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Showing Original Post only (View all)Police: 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis [View all]
Source: WBAY, ABC affiliate in Green Bay
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after a relative lull during the pandemic.
Five people were hospitalized after the Thursday night shooting, according to police. One of them had critical injuries, police spokesperson Genae Cook said. Another two people were treated and released at the scene. FedEx said people who worked for the company were among the dead.
Read more: https://www.wbay.com/2021/04/16/police-gunman-dead-multiple-shot-at-fedex-facility/
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Good post. I agree. This is who we are now. Is facism far behind? Almost lost democracy Jan.6 IMHO.
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2021
#9
time to use some correction fluid on the ole parchement o rules AKA expunge the 2a
Blues Heron
Apr 2021
#12
A while as in not going to happen, at least not in my, or my children's children's
MarineCombatEngineer
Apr 2021
#15
Chances are the guy who just shot up the FedEx facility was a lawful gun owner. Until he wasn't.
Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2021
#61
A Constitutional Convention would be by far the most risky way to do things.
Calista241
Apr 2021
#46
I'm against open carry except in the cirfcumstances you mention as well. Just carry concealed.
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#58
Actually, we are at our average of 3 every two days. We just don't hear about many of them.
niyad
Apr 2021
#21
They tried using militias while fighting native americans in what is now the great lakes.
Crowman2009
Apr 2021
#34
You mean real life isn't a cowboy movie or an action movie where writers can make the "hero"
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2021
#64
And legel with considerably less paperwork than an ordinry firearm, I might add.
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#57