THEFATBASTARD Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Another mass shooting in america. Price of a free country?
Trav Le Bleu Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw! Charlton Heston would be so proud.
davieG Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 BBC As many as 27 people have been killed, including many children, in a shooting attack at a primary school in the US state of Connecticut, US media say. At least a dozen children are among the dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, the Associated Press reported. Earlier, the gunman was reported to have been killed and at least three people were taken to hospital. A news conference is imminent and the state Governor Dannell Malloy is on his way. Police arrived at the school soon after 09:40 local time (14:40 GMT), with a full search of the site carried out soon after. Schools across the district were immediately on lock-down as a preventive measure, officials say. Meanwhile, the three people who have been taken to hospital are in "very serious condition", Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton told CNN. 'Collecting facts' There are unconfirmed reports of two shooters, according to a report in the local Hartford Courant newspaper. As the situation began, police received a call reporting that a gunman was in the school's main office. One person there had "numerous gunshot wounds", the Courant added. One witness speaking to CNN said that shots were heard coming from the hall. There "must have been 100 rounds" fired, she told the channel. Local media have reported that firefighters instructed children to close their eyes and run past the school's office as they exited the building. Other sources suggest that some of the shots were fired in a school classroom. With the children now evacuated, aerial images of the school show several emergency vehicles still at the scene and scores of cars surrounding the area. Teams of officers are on the scene, some with dogs, as a thorough search of the school continues. A local NBC news channel said that a hospital in nearby Danbury had reported receiving three injured patients. Several parents are reportedly at the school, standing by and waiting for more information. Officials say they are trying to unite children with their parents. Sandy Hook School - described by correspondents as a highly rated school - has cancelled its kindergarten class on Friday and will not operate midday bus runs, the school's website says. The public school has more than 600 students in classes from Kindergarten to 4th Grade - including students aged from five to 10. On its website, Danbury Hospital said it was aware of a "situation" at the school. "Please know we're collecting facts now and will be back to you as soon as possible with the most accurate information," the hospital said in a statement.
I am Rod Hull Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Jesus H Christ.... But at least people can sleep safe at night knowing they can crank off 6 rounds from a Magnum at would-be burglars that are trying to relieve them of their electrical goods.
StanSP Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Apparently the shooter was a father of a student at the school. Genuinely heartbreaking that a guy has gone out intentionally to kill innocent children and others. I know there's bound to be mental instability, but I just can't get my head round in thinking that it'd get so bad you'd need to kill children.
Guest ttfn Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Guns don't kill people. But they certainly make it easier for a person to do so.
jonthefox Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Terrible news. I'm so glad we don't have the same gun laws here.
Guest Bilo Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Yet another tragedy in America with many more families devastated by senseless killings. That's not the biggest tragedy though. The biggest tragedy is that America will never learn, that this will continue to happen time and again. That the powerful pro-gun lobby will flex its muscles and ensure that no further gun controls will be implemented as a result of this senseless mass killing. America didn't learn after Columbine or after Virginia Tech, there's no reason to believe it'll learn after Connecticut.
z-layrex Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Such a ****ed up country. How the mighty have fallen.
MikeyT Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Another gun wielding lunatic on the rampage again. Seems to be happening far too often. Terrible.
Guest Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Another mass shooting in america. Price of a free country? Well if it's courageous to shoot young kids you could make that argument. and the home of the brave.
THEFATBASTARD Posted 14 December 2012 Author Posted 14 December 2012 Can this thread be pinned? Thanks. A depressing request. cos we know we will be here again..
Rincewind Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 gunman dead may be another. area secure though.
kingfox Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 The amount of school shootings in America is getting out of hand, something needs to change. The most depressing thing about it all is that young children are involved again, very very sad.
Rincewind Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 27 dead 18 children. 20 year old gunman dead. Believed to be a parent. It is locked during the day and visitors have to enter by buzzer so being linked is why he could have been let in. There was a ban on assult weapons but the ban was not remewed when it ran out around 8 years ago. Obama promised stricter laws. Only thing now the parents cannot take revenge. A body has been found in a home linked to the gunman.
Captain... Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 They are going to cling to the bill of rights religiously. Until they realise that a piece of paper (or a book) written a long time ago in a completely different age may not be the best way to run a modern country they are going to be stuck in this ridiculous cycle of violence and religious bigotry.
purpleronnie Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 But saying its outdated is one thing but Americans like guns they dont see why some deranged person (or people) should deprive their right to own a gun.
THEFATBASTARD Posted 14 December 2012 Author Posted 14 December 2012 They are going to cling to the bill of rights religiously. Until they realise that a piece of paper (or a book) written a long time ago in a completely different age may not be the best way to run a modern country they are going to be stuck in this ridiculous cycle of violence and religious bigotry. Mmmmmm, sounds like the bible to me..
Rincewind Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 Showing pictures now and the police have guns drawn also got rifles pointing at anyone driving up in cars. Stop and searching all.
Captain... Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 But saying its outdated is one thing but Americans like guns they dont see why some deranged person (or people) should deprive their right to own a gun. I really like not paying taxes, so is that ok?
Harry - LCFC Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 But saying its outdated is one thing but Americans like guns they dont see why some deranged person (or people) should deprive their right to own a gun. Tell them that if guns were banned then these deaths would be avoided. If they aren't willing to remove these shootings from modern day America because they care too much about their precious firearms then I worry for those people. Seriously, if owning a gun is worth more to a person than stopping someone dying then I'd rather they excluded themselves from society.
Webbo Posted 14 December 2012 Posted 14 December 2012 There must be 100million guns in America. There is no way you can take all those guns out of circulation, whether you outlaw them or not.
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