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100% accurate and deeply profound malaise May 2014 #1
heartbroken G_j May 2014 #3
He sure sounds fed up malaise May 2014 #60
California has the strictest gun control laws and it still happens here. Kablooie May 2014 #116
"..that tells young men that killing people (add "with guns") is the answer to their problems." AlinPA May 2014 #143
Yes, Mike . . . Brigid May 2014 #2
Will this be the big story a week from now? I doubt it. lamp_shade May 2014 #4
It can't be because as Michael Moore is pointing out malaise May 2014 #5
Nope newfie11 May 2014 #8
Americans are great for bemoaning tragedies, a nations of mourners and then RKP5637 May 2014 #15
+1 newfie11 May 2014 #31
^^^ this^^^ BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #49
Too busy looking for "closure" and "healing", I guess . . . hatrack May 2014 #106
Yep, basically collective wishful thinking across the nation. It seems is just gets worse and worse, RKP5637 May 2014 #118
Yep awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #59
I know. When that happened in Ct, I thought maybe we had finally reached a tipping point. Chemisse May 2014 #164
No, it is already being pushed out by the Kardashian wedding classykaren May 2014 #34
Of course not - there's the Kardashian wedding this weekend! LiberalElite May 2014 #78
He started his rampage by stabbing three men to death. SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #6
Yep Chris Martinez who was shot in the back could have responded if he had a gun malaise May 2014 #7
See my post below. AngryOldDem May 2014 #22
Not in the least malaise May 2014 #28
It would never have gotten to that point JJChambers May 2014 #30
Then the first victim not having a gun treestar May 2014 #156
I think of it as a missed opportunity. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #171
+1 gazillion!!!! valerief May 2014 #84
FFS, indeed…. MrMickeysMom May 2014 #92
We know malaise May 2014 #97
Pepper spray can stop someone with a knife. thesquanderer May 2014 #10
And the gungeoners show up Le Taz Hot May 2014 #13
Yep, they appear, SOS, defending the tragedy, no solution. n/t RKP5637 May 2014 #16
SO fucking SICK of that argument. AngryOldDem May 2014 #27
Their gun lust is as obsessive as our murderer du jour's hatred of women valerief May 2014 #85
Whenever they hear about an horrid trajedy like this, their first thought is... tofuandbeer May 2014 #100
The first words out of George Bush's mouth..... lastlib May 2014 #165
:O I didn't know that. What a screwup of a President he was. tofuandbeer May 2014 #172
You are suggesting that everyone walk around with a loaded gun? pangaia May 2014 #32
More---He's suggesting we all walk around our HOMES while armed! These men were roommates! WinkyDink May 2014 #50
I think he'd like us to have guns implanted in our foreheads, so we'd valerief May 2014 #86
How did he kill three of them treestar May 2014 #157
They were his roommates. A knife in the back is pretty silent. Anyway, Google: "Richard Speck." WinkyDink May 2014 #190
I've since found out two were roommates and one was a visitor treestar May 2014 #193
Not only do we need to carry a loaded gun but... bearssoapbox May 2014 #175
Stealing this one. bravenak May 2014 #177
How stupid. AS IF his stabbing victims had time to reach into their, what? Pockets? for a gun, aim, WinkyDink May 2014 #48
normally handmade34 May 2014 #51
Do we know if he had his gun at that time? Hoyt May 2014 #54
I have faced a crazy drug addicted ex-husband who put a sawwed off between my eyes.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #56
Vanilla Lefta Dissenter May 2014 #71
VanillaRhapsody you make a good point. 53tammy May 2014 #88
Yes, we should alsame May 2014 #64
Sadly, there are plenty of gunners who prepare themselves for just that. Hoyt May 2014 #119
Ironically, those are the sort of guys who...... llmart May 2014 #141
People like that guy buy guns and get their concealed carry permits Maedhros May 2014 #162
I know it's a Catch-22, but I think if one is attracted to that kind of stuff, they should be Hoyt May 2014 #167
That seems yuiyoshida May 2014 #136
It's the victims fault - as usual. AAO May 2014 #99
"Had his victims been armed..." Scootaloo May 2014 #112
If you take that POV to its logical conclusion AAO May 2014 #198
I have zero respect for fearful men or their guns. hunter May 2014 #117
LOL, most people do not want or need a gun 100% of the time. nt Logical May 2014 #120
What steaming pile of shit and lies. ALL of it. Get lost. morningfog May 2014 #123
What a sad, pathetic way to live, in constant fear and terror. arcane1 May 2014 #128
Apparently, SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #130
How many people got stabbed? SomethingFishy May 2014 #149
In other words, the solution to gun violence is more guns Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #134
Sitting here at the computer, SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #144
In other words, you are telling us to be afraid Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #176
Not afraid. Prepared. SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #184
So you'd require every college student to go around armed? treestar May 2014 #155
Well, that was a repugnant post. Maedhros May 2014 #161
In one simple sentence: 99Forever May 2014 #9
Stats on Canada vs USA? joching May 2014 #11
It is still possible that a higher % of Canadians could have a gun in their home. dawg May 2014 #23
eeeeeeeiiiiii pangaia May 2014 #35
I'm sorry. dawg May 2014 #36
Apology accepted. pangaia May 2014 #40
Just for clarification's sake ... dawg May 2014 #41
Sure you were.. pangaia May 2014 #42
Well ... dawg May 2014 #43
Stop Stop pangaia May 2014 #44
You're Beautiful snort May 2014 #69
Thank you. dawg May 2014 #70
Do you still have the strat? Looks like an Albert Lee Doctor_J May 2014 #151
You find the attractive patriot repulsive? Enthusiast May 2014 #101
There it is Sex,Guns & RocknRoll lol classykaren May 2014 #38
Hmmm... holding his gun next to his dick (or where his dick should be?)... calimary May 2014 #80
Well, at least he can find his gun...... llmart May 2014 #142
K & R cantbeserious May 2014 #12
Sadly he's right. nt TBF May 2014 #14
michael moore is a national treasure. redruddyred May 2014 #17
I was about to say that and see you already did. I also call him Mira May 2014 #66
Moore is, so sadly, right. ananda May 2014 #18
We have to face that we ourselves want the 2nd Amendment. But we must change it. We must. ancianita May 2014 #19
Does MM still have his own Armed bodyguard? nt Eleanors38 May 2014 #20
He should also hire an editor. Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #45
You mean someone actually employed to protect and defend? WinkyDink May 2014 #52
Whatever. If he deems it necessary, he should... Eleanors38 May 2014 #63
Michael Moore received literally hundreds of death threats thucythucy May 2014 #79
Re-read. If he needs armed protection, he has a right to it. Eleanors38 May 2014 #105
I have family and friends who live in Section 8 housing thucythucy May 2014 #135
"weird comment:" Are you driving at something Thucy? Eleanors38 May 2014 #139
Sociopaths sleep well at night, too. llmart May 2014 #145
Well, I wouldn't know. Eleanors38 May 2014 #148
Sorry, but famous people are different from you and me. WinkyDink May 2014 #192
Yes, I must remind myself of that. Eleanors38 May 2014 #196
You mean he has to have bodyguards to protect himself? BrotherIvan May 2014 #131
Moore is absolutely right. AngryOldDem May 2014 #21
Because what we're doing now isn't working gratuitous May 2014 #29
So what should we do differently? drm604 May 2014 #37
You know, if the gun control side (led by Mayor Bloomberg) would just STFU for awhile and quit... LAGC May 2014 #68
are you kidding? G_j May 2014 #83
And why do so many gun owners listen to the NRA? LAGC May 2014 #94
most anyone who has dared say anything, has called for very reasonable, common sense gun regulations G_j May 2014 #125
If only that were the case... LAGC May 2014 #127
I believe she is talking about assault weapons. G_j May 2014 #129
No, you're right, she was in that clip. LAGC May 2014 #133
In one single post you managed to say that: SomethingFishy May 2014 #152
Disagree. We might be better off in the wild west quakerboy May 2014 #174
Because they're easily-led, fear-driven dumbfucks. DisgustipatedinCA May 2014 #188
It's a gravy train. Enthusiast May 2014 #102
^^This^^ AngryOldDem May 2014 #104
I would imagine that manufacturing guns is Enthusiast May 2014 #107
Sadly, I think you're right. n/t AngryOldDem May 2014 #110
I seriously don't know if there is any answer anymore. AngryOldDem May 2014 #108
Well said. "--what the f--- do we expect in this country?" Indeed. In this gun culture, people seem AlinPA May 2014 #153
they are insane treestar May 2014 #158
It's quite telling for a country where 20 first-graders are wantonly slaughtered... KansDem May 2014 #24
Are we lemmings? (NT) The Wizard May 2014 #25
Well, look at the rote, defend-guns-at-all-costs lemming posts in this very thread villager May 2014 #76
"it can't happen to your child until it does" is what Chris Martinez's father said. mountain grammy May 2014 #26
K&r... spanone May 2014 #33
Kick. Warren Stupidity May 2014 #39
sort of mirrors G_j May 2014 #57
Minor correction-- a rare exception to his claim 'none are committed by women' Gidney N Cloyd May 2014 #46
Rare indeed Orrex May 2014 #58
So rare as to be statistically non-existent. nt valerief May 2014 #89
No offense intended. Gidney N Cloyd May 2014 #114
And maybe that is the beginning of the solution...... llmart May 2014 #146
I don't care if they're male, female, or intersex. I just want progressives representing us. nt valerief May 2014 #199
bravo heaven05 May 2014 #47
He's almost got that right. flvegan May 2014 #53
My comment usually is - "guns don't kill people? People kill people?" Well, yes. People kill people. calimary May 2014 #95
For not having anything to say about, this is perhaps his most eloquent description of it lostincalifornia May 2014 #55
Michael is so right! asiliveandbreathe May 2014 #61
agreed, and renate May 2014 #124
Welcome to DU, asiliveandbreath! SunSeeker May 2014 #181
Our spiritual leaders have to step up to the plate, en masse. toby jo May 2014 #62
What nation wasn't founded on violence? treestar May 2014 #65
This message was self-deleted by its author G_j May 2014 #74
As soon as we put this useless boomer congress in the dustbin of history. /nt Ash_F May 2014 #111
what do you mean 'boomer' congress? nt navarth May 2014 #137
50-70 year olds. /nt Ash_F May 2014 #150
why smear boomers? Skittles May 2014 #159
The sooner that generation is gone from power, the better. Ash_F May 2014 #160
I don't agree with smearing boomers, no, not at ALL Skittles May 2014 #163
You dodged. /nt Ash_F May 2014 #168
done here Skittles May 2014 #169
You sure are. /nt Ash_F May 2014 #170
ah. navarth May 2014 #180
I'd be curious to know how he/she thinks the younger generation will be better. AngryOldDem May 2014 #186
Fair point, but generations are different Ash_F May 2014 #189
Not at all Ash_F May 2014 #187
pfft. navarth May 2014 #195
You injected yourself into this subthread Ash_F May 2014 #197
It's a valid question... HOWEVER justiceischeap May 2014 #138
So fucking accurate it hurts...knr joeybee12 May 2014 #67
Well said. EEO May 2014 #72
The loudest so called spiritual "Christian" leaders Iliyah May 2014 #73
cannot K and R this enough… dhill926 May 2014 #75
'Nearly all of our mass shootings are by angry or disturbed white males' maced666 May 2014 #77
Welcome to DU. LAGC May 2014 #82
Gun lust makes men crazy. Stop gun lust. nt valerief May 2014 #91
That source seems to badly under-report mass shootings. Ash_F May 2014 #113
He couldn't be more right! michaz May 2014 #81
Another mass shooting smallcat88 May 2014 #87
"Nearly all of our mass shootings are by angry or disturbed white males."- whaaat? LittleBlue May 2014 #90
Some of us are so sick of the "it's mental health" gungeoneer gun lusters. nt valerief May 2014 #93
I'm not a gungeoneer LittleBlue May 2014 #96
Expect a bunch of White Male denial. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #98
yeah, i was waiting for it too shanti May 2014 #103
One aspect of mass killings that is never discussed... Gumboot May 2014 #109
+1 Unfortunately, lots of gun fanciers are on those and other meds that can cause aggression. Hoyt May 2014 #122
You do get the whole "correlation doesn't equal causation" thing, right? DeadLetterOffice May 2014 #126
Umm.... uriel1972 May 2014 #173
The gun issue is part of American culture goldent May 2014 #115
Killing with guns is part of American culture. That's what America excels in. AlinPA May 2014 #147
That sounds like a surrender to me. aikoaiko May 2014 #121
K&R! TeamPooka May 2014 #132
"Enjoy the rest of your day and rest assured this will all happen again very soon." Boomerproud May 2014 #140
Until the country wakes up it will happen again and again Rosa Luxemburg May 2014 #154
Thank you Michael Moore underthematrix May 2014 #166
I'm not the biggest MM fan... fujiyama May 2014 #178
I've been heartsick about this for days. Moore is right. nt Hekate May 2014 #179
The NRA\white teabagger militia is a terrorist front workinclasszero May 2014 #182
Nearly 200 posts, and not a word about ... Laelth May 2014 #183
Women SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #185
I think we all are aware of the prison stats. WinkyDink May 2014 #191
Prison stats ... Laelth May 2014 #194
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