2023 off to a horrendous start for shootings in the U.S.

[True Dough]

No problems with gun regulations, say Republicans over and over again.


Within the first hour of 2023 (EST), there has been 9 confirmed shootings in the United States, including two mass shootings in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Mobile, Alabama

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[Alexander Of Assyria]

1. On the bright side 2023 won't start off with an attempted coup. Probably.

[secondwind]

2. I wouldn't put it past Donald Trump to be the instigator in these shootings.. he is desperate

[TheProle]

19. Brilliant analysis

Jesus…

[PJMcK]

3. Happy new year in America (n/t)

[SouthernDem4ever]

4. It's like a bad movie from the past about the future

becoming reality.

[nightwing1240]

5. Mind boggling and numbing

New year, same old crap. Nuts with guns killing people over what? I don't know the answer and I don't mean to upset any gun owners here. But clearly something needs to be done.

[Aristus]

6. I really hate the fact that we have to worry about upsetting gun owners.

Having to take their delicate feelings into consideration. It just fucking sucks.

[nightwing1240]

7. Agreed

[niyad]

8. Exactly.

[barbtries]

10. They should be upset

FFS
It’s too much.

[Rebl2]

17. Yes they

are pretty much snowflakes.

[Grins]

9. Two shootings in Alabama. Coincidence?

A coincidence that just one day before, Alabama passed a law to allow people to carry a concealed handgun, without no state permit that requires a background check? That made permitting optional?

Who did this?

"The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action...lobbied for the Alabama legislation."

Opposed by: The Alabama Sheriffs Association.

Not a coincidence. Irony.

[True Dough]

14. Good point

Although I wouldn't deem it ironic. I think it's more "cause and effect."

[purr-rat beauty]

11. Aside from the horrible human toll mass shootings take

You NEVER hear of the financial cost of shootings, in the billions.

Who is paying?

[Aristus]

12. Not the people with billions, that's for sure.

[MagickMuffin]

13. In my neighborhood people love to shoot their guns

What goes up must come down. They don’t seem to understand that apparently.

[Ziggysmom]

15. Here in SE WI, last night as we rang in the new year, you could hear gun blasts going

off as dummass gun thumpers fired their guns into the air. Oblivious to the fact that when fired into the air, bullets can return to the ground at speeds greater than 200 feet per second! That velocity can easily penetrate a persons skull. People have been killed by this nonsense.

[Rebl2]

16. The gun fire and fireworks

we’re horrible in (my opinion) my neighborhood last night. I am in a suburb of KCMO.

[Javaman]

18. Alcohol fueled "celebrations" with fucked up non-existent gun laws

What did you expect to happen?

Sadly, to me, it’s just another day in bullet riddled America

None of this surprises me any longer.

I would be more surprised if people, you know, actually celebrated and no one died