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12-13-2012, 05:53 AM
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Re: Shooting at Portland Mall
This happened an hour away from me. A friend was working there when it happened, thankfully she's safe. The reason he only killed two people was the gun jammed. He died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds but they aren't sure if it was suicidal, could have been an accident. (I'm betting on a suicide) Pretty crazy. Glad the fucker's dead though  |
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12-13-2012, 07:09 AM
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You gotta admit though those conceal/open carry permits Americans love so much dont work when mass murderers rear their heads. Yet it is the #1 reason why they want them. How many mass shootings were stopped by somebody with a legal firearm whilst out and about? |
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12-13-2012, 07:47 AM
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thats such a general argument.. who needs a drivers license? bad drivers are still on the road and there are over 1000 accidents everyday.. nothing works absolutely..
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12-13-2012, 12:49 PM
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it actually happens more then you'd think but the news doesnt cover stories like that to the same extent...like this one... a 71 year old concealed carrying gentlemen stopped an armed robber at an internet cafe. total new time was only 41 seconds....only 11 seconds longer then the commercial before it.  http://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-man...9#.UMoUUm871yI |
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12-13-2012, 05:11 PM
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You do realize he stole the weapon, right? He didn't even purchase it legally. And just because a person may carry a weapon on them doesn't mean they'll be able to stop a murderer with a goddamn AR-15. Shit happens and it's better to be over prepared than under. |
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12-13-2012, 06:31 PM
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I wasn't there so I don't know exactly how it went down but.. why didn't anyone try to stop him? He would be very vulnerable from behind, I can't imagine every single person was more than 15ft away and in front of him. He must have been too nervous or a horrible shot. Thousands of targets, in large groups in confined spaces and 3 were hit out of up to 10,000 with "as many as 60 shots". |
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12-13-2012, 06:57 PM
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There is more gun violence per capita in the states than there is in Canada. We have more guns per person than you guys do. I guess the difference is, we don't run around with assault rifles and handguns. It's really hard to get a handgun permit here, and you can't get anything that's fully automatic, as well as clips being limited to 10 shots or something. One of my friends has a semi-auto AK, with a 10 shot clip. He said you can remove a part of the clip to make it a full 30 rounds. |
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12-13-2012, 07:11 PM
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it's super hard and very expensive to get anything that's full auto here. you have to apply for a class III weapons license from BATF and you have to pay to get a permit for every full auto weapon you own. i know a ton of gun enthusiasts and i have never once seen a full auto gun. handguns are easy enough to get....just a background check and a waiting period here...and so called 'assault rifles' (really, they are meant to be sporting and hunting rifles) are even easier to get. |
