Anti Trump protests have begun

[igor_kavinski]

As soon as I saw we replaced our voting machines with new ones I knew we were screwed.

Such a massive fail especially as it happened right under the very noses of Democrats. Imagine that.

 

[pmv]

What the heck happened here?

A "Safety volunteer" decides to shoot a guy who turned up carrying a rifle (for unknown reasons), and manages to kill an uninvolved protestor? An example of how "a good guy with a gun" doesn't always go as planned?

Suspect in ‘No Kings’ rally shooting death in Utah released from jail

Police say Arturo Gamboa was carrying a rifle when safety volunteer fired on him and accidentally killed bystander

www.theguardian.com

 

[HomerJS]

What the heck happened here?

A "Safety volunteer" decides to shoot a guy who turned up carrying a rifle (for unknown reasons), and manages to kill an uninvolved protestor? An example of how "a good guy with a gun" doesn't always go as planned?

Suspect in ‘No Kings’ rally shooting death in Utah released from jail

Police say Arturo Gamboa was carrying a rifle when safety volunteer fired on him and accidentally killed bystander

www.theguardian.com

The idiocy of this country. Why are guns allowed at protests? If you feel unsafe stay home. Just as stupid as allowing guns in bars. What could possibly go wrong.

Even in the Wild West you checked your gun at the door

 

[HomerJS]

In the ongoing effort to pushback on Orange Jesus Target is taking a beating because they ended DEI promotion. In other words

Anti-anti DEI

Target’s Sales Plummet as DEI Boycotts Bite Back

Major US retailer Target has reported a significant decline in sales following its decision to scale back diversity programmes amid political pressure

sustainabilitymag.com

Pastor Bryant. Leader of Target boycott

 

[nakedfrog]

What the heck happened here?

A "Safety volunteer" decides to shoot a guy who turned up carrying a rifle (for unknown reasons), and manages to kill an uninvolved protestor? An example of how "a good guy with a gun" doesn't always go as planned?

Suspect in ‘No Kings’ rally shooting death in Utah released from jail

Police say Arturo Gamboa was carrying a rifle when safety volunteer fired on him and accidentally killed bystander

www.theguardian.com

The scuttlebutt I've been aware of claims that the one carrying a rifle is known to some of the local protesting community and that he's done so in the past and is generally part of the protesting community, and also refutes the notion that he pointed the rifle at anyone. All hearsay, of course, maybe some video will materialize.
Yes, they were all asked not to be armed, but given the rising violence from fascists I can't say I'm too shocked some folks opt to remained armed (nor shocked that it's led to the death of someone essentially uninvolved).

 

[pmv]

The scuttlebutt I've been aware of claims that the one carrying a rifle is known to some of the local protesting community and that he's done so in the past and is generally part of the protesting community, and also refutes the notion that he pointed the rifle at anyone. All hearsay, of course, maybe some video will materialize.
Yes, they were all asked not to be armed, but given the rising violence from fascists I can't say I'm too shocked some folks opt to remained armed (nor shocked that it's led to the death of someone essentially uninvolved).

Have to say it leaves me very confused as to what I think about it. Too used to a situation where even those who hate each other's guts and who are on complete opposite ends of a political spectrum take it as a given that the most they'll do is punch each other or _maybe_ try and stab each other.

 

[SMOGZINN]

The idiocy of this country. Why are guns allowed at protests? If you feel unsafe stay home. Just as stupid as allowing guns in bars. What could possibly go wrong.

Even in the Wild West you checked your gun at the door

In the wild west guns were mostly banned in towns. The infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral was over a group of known outlaws refused to hand over their guns to Virgil Earp when they entered the town of Tombstone.

 

[Paratus]

In the wild west guns were mostly banned in towns. The infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral was over a group of known outlaws refused to hand over their guns to Virgil Earp when they entered the town of Tombstone.