mass shooting
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Armed Sheriff’s Deputy Who Never Confronted Gunman During Parkland, Fla., Shooting Thinks ‘He Did a Good Job’
For all the talk of armed good guys stopping a bad guy, there was one trained and armed law enforcement officer who did not confront the shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as the shooting was unfolding. That sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer, Scot Peterson, still “believed he did a good job,” though,…
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Surviving Teens of Parkland, Fla., Massacre Tell NRA to Shove Its ‘Thoughts and Prayers,’ and Plan March on Washington
Out the mouth of babes, they say. And these babes will not be silenced. Since the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Tuesday, many survivors from that day have used social and traditional media to renounce the typical Republican response. You know: “More mental health regulations,” “Guns don’t…
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I Listened to Trump Pretend He Cares About School Shootings so You Don’t Have To
Donald Trump doesn’t care about school shootings. When the press and public demand that the president address issues that he clearly doesn’t care about, it only makes the problem worse—like a teacher squeezing an insincere apology out of a bully who’s just going to hit you again the moment she leaves the room. Trump spoke…
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17 Reported Dead in Fatal Florida High School Shooting; More Injured
Updated Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, 6:40 p.m. EST: The Washington Post reports that at least 17 people are said to be dead in the Wednesday-afternoon shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters that 12 people were killed inside the school, three more died outside and…
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New Mexico School Shooter Was a Trump-Loving, White Supremacist Troll
The man who killed two Aztec, N.M., students before ending his own life had an extensive history on white supremacy websites, where he used multiple aliases to troll people and spread pro-Donald Trump memes, authorities say. When 21-year-old William Edward Atchinson opened fire on students at Aztec High School on Dec. 7, killing Casey Marquez…
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Cop Suffering From PTSD After Pulse Massacre Will Lose His Job
With only six months to go before he’s eligible for a full pension, Cpl. Omar Delgado, one of the first police to respond to the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, is losing his job. Hailed as a hero in the wake of the June 2016 mass shooting for saving the life of shooting victim…
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69-Year-Old Man Had Plans to Shoot Up a Florida Mosque, Police Say
A Jacksonville, Fla., man has been thwarted in his plans to murder Muslims at the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida. Bernandino Bolatete, a 69-year-old Filipino immigrant, bought a silencer from an undercover officer and was arrested on a federal weapons violation last week. As Jacksonville News 4 reports, before buying the silencer, Bolatete had divulged his…
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Florida Church Puts Up Warning on Front Doors: ‘We Are Heavily Armed’
One Florida church is letting the people know that while the pastors and congregation may be saved, y’all can still catch these hands. While everyone is still welcome at the River at Tampa Bay Church, the senior pastor, Rodney Howard-Browne, posted the new signs that will be gracing the front doors of the church, MSN…
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California Gunman Killed Wife, Hid Body Beneath the Floor of Their Home: Police
The Rancho Tehama Reserve, Calif., gunman who shot and killed four people during a shooting rampage in Northern California also killed his wife before hiding her body underneath their home, authorities said Wednesday. “We were looking for his wife and couldn’t find her yesterday,” Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said, according to the Los…
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Did Y’all’s Dotard President Just Tweet Condolences About the Wrong Mass Shooting?
That we have had mass shooting after mass shooting after horrific mass shooting in this country is already unconscionable and unforgivable in a country that touts itself as a leading power. When your president sends what appears to be a generic tweet about the latest assault on American lives? Well, that just adds infuriating insult…