Another fucking spree shooting. Great.

It's cool though no need to put anything embarrassing in his personal record that might stop him from someday being able to buy guns.

(Reuters) - At least three people were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Northern California on Tuesday and the shooter was killed by law enforcement, Sacramento television station KCRA reported.

A number of students were airlifted for medical care as a result of the shooting at Rancho Tehama School near the community of Corning, the station reported, citing a sheriff's official.

"I know of at least three deaths," Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston told KCRA.

at least 2 children wounded

http://www.newsweek.com/three-dead-school-shooting-711402

:( it ended up even worse:

this barely made headlines today. that's where we are now. https://t.co/5AuW5Yu7hx

— pj (@pjhoody) November 15, 2017

oops, meant to post:

JUST IN: At least 5 dead, including shooter, after shooting spree in Northern California. Suspect opened fire at 7 different scenes, including elementary school, officials say.

— ABC News (@ABC) November 14, 2017

other than morbs' post, i didn't even hear anything about it today.

the details of that story are horrific, basically it was pure instinct and good fortune that led to the school going on lockdown. he tried for a few minutes to enter and gave up.

well okay I was having a pretty good day until now

god dammit our country needs so much surgery

I got notifications from AP when it happened and throughout the day but nothing from NYT or WaPo

well okay I was having a pretty good day until now

― El Tomboto

i would argue you’re still having a pretty good day because there wasn’t a child massacre today

we did our lockdown practice last week. ended up arguing w the kids abt whether or not it would be a good idea to arm ourselves w box cutters saws and hammers from the engineering workroom or not (during a real lockdown not during the drill)

Run, Hide, Fight. If you did the first two and wind up in a place with limited egress (i.e. run and hide options have been exhausted) then preparing to fight is absolutely what you should do. You and your school district are welcome to contact my colleagues who do this shit for a living. Sadly, that's a job that exists.

https://www.dhs.gov/active-shooter-preparedness

Saturday morning, I was buying tires at Sam's. Two guys behind me- one older Jerry Van Dyke fella and this big middle-aged black guy wearing an Alabama sweater.

"Whoa there, pard!" says Jerry. "When the shooter comes in here, he might aim for your Tide logo and hit me instead!"

"Haha," said the big guy. "Happens every week now, don't it!"

I was hoping the big guy would say "Taste's very strange!" but you can't win 'em all

May God be with the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI and Law Enforcement has arrived.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2017

The Cut and Paste President.

this made me want to punch the screen so I'm sharing it with you

There is no solution so why get angry. It's like the 64,000 opioid deaths last year. Free will.

— Christopher (@Chris_in_RI) November 14, 2017

i shared this a few years ago. i'm reposting here. overheard in the locker room of a gym in knoxville TB. three old guys, they don't know each other well.

"you know how people are saying teachers ought to be armed now"

(suspiciously) "well i don't know about that"

"i'd take it one step further"

"..."

"i'd arm the students"

"you'd what now?"

"i'd arm the students. but..." he pauses for dramatic effect: "only students with a 4.0 grade point average would be eligible!!"

loud guffaws

"well.. i don't know about that"

"i was gonna write that in a letter to the newspaper."

"did you?"

"but my wife said they'd probably print it!"

knoxville TN fml

Yeah, that sounds like Knoxville. Our state legislature this year required us to allow permit holders to carry in all sorts of public facilities, including on buses, unless we install metal detectors and armed security. (Which would be cost prohibitive and ridiculous on buses, obv.)

The rationale being that, basically, no one is safe unless there is at least one person with a gun present at all times in all places.

"i'd arm the students"

"you'd what now?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lDb0Dn8OXE

The rationale being that, basically, no one is safe unless there is at least one person with a gun present at all times in all places.

― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, November 15, 2017 4:46 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hey just like our foreign policy

(as always, don't read the comments, which concerning AitF are usually "Archie was right") xp

ha nice xp

Reports of an #ActiveShooter in the 1400 blk of I St, NW. Shelter in place. MPD is responding.

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) December 1, 2017

shit. I'm stuck in traffic around 1800 k st. wonder if its related.

Yeah I didn't see much. There were some cop cars parked on I and a few more up on K in front of the Post with their lights on. But didnt see any unusual activity or any ambulances. Hope everybody's alright.

reports that it was nerf gun

whew

Walter Scott shooting: Michael Slager, ex-officer, sentenced to 20 years in prison

The Latest: Authorities say three people are dead following a shooting at a New Mexico high school. https://t.co/4u1dyGtO0F

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 7, 2017

a colleague's sister was texting from a broom closet at that school :-/

still wish we could change this thread title

just make this thread a sticky amirite guys

yeah but seriously title is awful

Thread is huge so would be reasonable to start a new one?

idk i think it's a fitting compendium

same.

Kentucky school shooting?

2 kids dead, 17 others injured by 15-yo shooter.

http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article196104979.html

5 dead in Pennsylvania.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-police-5-killed-shooting-pennsylvania-car-wash-152123444.html?.tsrc=fauxdal

the good news is that there is now growing bipartisan support for banning bump stocks. they're getting really close to something, i can feel it

i heard in KY they're using this to push for making it legal for public school teachers to carry

they're getting really close to something, i can feel it

about as bleak as humor ever gets

yeah, i don't mean to make light of these incidents, sorry. it is really, really heartbreaking how nothing is being done at the national level to prevent gun violence. i don't know the details of this latest one; i know it may not be a good example of a preventable outcome. there are almost always more factors than just the mere availability of a gun. but they sure don't help, that's for fucking sure. i chiefly blame the republicans for refusing to do anything to help, at the cost of many lives. it's shameful. but democrats should at least keep vocally fighting for measures to reduce gun violence, even if it's like banging a head against the wall. it may be futile, but at least send a signal that something is happening that is wrong.

as many have noted, we crossed some sort of threshold when nothing was done after sandy hook. i don't know where we are now, but it's a persistently despicable place

I only just read this recently and it's the most comprehensive take on American gun control I can recall (v leftist tho if yr not into that)

http://habeasquaestus.com/2017/10/03/profit-kills

there's an active shooter (or was) at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL.

ban high schools

my sis lives there and i have friends there.