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JoeOtterbein

(7,700 posts) Fri May 31, 2019, 10:36 PM May 2019

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12 people were killed, in one place and at one "short period of time," today.

On an average day, there are 100 deaths a day in the USA.

[link:https://everytownresearch.org/gun-violence-america/|

We are so stupid we will repeat this same complete and utter failure of a 100 gun-deaths again tomorrow. Despite all the "prayers and thoughts" we send out tonight.

I don't know what else to say.

(tears, again)

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12 people were killed, in one place and at one "short period of time," today. (Original Post) JoeOtterbein May 2019 OP

American Exceptionalism! SunSeeker May 2019 #1

mass shootings are so commonplace that they lapfog_1 May 2019 #2

It's such a routine thing these days that it's scarcely worth mentioning. Crunchy Frog May 2019 #3

I expect this story to disappear quickly from du. Tipperary May 2019 #4

gun humpers have won Skittles Jun 2019 #5

SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)

1. American Exceptionalism!

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 10:45 PM

May 2019

lapfog_1

(29,198 posts)

2. mass shootings are so commonplace that they

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 11:01 PM

May 2019

barely make the news

Crunchy Frog

(26,579 posts)

3. It's such a routine thing these days that it's scarcely worth mentioning.

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 11:16 PM

May 2019

Which, I guess, is why there are barely any posts about it on DU right now.

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)

4. I expect this story to disappear quickly from du.

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 11:18 PM

May 2019

Bet on it.

Skittles

(153,138 posts)

5. gun humpers have won

Reply to Tipperary (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 02:28 AM

Jun 2019

mass shootings are now SOP in America

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