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Michigander_Life

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65. Captain obvious? Dat you?

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 09:47 PM

Jun 2014

Gunshot wounds are generally traumatic by their very nature.

Another sad example of how we have fallen. Why can't victims of gun violence start filing lawsuits against the gun manufacturers and NRA? It's how we finally toppled big tobacco.

The first billion dollar judgment against the NRA or Glock will go a long way.

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Breaking. Shooting at Seattle Pacific University [View all] rufus dog Jun 2014 OP

7 shot at Seattle Pacific University; 1 in custody; suspect sought ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #1

Thanks Chisolm rufus dog Jun 2014 #5

The suspect is a white male!!?? villager Jun 2014 #6

But it's a Christian university and the Duck Dynasty guy JaneyVee Jun 2014 #40

Maybe God went duck hunting. n/t Cleita Jun 2014 #47

Doozy nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #60

I do indulge in gallows humor a lot, just not here. Cleita Jun 2014 #70

We do as well nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #71

Now they're saying 4 victims total. Thank goodness the shooter wasn't using an assault weapon. pnwmom Jun 2014 #57

shit. magical thyme Jun 2014 #2

Glad no one was killed. redqueen Jun 2014 #3

I remember when titles like this used to be shocking. I must be getting old. n/t LadyHawkAZ Jun 2014 #4

Your being inured to titles about dead/maimed kids doesn't trump Joe the Plumber's gun rights! villager Jun 2014 #7

Exactly, just thinking that...I expect people to be shot next door and down the street on a daily randys1 Jun 2014 #10

+ bazillions nt Tansy_Gold Jun 2014 #52

fuck. eom uppityperson Jun 2014 #8

This society is obviously very, very, very, sick. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #9

Sadly, this is the only possible conclusion BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #17

How about downright suicidal? nt tea and oranges Jun 2014 #23

Yes, if we can't figure out how to fix this, we deserve what we get BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #29

Ah, but we CAN do many things. Tansy_Gold Jun 2014 #54

But remember we live in the best country in the world! WHEN CRABS ROAR Jun 2014 #22

At least one victim was shot in the face... countryjake Jun 2014 #11

Campus still on lockdown. rufus dog Jun 2014 #12

Now they're reporting that there is no second suspect on the loose... countryjake Jun 2014 #13

Shit is getting old rufus dog Jun 2014 #14

Yes, as Zorra has said, our society is obviously very, very, very, sick. countryjake Jun 2014 #15

Yup, I hope it wasn't some stressed out kid rufus dog Jun 2014 #19

The detail about the engineering lab came from an eyewitness in the building. countryjake Jun 2014 #30

UCSB parent here. Last week I told my LibDemAlways Jun 2014 #31

I'm so glad your kid is fine. nolabear Jun 2014 #37

Will it ever end????? mfcorey1 Jun 2014 #16

If they are taking the victims to Harborview montanacowboy Jun 2014 #18

Captain obvious? Dat you? Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #65

lets pray it's not one of the taliban guys that were released JI7 Jun 2014 #20

Sorry but that's ridiculous. elias49 Jun 2014 #25

that's my point JI7 Jun 2014 #26

Well said malaise Jun 2014 #41

A gift for you. bravenak Jun 2014 #59

thanks, and it wasn't meant as a joke but more about how there is so much outrage JI7 Jun 2014 #62

You're welcome, i got what you were saying. bravenak Jun 2014 #67

This is insanity. smirkymonkey Jun 2014 #21

Lather, rinse, repeat . . . hatrack Jun 2014 #24

There is joy at NRA headquarters. Gun sales will go up. AlinPA Jun 2014 #27

Teabaggers arw frabbing their crotches in joy. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #49

I'm so very tired of reading about events like this. herding cats Jun 2014 #28

Report now is that one man has died at Harvorview. countryjake Jun 2014 #33

Oh, no! herding cats Jun 2014 #34

Another victim, a young woman, also has life-threatening injuries... countryjake Jun 2014 #39

How heartbreaking! herding cats Jun 2014 #53

Had to reload? Ilsa Jun 2014 #56

KIRO reporting that one shooting victim has died. nt yewberry Jun 2014 #32

I am so sick of this crap. LoisB Jun 2014 #35

I'm in Seattle. Shooter was stopped when he had to reload. nolabear Jun 2014 #36

this is the new normal Takket Jun 2014 #38

Horrible Aerows Jun 2014 #42

And he was stopped when he stopped to reload. nolabear Jun 2014 #43

You and me both, my friend. Aerows Jun 2014 #44

You mean no good guy with a gun take him down? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #61

Wasn't even that as it turns out. It was a kid who was a monitor with pepper spray. nolabear Jun 2014 #63

I would buy that kid a beer, and lord knows I don't drink nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #64

I'm struck by the same thing...he was stopped by a kid with pepper spray! countryjake Jun 2014 #46

It's correct. Watching the local coverage now. He had to reload. I repeat nolabear Jun 2014 #51

When will this madness stop?? malaise Jun 2014 #50

Yes, when will it stop? suffragette Jun 2014 #66

Wow. When is enough going to be enough? alp227 Jun 2014 #45

So sorry Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2014 #48

we are well and truly on the eve of destruction niyad Jun 2014 #55

Goddammit!!! Brigid Jun 2014 #58

Right on the other side of town. RIP to the victim who died LittleBlue Jun 2014 #68

I...I... nolabear Jun 2014 #69

its just the weekly school shooting thread rafeh1 Jun 2014 #72

those poor kids! :( Cha Jun 2014 #73