Posted on 02/16/2019 4:31:12 AM PST by Zakeet
A man who was being let go from his job at a manufacturing business went on a shooting rampage at his workplace in Illinois, leaving five workers dead and five officers injured.
Authorities identified the gunman in the mass shooting Friday as 45-year-old Gary Martin. He opened fire at the Henry Pratt Co. in the Chicago suburb of the Aurora, shooting at terrified employees before engaging in a gunbattle with responding officers.
All the five employees who died in the shooting were men, police said. The shooter was killed during an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement officials, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said.
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It took about 90 minutes after the shooting rampage started to control the situation, police said.
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We need to ban laser sights ... along with bump stocks, high capacity magazines, silencers, assault rifles and gun shows ...
how about hanging those who create FF and sedition?
We must ban all laser pointers!!!
It is for the kittens!
We should ban “sights” and “aiming”.
So ... what? Would anyone be less dead if he’d used iron sights?
The killers then will just go to bombs and acid, that is those who suddenly abide by more gun restrictions. Snarc/
great gif!
I’d rather ban places of employment and schools.
Possibly movie theaters.
Hmmm.
Perhaps more effective and efficient to simply ban people.
We own MANY guns and we do NOT ever ever ever shoot at people!!!! We also do not set their homes on fire, we don’t run over people on bikes, we don’t poison people, we don’t beat anyone with a club, we don’t toss flammable liquid on people then toss lit matches at them, we don’t stab anyone... It isn’t the weapon that causes the injury and death, it is the evil person committing the crime.
I was watching one of those late night crime shows and a guy in a prison fashioned a knife from a piece of glass.
Pew pew !
Yes, those intent on doing mayhem will find some other way to kill and maim. Look at the knifings in England. Hammers. Push an innocent pedestrian into traffic, onto train tracks, etc.
The left are dangerously insane. They should be resisted with force.
I dont see the problem here - Like the union greats this man was fighting for the dignity and livelihood of all employees everywhere in the struggle against evil capitalism.
No wait the guns ... the gun thing is bad... and the sharks with frickin laser beams.
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Possibly movie theaters.
In other words, ban gun-free zones.
We might need Dalek control then.
Is that their new boogeyman? Laser sights?
It's always something with these people. Ban bump stocks, it becomes this. Ban that and it becomes another thing. It's never good enough.
No wait the guns ... the gun thing is bad... and the sharks with frickin laser beams.
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That’s why I quit swimming in the ocean. Sharks are one thing but if they have those fricken laser beams I’m screwed.
Its as simple as gun control, just stop firing people and you wont get disgruntled ex-employees shooting up your place of business. And yes, i have wanted too see my ex boss dead. Otoh.. Im a Christian who believes God has my best interests in mind and he doesn’t need me mucking up his plans by “ helping” him out.

The media this weekend...
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