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Manchester shooting: Children among 10 hurt

Discussion in 'Gun Control' started by rover77, Aug 13, 2018.

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  1. rover77

    rover77 Well-Known Member

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    rover77, Aug 13, 2018
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    Any gun crime is a terrible thing. Fortunately they are rare in the UK.
     
    Reiver, Aug 13, 2018
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    Looks more like negligence rather than attempted murder.
     
    Rucker61, Aug 13, 2018
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    As are mass shootings in the united states.

    One individual injured is negligence. Ten is deliberate and malicious.
     
    Xenamnes, Aug 13, 2018
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    Reiver Well-Known Member

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    To suggest any comparison between the two countries is disingenuous
     
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    "Greater Manchester Police were called at 2.30am this morning, with armed and unarmed police flooding the scene and are not yet sure one, two or three shots were fired.
    Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry said: “There were no arrests at carnival itself. At 2.25am police received a call of ‘bangs’ taking place.
    “Police arrived within a minute. A large crowd were still celebrating and a number suffered injuries.
    “Ten people were injured. Ages ranged from late childhood through to their 50s. Injuries were pellet injuries, around their legs."

    "One neighbour told Sun Online the gunman was "showing off in front of his friends".The neighbour said: "He pulled a gun out and then it's gone off and ten people have been shot.
    "I've been told they were mostly shot below the knee."

    This sounds to me like a single shot with a shotgun loaded with birdshot negligently discharged into the legs of the victims.
     
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    And in the US, though it is mostly concentrated to major cities.
     
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    Not rare enough.
     
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    No cause of deaths of innocents is "rare enough". What a worthless post.
     
    Rucker61, Aug 15, 2018
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    How is this even possible? Are you kidding? Accidental discharges happen all the time. Wasn't there a thread not too long ago about an FBI agent who accidentally discharged his weapon? Christ, google 'accidental discharge' and you'll find more videos and images than you'll care to see.
     
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    Compared to the UK, that isn't supportable.
     
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    Gee, and I thought some causes of deaths of innocents are "rare enough". What a worthless post.
     
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    You really thought that?
     
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    You really thought I thought that?
     
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    I just can't understand your reasoning for the first post.
     
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    You can't understand reasoning?
     
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    No, I don't understand why you posted "not rare enough", like anyone thinks that they are, like you were making some non-obvious point to enlighten all of us with your wisdom. You're smarter than that.
     
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    Proving the obvious once again: Gun Control Zones = Killing Zones
     
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    You mean you really don't understand why I said that? Like you can't figure that out? Like you don't know why you're reacting to it the way you are? Please, you're smarter than that. Or are you?
     
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    No, really, it was a Captain Obvious comment. Zero value in the discussion other than you trying to make you look like you care more than the rest of us, or that you noted something we hadn't - that fewer would be better.
     
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    That's what you think captain of avoiding the obvious?
     
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    It was a Holier Than Thou comment.
     
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    I hear that
     
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  24. dave8383

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    No, you just didn't get it.
     
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    Yeah, well some people are a little deaf.
     
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