My hunch, for what itâs worth, is that this will turn out to be connected to his high stakes gambling. Probably lost a lot, chased it and did his bollocks. Then flipped.
And there you have it. Yet the liberals are called crazy? Go figure!
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Saw that but the maths looks unlikely to say the least
http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/number-of-gun-deaths
So Iâm gonna call that out as Fake News
Itâs not high enough. 11686 according to this.
Talking of fake news, this has been identified as a hoax
I donât seem to be the only one concerned about the instant âlone wolfâ classification.
Stephen Paddockâs whiteness has already afforded him many outrageous protections in the media. While the blood was still congealing on the streets of Las Vegas, USA Today declared in a headline that Paddock was a âlone wolf.â
And yet an investigation into his motivations and background had only just started. Police were only beginning to move to search his home and computers. His travel history had not yet been evaluated. No one had yet thoroughly scrutinized his family, friends, and social networks.
Stephen Paddock was declared a âlone wolfâ before analysts even started their day, not because an exhaustive investigation produced such a conclusion, but because it is the only available conclusion for a white man in America who commits a mass shooting.
Have the Intercept found out he was in a cell? Point scoring and pointless, if people affiliate themselves to terrorist organisations then theyâre surely terrorist? When was the last time there was a Muslim lone wolf as its crudely put murdered?
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You havenât read it
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You donât understand it
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You are deliberately missing the point
Which one?
Point scoring and pointless, if people affiliate themselves to terrorist organisations then theyâre surely terrorist?
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You havenât read it
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You donât understand it
3)You are deliberately missing the point
Which one?
When was the last time there was a Muslim lone wolf as its crudely put murdered?
- You didnât read it
2)You donât understand it
- You are deliberately missing the point
Which one?
Talking about not understanding, can you explain your last sentence please?
Nevada State law would seem to suggest he was a terrorist.
The stateâs statute says an âact of terrorism means any act that involves the use or attempted use of sabotage, coercion or violence which is intended to cause great bodily harm or death to the general populationâ.
Now we know what to call him at least. Someone tell the sheriff, media and president.
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Meh, Sandy Hook was the point of no return. It could be 100 dead, 200, 300. Nothing will change. Thereâll be some handwriinging, a vociferous but short-lived debate on gun control and then people will go on as usual. If a guy killing 20 6-7 year olds didnât change things, this certainly wonât.
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What does the last sentence mean? Are you saying that no Muslim terrorist has acted alone?
Its so weird. I really donât fathom it. Youâre right, nothing will change. Iâd have thought the people would be so determined to change their country and rid it of this menaceâŠbut theyâre not. Itâs not just politicians or the NRA. The statistics shown on the news last night were startling. 42% of all the civilian guns in the world owned by Americans. 89 guns for every 100 people. They just kept reeling them off. Even after the shooting i saw an interview with a survivor saying that theyâd left their guns at home but wish they had them with them. Why? Did they really think theyâd take him out through the window on the 32 floor from the ground? Theyâre all fucking bonkers over there.
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There was an American commentator of the radio this morning that was saying this. Iâm basically paraphrasing him.
Interestingly, in my experience, when you go to the States, gun ownership and control are never mentioned - like itâs some kind of dirty secret. Iâm sure, in the sticks, it isnât such an issue but in the cities and tourist areas, no one says a word about it, even when you ask them directly.
I was in Washington state for a while in 2003. During a meal with friends one night I raised the issue of gun ownership. The views of the more liberal people around the table amazed me. One lady, who seemed very old style hippyish, said she had her pappyâs gun in the loft and would never give it up. When i gave reasons why I thought their gun laws should be changed they looked at me as if I was mad. They had guns for sale in Walmart FFS!
Sure, youâre never gonna be able to ban guns in America outright, the dipshits over there will never stand for it, but maybe you could make them less cool? Like introduce a law where all guns have to be bright pink with Hello Kitty motif. Or maybe you have to wear Lonsdale trainers to buy one. Or maybe, rather than bang noise, it broadcasts voice saying âI touch childrenâ or âI think Two And Half Men is gd showâ or âMy daddy gives the best blow jobsâ or something like that.
Food for thought.
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They would have to reflect this in films too, and retroactively re-dub every action film ever made, Predator and Robocop wouldnât be the same. Iâd still watch them though. And would suppressors just mean the gun would whisper those things? That would be proper creepy.
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This is accurate. After Sandy Hook the NRA went dark, no social media, no reaction. After 3 weeks, last time they decided to blamed Rap music, video games and a lone wolf with mental problems. Trump is going for that already, and also using his emotive religious language.
The NRA was originally set up as a club to give advice to hunters to use their guns safely. Nowadays 
The language is just on the side of legal ⊠âclenched fist of truthâ is a metaphor of course.
Iâve seen a few NRA ads on US tv and that Trump speech of support posted on here.
They are seriously fucked up and a dangerous lobby group.
No matter how fucked up the UK is we donât have (many) guns and those illegal ones in circulation are used by scrotes on each other (mainly)
The US is in denial over the need for gun control and their insistence on the right to bear arms is infantile and based on a false interpretation of their âConstitutionâ
Fuckwits.
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