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Renew Deal

(81,861 posts) Thu Feb 15, 2018, 01:08 PM Feb 2018

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Why are so many law abiding citizens mass shooters?

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Why are so many law abiding citizens mass shooters? (Original Post) Renew Deal Feb 2018 OP

The right wing message about solving problems. Revenge and violence. rickford66 Feb 2018 #1

Mass shooters, by definition, are not law abiding. nt B2G Feb 2018 #2

Interesting. When do they transition from law abiding to not law abiding? Renew Deal Feb 2018 #3

I would say when the moment they began planning the murder. fescuerescue Feb 2018 #7

They were until they pulled the trigger. sinkingfeeling Feb 2018 #4

Not necessarily. B2G Feb 2018 #8

After this, therefor because of this. LanternWaste Feb 2018 #6

Thanks for your contribution. B2G Feb 2018 #10

In a nation of 323,000,000 what is your definition of "many"? EX500rider Feb 2018 #5

Almost all of the mass shooters Renew Deal Feb 2018 #11

What Mass Shooters Tend to Have in Common: Domestic Violence Records B2G Feb 2018 #9

rickford66

(5,524 posts)

1. The right wing message about solving problems. Revenge and violence.

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 01:27 PM

Feb 2018

Add in loose gun laws and a little mental instability plus FOX noise.

B2G

(9,766 posts)

2. Mass shooters, by definition, are not law abiding. nt

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 01:30 PM

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Renew Deal

(81,861 posts)

3. Interesting. When do they transition from law abiding to not law abiding?

Reply to B2G (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 02:06 PM

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fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)

7. I would say when the moment they began planning the murder.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 02:24 PM

Feb 2018

Since it's illegal to do so.

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)

4. They were until they pulled the trigger.

Reply to B2G (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 02:07 PM

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B2G

(9,766 posts)

8. Not necessarily.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 02:28 PM

Feb 2018

Perhaps they just hadn't been caught.

A lack of a criminal record does not always mean a lack of criminal activity.

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

6. After this, therefor because of this.

Reply to B2G (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 02:22 PM

Feb 2018

After this, therefor because of this.

I love the smell of logical fallacies in the morning... like free standing hemoglobin at marathons, these are the days of our lives.

B2G

(9,766 posts)

10. Thanks for your contribution.

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 02:34 PM

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EX500rider

(10,849 posts)

5. In a nation of 323,000,000 what is your definition of "many"?

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 02:20 PM

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Renew Deal

(81,861 posts)

11. Almost all of the mass shooters

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 03:20 PM

Feb 2018

B2G

(9,766 posts)

9. What Mass Shooters Tend to Have in Common: Domestic Violence Records

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 02:33 PM

Feb 2018

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-mass-shooters-tend-have-common-domestic-violence-records-n772716

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