Mass Shooting in California: The Circus Begins

IWB ^ | Mark Angelides

[davikkm]

Yesterday another mass shooting occurred; this time in California. The shooter killed four people and injured at least ten; he was shot and killed by police responding. It is unfortunate that an almost scripted response will begin on each side, neither useful, both distracting, and ultimately, both used to fuel hatred of the political opponents. Here’s how it will go down.

The leftists media will make a huge issue about the shooters race (white guy for those not following the news), and proceed to conflate this with a series of assumptions.

[RoosterRedux]

Ban gun sales to criminals...and atheists.

[Morpheus2009]

I am going to guess that this guy was probably a person who should have been in prison but wasn’t.

[subterfuge]

Some of the author’s assumptions about the left and right’s assumptions are wrong. The LEFT WILL call the latest crazed liberal shooter a terrorist BECAUSE he’s white.

[OttawaFreeper]

And the places that have the strictest firearms laws will still be among the most violent and the ones with the more casual will still be among the least.

[SirLurkedalot]

And sorry for being redundant, but registered Democrats as well.

[i_robot73]

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I am going to guess that this guy was probably a person who should have been in prison but wasn’t.
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More likely, the NUT house. But, thanks to the ACLU and other Leftists, let loose upon the sheeple...

[wita]

This has nothing to do with guns and everything to do with mental health where since the latter part of the previous century, the crazies are allowed to roam free, un-medicated, unsupervised, and unrestricted.

Just like profiling, we can’t be standing in judgement of our fellow travelers now can we. So, be ye queer, crazy, transgender, democrat, liberal, progressive, communist, atheist, or whatever, you are free to roam.

[deport]

The leftists media will make a huge issue about the shooters race (white guy for those not following the news), and proceed to conflate this with a series of assumptions.

1. “Because he is white, he won’t be called a terrorist.” While it is true that he will not likely be called a terrorist by authorities, it is not because he is white, but because he does not (based on present knowledge) fit any definition of the term terrorist. Please check out a dictionary or a lwa book.
2. “Yet another mass shooting, time to ban guns.” The killer was a felon on bail, and under the law, should not have been allowed to have firearms. It was a failing of the liberal California (who happen to have incredibly strict gun laws) that allowed him on the streets with weapons.
3. “Record number of mass shootings since Trump took power.” This is not because there are actually more mass shootings, but because the legal definition of what a mass shooting is has changed. It can now involve no deaths, more than one shooter, non-intended victims, and even take place over a series of crime scenes. Don’t conflate a rise in statistics as a rise in actual incidents.
4. “Republican, Christian, White Supremacist.” He might well turn out to be all of these or none. But shouting your mouths off without any actual knowledge other than the color of his skin is just plain dumb.

[G Larry]

This one is on the cops and the judge.

Known felon is reported shooting his weapon and threatening people.

The judge should never have allowed him out on bail, given his violent past.

The cops should have responded to the call of threats by an armed felon and arrested him without any written complaint.

[JimRed]

How many of his victims were able to defend themselves? (crickets)

[JimRed]

It was a failing of the liberal California (who happen to have incredibly strict gun laws) that allowed him on the streets with weapons at all.

[DCBryan1]

Ban gun sales to criminals...and atheists...and democrats....and mooselimbs.....and the insane...(but I repeat myself)

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Expect the various legislatures to have bills already prepared and waiting for something like this. They can swiftly bring them out an vote them in before opposition can be mounted against them.

That is how California got their anti-gun bill passed. Bill was prepared, set aside, then they released Pat Purdy from a mental institution. When he shot up the Stockton school yard they pulled out the bill and voted it into law quicker than you can say “Jack Sprat!”