Shooting at a high school near Bakersfield California

[chucky2]

Anything that harms the greater good. Democracy is all about the greater good, it's about time we start realizing that and stop being selfish about rights and property.

You must be trolling...

 

[Jaskalas]

16 yr/old student walked in with a shotgun, critically wounding 1 student, attempted to shoot another, teacher + other adult talked him down after that.

Teacher described as having a 'pellet' wound to the head, but apparently not seriously hurt.

 

[FerrelGeek]

/taps sarcasm meter. testing, testing...

Trying to control the number of firearms in circulation in the USA is impossible on either a state or federal level, what has to be done is gun confiscation. We can't be trusted with our rights anymore and the greater good must prevail.

We probably have good enough information that the USA can be divided into sectors with fliers air-dropped with the directions to the nearest gun collection location and a deadline. Once the deadline hits the guns and ammunition can be tabulated, sectors that have the lowest turnup of expected guns collected then can have door to door confiscations.

For the most part this will be fairly orderly and few people will object. The stragglers that will need their guns forcibly confiscated are either criminals or criminally insane schizophrenics for feeling the need to have a gun so badly that they must fight for it.

 

[fskimospy]

If I had to live in Bakersfield I would probably just have turned the gun on myself.

 

[drebo]

If I had to live in Bakersfield I would probably just have turned the gun on myself.

This x1000.

 

[Texashiker]

Trying to control the number of firearms in circulation in the USA is impossible on either a state or federal level, what has to be done is gun confiscation.

Something that has not been addressed, several states have laws on the books that prohibit confiscating firearms.

In Texas, its SB112, which prohibits law enforcement from confiscating firearms during an emergency.

Local law enforcement is not required to enforce federal laws.

Local sheriff is required to uphold state and local laws.

So yea, lets see some federal government agency try to pick up guns.

 

[TallBill]

Waco will never happen again. The USA will always be more prepared and come in with more men and more firepower than anything criminals will be able to field.

If they want to die in a fire whilst under siege, fine, they weren't following the rule of law anyways and good riddance.

Fail

 

[Londo_Jowo]

I truly do not understand what's happening in society today.

When I was in high school in the mid-70's it was not uncommon to have as many as 50% of the cars in the school parking to have high powered rifles and shotguns in the trunk or in gun racks (P/U trucks) during hunting season. No one ever thought of using one of the guns to shoot another person. Maybe it was the way we were raised to respect others and our guns. Or maybe we knew if you killed another person you would get the chair.

 

[fskimospy]

I truly do not understand what's happening in society today.

When I was in high school in the mid-70's it was not uncommon to have as many as 50% of the cars in the school parking to have high powered rifles and shotguns in the trunk or in gun racks (P/U trucks) during hunting season. No one ever thought of using one of the guns to shoot another person. Maybe it was the way we were raised to respect others and our guns. Or maybe we knew if you killed another person you would get the chair.

Probably not, as the death penalty was abolished in the mid 70s.

 

[Ausm]

Why oh why do I in IL or you in TX need to hear about a shooting in CA? Way to go Media, sensationalize it more...

/facepalm X 100

 

[Jaskalas]

I truly do not understand what's happening in society today.

These days we are bound to the government, no longer to each other.

Who do we look to for survival, the guy next to us, or Washington? There's your answer. Now the guy next to you is disposable competition.

 

[Fenixgoon]

I truly do not understand what's happening in society today.

When I was in high school in the mid-70's it was not uncommon to have as many as 50% of the cars in the school parking to have high powered rifles and shotguns in the trunk or in gun racks (P/U trucks) during hunting season. No one ever thought of using one of the guns to shoot another person. Maybe it was the way we were raised to respect others and our guns. Or maybe we knew if you killed another person you would get the chair.

there's this thing called 24/7 media coverage.

IIRC the rate of "mass shootings" and "school shootings" is the lowest it's ever been in the US. but because of the ability for information to be transmitted so quickly, it seems like the US is turning into a shithole.

not really, we jsut hear about it more easily. violent crime rate and homicide rate have been dropping for over 20 years.

 

[Nintendesert]

A shooting in a state where there are more gang bangers than cops. Say it isn't so!

 

[SparkyJJO]

Trying to control the number of firearms in circulation in the USA is impossible on either a state or federal level, what has to be done is gun confiscation. We can't be trusted with our rights anymore and the greater good must prevail.

We probably have good enough information that the USA can be divided into sectors with fliers air-dropped with the directions to the nearest gun collection location and a deadline. Once the deadline hits the guns and ammunition can be tabulated, sectors that have the lowest turnup of expected guns collected then can have door to door confiscations.

For the most part this will be fairly orderly and few people will object. The stragglers that will need their guns forcibly confiscated are either criminals or criminally insane schizophrenics for feeling the need to have a gun so badly that they must fight for it.

Either you are trolling, you're drunk, mentally deranged, or hate the Constitution and everything this country was founded on.

If you're trolling, good one.
If you're drunk, sober up.
If you're mentally deranged, go get checked out at the nearest psychiatric ward.
if you hate this country, get out.

 

[CPA]

Obviously, it's time to ban shotguns.

 

[RockinZ28]

"He comes off as the kind of kid who would do something like this," Patterson said. "He talked about it a lot, but nobody thought he would."

Serious?

 

[Cerb]

Trying to control the number of firearms in circulation in the USA is impossible on either a state or federal level, what has to be done is gun confiscation.

P & ~P: false. Simple logical fail in the first sentence.

I truly do not understand what's happening in society today.

When I was in high school in the mid-70's it was not uncommon to have as many as 50% of the cars in the school parking to have high powered rifles and shotguns in the trunk or in gun racks (P/U trucks) during hunting season. No one ever thought of using one of the guns to shoot another person. Maybe it was the way we were raised to respect others and our guns. Or maybe we knew if you killed another person you would get the chair.

That was common when I went to school in the 90s, as well, right up until Columbine.

 

[LumbergTech]

I truly do not understand what's happening in society today.

When I was in high school in the mid-70's it was not uncommon to have as many as 50% of the cars in the school parking to have high powered rifles and shotguns in the trunk or in gun racks (P/U trucks) during hunting season. No one ever thought of using one of the guns to shoot another person. Maybe it was the way we were raised to respect others and our guns. Or maybe we knew if you killed another person you would get the chair.

The chair isn't too scary to someone who is willing to commit suicide.

 

[sigurros81]

Why oh why do I in IL or you in TX need to hear about a shooting in CA? Way to go Media, sensationalize it more...

Are you retarded or did you just came out of a time machine from 1845?

 

[sportage]

Damn... THIS is just a glimpse result of an assault weapon ban realities.
Just one killed??? WTF with that?

Add an assault weapon into the mix and he could have sent the entire class unto hamburger heaven.
Now seriously... Wouldn't an assault weapon have been so much more effective here?
What's this shit only using a single shot hunting device?
I want carnage!!!
This guy was a pussy.
I can't believe NONE of his friends or family had not one assault weapon available for the taking?
Gesh.... So disappointed.
/END SATIRE

 

[cliftonite]

I didn't say they should be mandated by the Fed/State govs to do such a thing. I'd rather take the view that the heads of these organizations would get together at the once a year 'We're rich as F and we know it' meeting, and agree that they will set policy that these mass shooting events will only be reported in local markets.

Seriously: Did all of the US need to learn that there was a mass shooting in CT? Exactly what as an IL resident did I need to know about something that happened in CT? Nothing, that's what. It doesn't cocern me, it doesn't affect me. I'd much rather not know, then have it plastered everywhere with The Media whipping it up into their next biggest 'we have to expend so little effort to get these ratings we just can't stop ourselves' story, then have someone from <x> see it and go, 'Yeeesssss....this is how I will go out too! Do you love me now Mommy??!?!?'.

Chuck

They better stop teaching about the Holocaust. God forbid it creates another Hitler....

 

[CrackRabbit]

I truly do not understand what's happening in society today.

When I was in high school in the mid-70's it was not uncommon to have as many as 50% of the cars in the school parking to have high powered rifles and shotguns in the trunk or in gun racks (P/U trucks) during hunting season. No one ever thought of using one of the guns to shoot another person. Maybe it was the way we were raised to respect others and our guns. Or maybe we knew if you killed another person you would get the chair.

The problem is the overreaction to Columbine.
Schools went from being schools to being damn near prisons with teachers.

 

[chucky2]

Are you retarded or did you just came out of a time machine from 1845?

Other than the lack of medicine, going back to 1845 would be awesome! I'd do that (even a one way trip) in a heartbeat!

P.S. No, I'm not retarded. Just thinking that maybe for once, The Media could do something responsible rather than look at solely ratings to drive their decision tree. Crazy, I know...

They better stop teaching about the Holocaust. God forbid it creates another Hitler....

Right, because that's exactly the same situation we have today with copycat killers. Cookie for you...

Chuck

 

[corwin]

Damn... THIS is just a glimpse result of an assault weapon ban realities.
Just one killed??? WTF with that?

Add an assault weapon into the mix and he could have sent the entire class unto hamburger heaven.
Now seriously... Wouldn't an assault weapon have been so much more effective here?
What's this shit only using a single shot hunting device?
I want carnage!!!
This guy was a pussy.
I can't believe NONE of his friends or family had not one assault weapon available for the taking?
Gesh.... So disappointed.
/END SATIRE

Sooo much fail here...satire or not