The shooter bought an assault style rifle six days ago?

Comment #8

Stack47 — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:28:07 GMT

I wouldn't drive through any area of Chicago on a weekend night unless it was in a tank.

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rcbbuckeye — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:36:04 GMT

The problem is not the guns. The problem is how people have been raised. My parents taught me right from wrong. The CO shooter is from Syria. They are saying he was bullied in school and that made him do this. Well, there were times I was bullied in school but I didn't shoot the place up. And yes, I had several guns when I was a teenager. Every weekend there are thugs in Chicago that decide to murder people for no good reason. Chicago has become a real war zone, but we don't much about it.... [ More ]

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Stack47 — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:56:56 GMT

As for blaming what "they" are showing on TV, Gunsmoke and the Lone Ranger were radio shows before TV. Movie westerns from the beginning showed people get shot, but it wasn't until the 1970 where they began using special effects to show getting shot more realistic. Most kids in the 50s and 60s had cap guns and some even had "coon skin hat". If we use the "blame TV" logic, were there mass raccoon shootings or reports of 3-year-olds "kilting bears"? The point is "ol Betsy" is not... [ More ]

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Stack47 — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:21:13 GMT

How many people died in the last 10 years from watching movies, TV, video games, ads, etc? When was the last time someone on WWE Raw or Smackdown was shot with an AK? Never played and video games where an AK or AR-15 is the weapon of choice either. Have a friend that is a licensed firearms dealer and last week he showed me an auto AK and an auto Glock both with a suppressor. He unloaded both magazines in about 2 seconds each and about $50 worth of ammo. Might seem weird, but n... [ More ]

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noise-gate — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 02:05:17 GMT

The air is too thin for me up there.

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lakerben — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:54:21 GMT

From what I've heard the republicans fought hard for their right to buy assault weapons and it just recently passed!!! Why in the world does anyone need an assault weapon? I won't be going to Colorado anytime soon.

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noise-gate — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:01:35 GMT

E-Knight : When you have militia surrounding folk like Roger Stone, militia storming State Capitols, armed folk walking down the street to show they have an arsenal of weapons & no one can do anything about it, it tells people like this guy that it's okay to act out on your fantasy. Year's ago another guy from that State snuck into a movie theater and shot people going in to watch Batman. Funny how these folk have mental health issues, but they sure know what : Gun they want & how much ammo they need.... [ More ]

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eddessaknight — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:30:57 GMT

As a society, we need to seriously consider what obscene mayhem we are showing the public in movies, TV, video games, advertisements,etc, being passed off as entertainment to impressionable minds. The constitution does not protect perverse purveyors for profit.

Original Blog Entry: The shooter bought an assault style rifle six days ago?

Stack47 — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:06:41 GMT

Not sure how they know it because the article says: It was not immediately known where the gun was purchased. , but it said Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa bought the weapon on March 16, just six days before the attack at a King Soopers store in Boulder, according to an arrest affidavit . Somebody probably knows exactly when and where it was bought, but don't know how buying it six days ago or six months ago had an effect on his actions.

One side will say we need gun control and the other will say they want to take our guns. A background check could prevent someone with a record of mental issues from legally buying an assault rifle from a dealer, but not all the shooters a record of mental issues and not all weapon are sold by legally registered dealer. As for taking our guns, don't know how that would be possible either and not without a drastic changed to the Second, Fourth and Fifth Amendments and maybe a couple more.

Probably is no satisfactory answer and politicians will continue saying our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims .

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