She, not he.
She, not he.
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and the 323rd shooting at a school THIS YEAR
Yes, the republicans, both voters and congress, and the NRA are responsible for these deaths that could have been prevented by reasonable gun laws. BUT, THEY DON’T CARE!!!
A party that opposes both reproductive freedom and assault weapon regulation must need more children for target practice.
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The responses of each senator, one Dem one Repub, speak for themselves.
She was assisted by 222 House members...
They were complicit! 🤬
Politicians will offer thoughts and prays then plan for Christmas with their family.
This shooting happened in a Christian school. The obvious questions to ask are "Where was God?" and "Why does God allow motherfucking "pro-life" politicians to refuse to pass common sense gun laws?"
The entire ministry of Jesus proves that his people do NOT follow, but have taken a detour straight off a cliff.
Because sometimes the devil wins with people.
It is stupid to be asking such questions. What do you mean, where was God? The solution will come through you insulting other people's faith or religion.
Thoughts and fucking prayers. Thoughts and fucking prayers. Will this work 🤷♀️
The very first words out of their mouth will be thoughts and prayers!
It’s exhausting. What will it take?
the mass killing of a financial Congress and the death of at least 30 more parasites, sorry CEOs
Never truer words.
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thank you
And she was 15 years old!
IKR? So sad. A week before Christmas. Poor parents, and the families of those who were killed 😭
Well said.
State and local authorities are to blame too. I’m from that city and they want guns in every school.
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Remove all metal detectors from the U.S. Capitol building and the SCOTUS. That will, at least, spark a fire to make trigger locks mandatory, with prison sentences for those who don't.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social absolutely nails it: They’re not just anti-vaxxers, quacks, snake-oil salesmen, bogus pill-pushing peddlers & deniers of life-saving medicines, medical research & treatments & GOP repealing Child Labor Laws They are all #KidKillers Prove us wrong
If trumpers were as concerned with children’s gun death as they are banning life saving vaccines MAGAts the stupidest fuckers to ever take a breath
These kind of shootings. Gives justification to further militarizing the police. So they want this shit !!
Sadly the militarize the police with deadly weapons and equipment but little or no training
Intellectually, they have regressed a hundred+ years.
Absolutely !!
It's ok, they're sending thoughts and prayers.
And all the voters that keep them elected
True
But Americans appear to keep voting for them. Or at least enabling them by not voting. At least we have to make an effort to not vote for either party which means we sometimes choose to vote against the worst of them. Might as well give it some thought if you have to be there.
They aren’t republicans, they are MAGA.
One and the same. Republicans support everything Trump does. The GOP are just as bad - don't give them a pass. MAGA = GOP = MAGA. Remember that especially after they destroy everything. (God even Dems are obeying in advance at the moment.)
They're synonymous at THIS point. Own it
Republicans are history. Their party no longer exists. The US currently has a two party system - Dems and MAGAs. The MAGA party was created by it's leader, assisted by every congressmen\women who are both election deniers and hypocrites. It's too late for the legacy republican party to come back.
You forgot Donald Trump and the Supreme Court.
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And Donald JerkChicken Trump
Stop creating hate among us and dividing our country the more, if you don't have anything to say fuck off
So very very sad. And the new administration will do nothing at all to start putting restrictions on gun control. Thoughts and prayers are not going to bring comfort and solace to those directly affected. 😢😢 #wisconsin shooting
Another #GOPMassacre
True.
That will make sense when we heard that 10 kids and their teacher are in critical condition after a mass reading.
We didn't have a standing army at the time, which is why the 2nd amendment was written. A well-regulated militia was all we had.
I really don't understand any of this. Where the fuck did this kid get the gun?
I really can't read about any more school shootings.
Where did he get the gun? If his parents had it I want them arrested.
It was a teenage girl with an ax to grind!! We need better gun laws!!!
The house members and senators were voted into power by the majority of the country. My view is that Americans like this. They thrive on this divisive mass shooting, rapist oligarchy environment.
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Exactly
Truth 💯
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The shooter was a 17 yr old girl.
Call guns, instruments of post birth abortion, republicans will trample themselves in the rush to ban them.
Blame their ignorant fathers who rant and rave every night about how they are the real victim of an unjust society.Kids listen to every word.
National Russian Association Read up on Maria Butina, and what she did.
I remember her.....forgot her name. But the right trash GARBAGE seem to have completely forgotten her. Thanks for that reminder
Because Bill Barr released her from prison early, to stop her from testifying before Congress. Shipped her back to Russia, and a hero's welcome.
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She…15 yrs old. Sad day
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Absolutely!!
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Don't expect any change in the incoming DJT dictatorship except for the rhetoric about "too early to talk about this" or "thoughts and prayers" bullshit.. founding fathers did not intend this to be this way... For them school shootings are a fact of life..
JD = total dumb ass
... and Donald Trump told parents, grieving after a school shooting in Iowa that killed one and injured seven to "get over it." No empathy there.
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JD=asshole
I guess having the Bible and the 10 Commandments was not a preventative
I don’t pray to fairytales and have no more give dams to give. Not one person would give a minute of my black son lost his life today for any reason. They would call it up to well that’s just one less black man we have to worry about. He never been nothing but great citizen. Racism runs this place.
She, not he.
In a way, this is the CEOs getting their revenge.
For the life of me, I just don’t understand why people from other countries vacation in the US.
Because they want to know how good their own country is
1000% accurate assessment. They are all complicit with blood on their hands.
They all have blood on their hands.
Why did Wisconsin voters vote for the party who partners with the NRA?
The NRA makes more money after every shooting.
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This reminds me of a West Wing episode, where one of the characters says they theoretically could have millions of people join the NRA, then at the first meeting vote with a majority to end the existence of the NRA... Obviously, they'd just start a new club. But it would be a fantastic signal!
But mostly by our Supreme Court, which has smacked down every state effort at gun control for the last 30 years.
Another day in America.
She.
It was, evidently, a she. Probably fed with “Christian values” as they relate to girls and women. So sad. Makes my heart just hurt
He was assisted by someone who registered a gun, and that gun ended up in the shooters possession. Weather, it was a family member, friend, or stolen from a car and not reported. That person needs to be in prison.
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She was influenced by Groypers right wing site #SchoolShooting Cryptocurrency Donations: In December 2020, a French programmer transferred approximately $500,000 in Bitcoin to various GROYPERS, including $250,000 to Nick Fuentes and $25,000 to Patrick Casey, a former leader within the movement
And the voters and non-voters who could have removed those people from office.
*⃣ Three dead in shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin It just never ends & now we've US President a piece Sh!T called #Columbine Victims: #ChildActors
“Thoughts and prayers”. Just beating the politicians to it.
That sounds right!
And the Wisconsin state legislature. everytownresearch.org/rankings/sta...
She. The shooter was a 17 year old girl.
“She” was assisted…..
Well said
Common motivations for school shooters include mental illness, depression, bullying, and a desire for recognition, with minimal influence from entertainment media. But yeah. The guns are obviously the problem. It's got nothing to do with the way we ignore mental health. 1/
We'll just completely ignore the mass stabbings that occur around the world, and the mass vehicular homicides too. Anything to blame the symptom and not the problem. Why can't we talk about the real problem? Ask those 222 House members, 49 senators, and most important, ask yourself. 2/
Background checks don't work. That shooter (and most of them) stole the weapon. Bans don't work, because prohibition never works. So, maybe it's time to try something sane. Looking back, the signs are always there. We just have to look for them, and have the courage to do something about it.
Who is advocating for ignoring mental health?
Apparently, everybody. That's why they keep bringing up the gun red herring. Everybody knows goddam well that the guns aren't the problem. They just don't like the people that enjoy shooting sports. It's the shining example of leftist absolutism. They wear their intolerance as a badge of honor.
Right-wing psycho babbling and nonsense are all child murder apologists have. Children are gunned down and murdered, and you claim you're the victim. Pathetic. There're no mass shooting murders without a gun, genius. Go peddle your delicate feelings to the others who don't care about dead kids.
Oh, look. Another parrot who can't think outside their echo chamber. We have a massive mental health crisis in this country and you just plug your ears and shout insults when somebody doesn't agree with you 100%. Crazy will ALWAYS find a way to kill. Don't you have anything original to say?
Oh look, another right-wing excuse whore for dead children. Other countries have even more mentally ill people, but they don't have access to guns to murder children. Keep pretending guns are safe, genius, and I'll be here to bust your delicate feelings when you're making more stupid comments.
Blah, blah, blah. Good little parrot. Don't bother to learn or have anything close to resembling an open mind. Just parrot other people's opinions because they're fashionable. Other countries have way more mass shootings per capita. US barely breaks the top ten. Try to wrap your brain around that.
Wahh wahh wahh. While you moronic right-wing clowns drown in your delicate victimhood excuses for murdered children, our kids are dying to guns more than any other cause in America. They're not dying from "wokeness", drag queens, or the books you fragile babies ban. They're dying from guns. 🤡
It's impressive that you're brainwashed to the point of being impervious to facts and common sense. You're too intellectually lazy to do anything but repeat what you're told, so just plug your ears and scream. That's all you CAN do. YOU are part of the reason we're stuck with Diaper Don again.
You're the gaslighting reason guns kill kids more than anything else in America today. Common sense is not arming wannabe child murderers in the first place, genius.
Huh. My interpretation of the “leftist” position is that they are more than happy to address mental health, but gun rights advocates are bluffing and not willing to make real changes to mental health. Why not address both guns and mental health?
1. Because we have a constitutional right to own guns. I'm a gun rights advocate. I'm in favor of billions for mental health improvement. It's the only thing that will solve the problem. "Gun Rights Advocates" who say otherwise are assholes and shouldn't be listened to. We need to work together.
I believe that the framers of the constitution would be embarrassed by the gun rights lobby today. There are many ways to control guns without impeding on meaningful rights. Advocating for just one solution to gun violence is naive. www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/...
I said I would respond after reading, so here we go. I don't disagree with everything in this article. There's some good ideas there. But have a look at the rest of the world. This isn't the only country that has mass shootings, and per capita we are 10th in the world in deaths caused by them. 1/
France has far stricter gun laws than the US, and they are #4. Mass shootings aren't the only type of mass murder, either. Let's look at mass stabbings next. As you can see, mass stabbings occur all around the world. "It doesn't happen there!" is simply untrue. 2/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
And then there is, of course, the automobile. Used improperly, a car is a lethal weapon. Every 39 minutes in the US a person dies from drunk driving. Do we ban cars? Cars are used as mass murder weapons too: tinyurl.com/y3rxdd3h How about alcohol? We know how well that worked, don't we? 3/
There's a section in there about "Holding Gun Mfgs Accountable". Accountable for what, exactly? We've discussed cars, and they use the same exact advertising strategies. So does the alcohol industry. Should we hold the advertising industry accountable, perhaps? Where does it end? 4/
I don't have time to read this in detail right now but I will read it and reply back. Thanks
As their a$$e$ sit up there in a nice cushy job with protection all around them making laws that demand our children go to unprotected schools…
This is a dumb statement
What makes you say that?
Because the weapon killed no one, the girl did. Maybe if someone had noticed she was having issues it could have been avoided. Going to have more slip through the cracks when the Dept of Ed is gone unfortunately.
Her issues might not have meant three families with unopened Christmas presents, if she didn't have access to a gun.
True. She might have mixed bleach with ammonia and chained the doors shut. Ban cleaning supplies.
Is that a thing in America?
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Exactly if our government did everything they could to stop this and it still happens I wouldn’t be hard on them but they have a lukewarm response to these things always
Gun control didn't even come up in this election. Every Trump voter voted against children and for the top 1%.
She.
Numb
Exactly!
This Insanity was brought to you by the Republican Party.
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You got that right!
Litigate the 222 House members, 49 Senators and the NRA for willful murder!
These kind of shootings. Gives justification to militarizing the police. So they want this shit !!
If we had the NRA get Luigi’d hard, or republicans in government, we’d get change REAL fast.
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#EndGunViolence
The difference is really all about who gets shot. If the targets are the billionaires of the owning class, we'll see meaningful gun control in my lifetime. If not, we'll see more performative "thoughts and prayers" from the pseudo-Christians of the Republican Party.
THIS is actual truth. I'm not saying start shooting billionaires, I'm saying start paying attention to who gets justice and who doesn't. When billionaires get targeted, you don't have a bunch of rednecks screaming "they're coming for our guns!"
Corporations are made up of people and you can kill a corporation
I don't think you are catching their point.
You dont have to say it, but we can all think it.
Don’t expect any action from the GOP. They’ve already shown they have no moral compass, Christian or otherwise.
We must continue to show up on Capitol Hill keep them uncomfortable
Shut down DC!
American roulette, yet again….
Um - that would correctly - "she". It was a young girl, 15 years old. "She". Get these things right.
Truth be told
Also assisted by all the citizens who did not vote.
While being further shored up by 3rd party votes going from Harris to Stein… Most Americans are barely capable of being responsible enough to own a dog, asking them to save themselves from fascism is asking a bit much of them these days.
Yet, we all have a civic duty to vote.
The global perception of Yanks, generally as ‘lazy and entitled clowns’ continues to hold true. If they couldn’t be compelled to vote this time around, I really don’t know what to tell you.
Another MAGA massacre.
First of all, the shooter was a 15 year old girl. Why not ask HOW she got access to a fire arm and what provoked her to do this.
What do you mean what provoked her?
Are you serious? No one wakes up in the morning with a plan to kill people. Something or someone provoked her to come to that decision.
I'm going to speculate and say the children have HAD it, with our shit.
Yes. And the parents should be accountable if they're the source of the weapon and/or the mental breakdown that caused this.
It was a sweet birthday gift from her parents. 🤬🤬🤬
Omg, it this true?
Of course not🤦♂️
This only happens in America.
I VOTED AGAINST THIS SHIT IN 2020. We were going to change the world, but the topic NEVER CAME UP
Except Biden signing the gun reform act in 2023. Doesn’t go far enough but it was something.
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Over 300 school shootings in the USA this year
Yep!!!
Yes he was, and they should be ashamed!
And parents.
While I understand the frustration, it's worth noting that legislation alone won't solve everything. We need a multi-pronged approach including better mental health support, societal efforts to reduce violence and, yes, sensible gun control. #WisconsinShooting
Legislation would go along way in changing the attitude of glorification of guns and gun violence. Instead we have congress folk wearing AR-15 pins, shooting things up in TV ads and talking about Jesus and guns. How can we expect people to feel differently when our so called leaders say more guns!
Those same folk are big on scaling back any of those other societal solutions you talk about. Maybe we should all start by not voting for the people that take blood money, and send thoughts and prayers for our dead children. If youv ote for them and why shouldn't they assume we're good with guns?
*she* with a handgun.
This SHOULD BE the Democrat messaging!! Republican policies support school shootings.
Call your state and federal politicians. Flood their phone lines! ☎️
Senator Josh Hawley has taken 1,392,000 from the NRA. There in lies the problem. Missouri allows a child of ny age to open carry a gun unsupervised. 2nd part of the problem
I also reminded his office that not only does Hawley fail Missourians he earmarked ZERO dollars for the state of Missouri.
Yep. When I called his office I questioned his staff about how much NRA money he has accepted. They made up a reason as to why they weren’t “allowed” to tell me. I told them there was no reason why they couldn’t tell me and I told them the amount.
Love so much. Can't believe they answered the phone. Usually dont
I had to call a few times to get a person.
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Yup.
Um, 'she'.
This has got to stop. Something must be done
Yes
The amendments need amending to meet today’s challenges
The right to "bear arms" fucking hilarious Simpsons ep
That's family guy
The Simpsons
My apologies....could have sworn it was Simpsons!!!!
Simpsons doesn't draw or color their characters that way
Exactly! I watch both cartoons and I easily could tell this is Family Guy simply because of the drawings.
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Anyone who is in a legislature and refuses to enact sensible gun laws is accountable--this includes state legislatures.
Yep. Let the rabble kill innocent children with assault rifles, but dont tax the rich, or control guns.That should work. Right? Wow. What a f’ed up set of priorities driving this bus to the pit of ultimate anarchy. Morally and financially corrupt
A shooter hits a window and a piece of glass injures Trump's ear. HYSTERIA in the GOP, calls for Secret Service protection. MAGA: It was a murder ATTACK. Wisconsion: 3 people ARE DEAD! GOP: Silence. MAGA: Silence. Trump: If the shooter is white, I will pardon him. He's a nice guy.
It’ll be thoughts & prayers first
Remember, the shooter didn't act alone. SHE was assisted by 222 House members, 49
Who were assisted by the NRA
The #Shooter had #accomplices he was assisted by 222 #CongressionalRepublicants and 49 #Senators and of course the biggest accomplice #NRA. #CalltoActivism brilliant reporting.
"Evidence suggests the suspected shooter, a 15-year-old female student, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said Monday night." www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Yes I heard it on #NPR on the way to dog park. What a #sad story she must have. This might be first girl shooter. What happened to her? To do such a thing. There is always so much to each story & sadly end the same, the 2nd grader calling 911 crazy things little ones know what to do even in crisis.
"Of 544 school shooting incidents over an 11-year period, less than 5% of the shooters were female, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit group that advocates for stronger gun laws." www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
And his dad.
The most infuriating aspect of this? They don't gaf. Their kids are in private schools
51 Senators, you forgot Joe Manchin and Kristen Sinema.
She was assisted…
Everybody and anybody who says “thoughts and prayers” without including a meaningful comment on gun control should join the #CuntsList MTG, Boebert, Mace, Loony Luna are already on it.
GOPQ voters don't care. They are in a cult.
And it's a death cult.
The Repugnicans send their thoughts and prayers.
To everyone who says we need prayer in schools, how do they justify shootings in private Christian schools???
Great way to frame this
So true.
Damn right. And media will stop talking about it by tomorrow. Our country is sick and we’ve hired a madman to run it. How has this happened??
I really think thoughts and prayers are going to work this time.
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They haven't released the gender or age of the shooter, but your point is well-taken. We need to stop electing anyone who takes NRA or gun-related money. We need to end Citizens United, as well.
Great… now all the maga congressmen will need to polish up their AR pins to wear for tomorrow…
And all the people who voted for them again and again and again. There is blood on the hands of so many.
As well as former governor Scott Walker and a gerrymandered GOP state assembly and legislature. F*ck them all.
*She. Heard it was a female shooter
I so agree. I thought this would end with the horrible tragedy of Sandyhook…yet here we are and it’s always heartbreaking. We need to fight the NRA and stop this. #DemandGunControl #ShutDownTheNRA
I am very much a lefty but I must say, there's more to it than just entertainment. It's the modern-day musket and honestly, if you don't already have one, consider it.
No thank you. I think they should be outlawed.
That is a fair and valid opinion and I respect that. I'm inclined to agree with you, but we should consider stepping up social programs like universal school lunches, universal healthcare, better vocational training, civics classes, banning book bans, etc. Give the next gen something to be proud of.
I don’t think of it as a one or another proposition. Those are all worthy causes, as are common sense gun regulations.
I agree. The problem is access to/cost of mental health care. I don’t believe guns tell people to shoot people. Self defense is a thing on the left too. Also, she used a pistol I believe.
That's dumb.
And here I thought I was the only one who read the 2nd amendment that way. My reading teachers didn't fail, after all 🙈🙉🙊
"I cherish peace with all of my heart. I don't care how many men, women, and children I need to kill to get it."
She She was assisted....
Exactly
Whether it’s guns or vaccines, republicans just keep proving they are not interested in protecting our children.
The Red Ron Johnson shooting.
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There is never a lone wolf. We are all connected
Hell, yes, he was. Scumbags all of them.
How tragic. Only 9 days before Christmas too. 💔
She. The shooter was a girl.
Clearly the lives of ordinary citizens and children are not important to the lawmakers of America. Money from the gun lobby is.
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Has anyone checked on any CEOs that were in the area? Are they alright?
If I hear one more fucking time that it’s not the fucking guns, I’m going to scream!!!! 🤬
83 school shootings this year I just heard. Everyone has an opinion. Nothing gets done.
Shooter was a 15-year-old girl, but the message is the same...she didn't act alone.
Brenda Spencer. 16 yr old female. San Diego. Boomtown Rats wrote a song about it. They never act alone. For Christmas 1978, her father gave her a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic .22 caliber rifle with a telescopic sight and 500 rounds of ammunition. They never act alone.
In 1978 this 15 year old girl wasn't born yet?
I think he's referencing a different school shooting or something.
Yes just shows how far back this goes but the massive school shooting is more of a recent phenomenon. The U of T bell tower shooting wasn't common place like it is today.
Since the advent of internet and social media you meant? These have occurred before, but seldom was reported outside of the local news. It’s not a recent phenomenon. It’s a celebrated recent phenomenon. It’s ratings.
No clue what that one's talking about. She was born in 2009.
It’s a circular reference. School shootings are not a modern issue. Females as shooters is not unique.
Neither thing you said is true. 323 school shootings so far in 2024 isn't a modern issue? 3% of the mass shooting shooters are female. That's not unique? www.reuters.com/world/us/pol...
I believe this one was the first. She lived across the street and just randomly shot kids as they were arriving for school. She was in a bad situation already, introducing a firearm into the mix was a very bad choice.
First nationally televised one. This was pre-cable and pre-internet. Imagine others that were only reported locally…. Columbine changed everything. Now, all school shootings are newsworthy. It existed before social media. The “dirty little secret”.
Remember the song 'I Don't Like Mondays' by The Boomtown Rats, which relates to the Cleveland Elementary School shooting in 1979? This is the reference.
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From an article in The Guardian about the shooting: "America has long had an epidemic of school shootings, on a scale unlike any other country in the world but has struggled with any meaningful efforts to curb the phenomenon, especially when it comes to limiting access to powerful firearms".
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AND... The media!
But they said bibles in schools and finding Jesus would stop the shootings. I guess "Christian schools" need to work harder at finding Jesus.
Excellent point!
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Saint Luigi says: All things are possible AFTER you end the tyranny of the wealthy.
They would only care if it was their kid.