Scott Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 One person is dead and four are injured from a mass shooting at an Atlanta medical center on Wednesday, police said. Police have released these images of the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, who they say is at large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisfeld Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 We obviously need more guns. If everyone in the medical center was armed with heavy assault rilfes this guy would have thought twice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
it is what it is Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 arm the receptionist, arm the nurses, arm the doctors, give the patients a gun on arrival - just in case. next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillageIdiot Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) A⁰ Edited May 4, 2023 by VillageIdiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 I think we need a sub-forum for mass shootings in the U.S. That Oklahoma shooting was pretty horrific. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oklahoma-sex-offender-jesse-mcfadden-fatally-shot-6-people/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 “Why number of US mass shootings has risen sharply” Some factors Distress, law and societal trends can also factor in Some experts also point to the rise in life stressors, both in general and as a result of the pandemic, especially hardships related to finances, employment or family and relationships. These issues can lead some people "to act out or respond violently", said Jaclyn Schildkraut, the interim executive director of the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium at the non-partisan Rockefeller Institute of Government. Also worth noting people are scared and are buying guns in record numbers to protect themselves and others. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64377360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 They got the perp in custody off to the supermax tomb for life I expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 24 minutes ago, riclag said: “Why number of US mass shootings has risen sharply” Some factors Distress, law and societal trends can also factor in Some experts also point to the rise in life stressors, both in general and as a result of the pandemic, especially hardships related to finances, employment or family and relationships. These issues can lead some people "to act out or respond violently", said Jaclyn Schildkraut, the interim executive director of the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium at the non-partisan Rockefeller Institute of Government. Also worth noting people are scared and are buying guns in record numbers to protect themselves and others. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64377360 Interesting in how you quote that article. Considering the main cause they cite is the increasing gun ownership, which happens to be above the paragraph you refer to: Gun ownership is on the rise One is that Americans have more guns now than they did before. US gun sales reached a record 23 million in 2020 - a 65% increase from 2019 - and remained high in 2021. The FBI conducted significantly more firearm background checks - required by law when someone buys a gun - during times of uncertainty, like the first Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, the unrest following the police killing of George Floyd, and the US Capitol riots in January 2021. Josh Horwitz, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, said the rise in sales is tied to "the idea that guns keep us safe, especially in uncertain times". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, riclag said: “Why number of US mass shootings has risen sharply” Some factors Distress, law and societal trends can also factor in Some experts also point to the rise in life stressors, both in general and as a result of the pandemic, especially hardships related to finances, employment or family and relationships. These issues can lead some people "to act out or respond violently", said Jaclyn Schildkraut, the interim executive director of the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium at the non-partisan Rockefeller Institute of Government. Also worth noting people are scared and are buying guns in record numbers to protect themselves and others. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64377360 ....and you forgot the biggest one..... a gun; preferably an assault-style weapon to keep the body count high. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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