If only there was something we could do...

[ticketchecker]

Friend of mine has an old classmate who was at the bowling alley last night with a buddy, said classmate got out but his buddy did not.

MAINE DOES NOT:

Require background checks on all gun sales
Have a red flag law
Prevent domestic abusers from accessing guns
Ban assault weapons
Limit magazine capacity
Require concealed carry permits
Restrict open carry
Have a waiting period

Thank you Susan Collins

[riser4]

Friend of mine has an old classmate who was at the bowling alley last night with a buddy, said classmate got out but his buddy did not.

MAINE DOES NOT:

Require background checks on all gun sales
Have a red flag law
Prevent domestic abusers from accessing guns
Ban assault weapons
Limit magazine capacity
Require concealed carry permits
Restrict open carry
Have a waiting period

Thank you Susan Collins

Fuck man. Whole situation is fucked.

I'm not exactly sure what US Senator Collins has to do with state laws. Obviously she has plenty to do with national laws and is part of the problem, not the solution, for a lot of things, not just guns. As a concerned citizen from VT, can you guys please elect someone better?

[J. Barron DeJong]

look at the suspects twitter feed and it’s the same nihilist bullshit, inflation fearmongering, and social decay shit byates just posted here, not sure why it’s cunting? Socially marginalized male somewhere between 16-60 are who do these, guns are cheap in the usa, and expecting rando bystanders to whip out their concealed weapon and stop a motivated murderer is more fantasy than plan but it’s the chosen option.

Hadn’t seen any reporting on motives when I posted that.

Edit: Seems like he took an ‘all of the above’ approach to right-wing grievances. Economic, as well as all the others.

[fastfred]

look at the suspects twitter feed and it’s the same nihilist bullshit, inflation fearmongering, and social decay shit byates just posted here, not sure why it’s cunting? Socially marginalized male somewhere between 16-60 are who do these, guns are cheap in the usa, and expecting rando bystanders to whip out their concealed weapon and stop a motivated murderer is more fantasy than plan but it’s the chosen option.

Exactly
the average white male in this country is very alone and has self isolated the internet has done a good job helping
instead of sitting at the local bar maybe agreeing and disagree with others having discussions about anything from why the sky is blue to gun control
now these lonely white males who have given up sit on the internet for hours and thanks to the way the internet works they continuously get fed garbage that backs up their loneliness

I have an employee who subscribes to the prepper end of the world right wing bullshit
he listens to pod casts all day that back up how he thinks he feels
financial troubles yes, relationship issues yes, loner yes, lots of guns yes, drug and alcohol self medication issues yes
underneath his bullshit he is a great guy

his pod cast was on one day when I walked in and he left it on for five or ten minutes, I didn't know if I should be laughing or if I should be scared
it was non stop the end is coming it's going to be bigger than this war or this event or who knows it was almost comical to me

[ticketchecker]

Fuck man. Whole situation is fucked.

I'm not exactly sure what US Senator Collins has to do with state laws. Obviously she has plenty to do with national laws and is part of the problem, not the solution, for a lot of things, not just guns. As a concerned citizen from VT, can you guys please elect someone better?

She has voted against them in the Senate down the line, point is she's not in favor of them.

WRT to electing someone better, I keep trying

[::: :::]

Just fucking awful and entirely expected
It will happen again too
We all know it will



‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

[riser4]

She has voted against them in the Senate down the line, point is she's not in favor of them.

WRT to electing someone better, I keep trying

Right, my quibble was one of semantics. Maine does not have the state laws that it should. Collins has cock blocked national laws (that would obviate the need for state laws).

[ex-powderbroker]

look at the suspects twitter feed and it’s the same nihilist bullshit, inflation fearmongering, and social decay shit

the twitter feed is concerning

https://x.com/EliotHiggins/status/17...272632534?s=20

[From_the_NEK]

the twitter feed is concerning

https://x.com/EliotHiggins/status/17...272632534?s=20

Adding to the concern around this whole thing is that people that follow twitter feeds like that will probably buy into some conspiracy that this was a government operation to push gun control and that he's the patsy.

[ticketchecker]

Right, my quibble was one of semantics. Maine does not have the state laws that it should. Collins has cock blocked national laws (that would obviate the need for state laws).

I'm sure she is deeply concerned though

[The AD]

I'm sure she is deeply concerned though

And offering thoughts and prayers.

[riser4]

I'm sure she is deeply concerned though

And offering thoughts and prayers.

Indubitably.

[ticketchecker]

And offering thoughts and prayers.

one in the thoughts, two in the prayers

[Ted Striker]

I'm just waiting for the reports from his neighbors that he "seemed like a nice guy" but "a bit of a loner," Or maybe everyone recognized he was batshit crazy, but there was nothing anyone could do about it.

‘It was very shocking,’ suspect’s neighbor says

Emerson’s neighbor, Ed Yee, told CNN it was “very shocking” to hear of the suspect’s alleged actions.

“He seems like a really nice guy. Nothing abnormal about him,” Yee said.

[The AD]

There you go, right one schedule.

[::: :::]

”Nothing abnormal about him,” Yee said.

I mean, it’s normal to be really really enthusiastic about guns over people, right? Enough that you might imply lethal threats at anyone suggesting having sensible regulation [/sarc]

[TBS]

I think they just republish the same article with the most recent locations and body count

[From_the_NEK]

I think they just republish the same article with the most recent locations and body count

You're just catching on to that?

[SKIP IN7RO]

one in the thoughts, two in the prayers

more like 2A in their prayers

[AK47bp]

one in the thoughts, two in the prayers

This way you can carry your response like a six pack.


Very convenient

[bennymac]

Too bad there wasn’t a good guy with a gun present. Maybe someone with military experience and firearm training.

[skaredshtles]

I think they just republish the same article with the most recent locations and body count

And it makes for a tragic search:

https://www.theonion.com/search?blog...=1698347202204

[teletech]

Heard around town that his ex wife and kids live In my town. No school today for my kids due to “ the person of interest has ties to the school community” We are 40 miles from Lewiston. He looks familiar. Crazy shit
Suspect had to be committed for 2 weeks this summer from hearing voices and threatening to shoot up the national guard. Hopefully they get him soon or he offs himself, but he is a weapons instructor with outdoor living skills. This could take a while.

[mcphee]

[TBS]

And it makes for a tragic search:

https://www.theonion.com/search?blog...=1698347202204

Yup, because this


Getting dizzy from all the laps thru this loop