October 1, 201511 yr Author Oregon shooting: Gunman dead at Umpqua Community College - CNN.com Shooter exchanged gun fire with police and has died. Not sure if it's from a shot from the police or self inflicted.
October 1, 201511 yr Not the Dems you need to worry about' date=' son. It's the moderate Republicans and independents who are slowly distancing themselves from the NRA fanatics.[/quote'] The NRA is plenty strong, ask Obama.
October 1, 201511 yr Very saddened by this news. My prayers are with the families of the victims. I really wish this craziness would stop. I just can't begin to imagine, nor would I want to, what can drive someone to do such a sick and senseless act.
October 1, 201511 yr Author Last warning if you want to have a Gun Discussion...START a THREAD and have at it. This thread needs to be about today's event, the victims, the shooter, the community and the response.
October 1, 201511 yr Directly from the school.... “Possession, use, or threatened use of firearms (including but not limited to BB guns, air guns, water pistols, and paint guns) ammunition, explosives, dangerous chemicals, or any other objects as weapons on college property, except as expressly authorized by law or college regulations, is prohibited,” the college’s security policy states.:rolleyes: Gun free zone=shooting gallery for lunatics!! According to this story, the Umpqua campus was not a gun-free zone. UCC Was Not A 'Gun Free Zone' Because Public Colleges In Oregon Can't Ban Guns | ThinkProgress
October 2, 201511 yr Does anyone find it interesting that they have not identified the shooter yet? Or even said his race? This information almost always comes out by now.
October 2, 201511 yr Author Some (unsubstantiated on Twitter) reports that the shooter was singling out Christians. Reportedly was asking students if they were a Christian before shooting them. Could be the other way around however, could have been asking if they were Christians and not shooting them if they were...this will be an interesting twist to this story if this turns out to be true.
October 2, 201511 yr Author One report said that the shooter ordered everyone on the ground then asked them to stand up and then asked their religion. If they were Christian they got shot in the head if they weren't they got shot in the legs. Oregon gunman singled out Christians during rampage | New York Post
October 2, 201511 yr Oregon gunman singled out Christians during rampage | New York Post Well...well...well.
October 2, 201511 yr Online postings indicate: Conservative Republican Pro-IRA Hated organized religion Admired Roanoke shooter Umpqua Gunman Chris Harper-Mercer Hated Religion Online - The Daily Beast
October 2, 201511 yr Report says that one of the three Americans who stopped the shooter on the train in France recently attended this school.
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