Today's mass shootings

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/3502976-mcconnell-taps-cornyn-to-negotiate-with-democrats-on-gun-legislation/

Mansinema activate.

The meeting included Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Graham.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) attended the meeting by phone.

Nobody hold their breath.

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:cry:

Four children with no parents today.

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Does it matter if they are semi-automatic? Or remote controlled?

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I don’t recommend the 10 gauge. But your mileage may vary.

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Maybe they can limit guns under the same statute as artificial phalluses given how so many people treat them. :neutral_face:

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“What I’ve asked Sen. Cornyn to do is to meet with the Democrats who are interested in getting a bipartisan solution and come up with a proposal, if possible, that’s crafted to meet this particular problem,” he said.

So we can expect quick movement on legislation that will prevent this specific shooter from killing these specific children at this specific location again

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Odds are pretty good it was the officers on the scene putting in their Starbucks order with gunfire in the background. Just sayin’.

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or even a loving, compassionate parent

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Not to be confused with this recent incident:

Or this “very responsible” gun owner:

( might not be the exact right thread to post, anyway welcome to gun world. At least Canada stepped up to the plate )

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Here’s something else that can be “loosened”: The flood of lawsuits

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Still not a lot of info, but sounds bad.

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I have had experience re: legal matters to court in Texas, and Texas judges in various city, county (no legal background required in some contexts! be a judge just… because!) and state levels. In past five years, I sat in on environmental hearings, on friends’ evictions, on trespassing charges for friends who were peacefully protesting, and more.

Good luck getting real justice in Texas… and if one should be so lucky as to have one’s case before the SCOTUS, I don’t fancy the odds of justice there either, given today’s talent on the bench.

(NSFW:)

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It should go without saying, we must continue to try, nonetheless. :neutral_face:

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