....

 

[r.soleofsalford]

What a stupid comment. ****.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

 

[domalino]

Major US news sites are now reporting up to half the victims were shot while the police were in the hallway congratulating themselves for isolating him in on room and not going to get a key so they could confront & stop him.