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In reply to the discussion: 50! [View all]Johnny2X2X
(19,038 posts)46. Awful
This apparently was a hate crime as this guy made some comments about gays kissing in public in front of his son. Just sickening.
And to people saying the crowd should have overpowered a single shooter. You've never been shot at, these people were terrified and it was total chaos. They likely had no idea where the shots were coming from. People had to be panicking and hiding.
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Yes, there are so many bodies that they haven't removed them all yet or identified all the victims.
glowing
Jun 2016
#15
Doesn't take much with the cartridges holding that many bullets to be fired quickly.
boston bean
Jun 2016
#18
A lone gunman, I would think, could be over run by a group of people from behind or what not...
glowing
Jun 2016
#22
Dark place, people have been drinking, the element of surprise/shock. Not so easy to
catbyte
Jun 2016
#66
The wonders of large capacity magazines that are necessary to protect our freedumbs.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2016
#21
103 people? Even in the Aurora movie theater shooting with a large clip, he didn't kill that many..
glowing
Jun 2016
#27
It was a crowded small club. Also, people were apparently trapped in the bathroom.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2016
#29
The Aurora movie theater shooter decided to use a high capacity drum magazine which jammed
PoliticAverse
Jun 2016
#69
He had a security guard license so perhaps had some training in shooting. nt
Mojorabbit
Jun 2016
#77
Assault rifles are offensive weapons and not defensive weapons. A "good" guy with a gun
Trust Buster
Jun 2016
#30
I have a Pulse. Je suis Charlie. Boston Strong. Remain Calm and Carry On. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#31