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originally posted by: Shamrock6
Why is a late night fight between two groups of students resulting in one student pulling a gun on the others being called a school shooting?
It was a parking lot fight that ended in a parking lot shooting.
been shot on Blodgett Street near Canfield around 11:30am
originally posted by: noonebutme
a reply to: SpaDe_
Really? I wasn't aware of that. It certainly isn't publicised.
But I don't understand why it woudnt be. Surely the NRA would jump on such incidents in order to support their organisation and the argument against tightened gun control?
both shootings today just happened to be at schools, but were not "school shootings" in the sense of the Oregon shooting.....just MSM wanting headlines.
We're hearing from Houston police that two people may have been shot in the 3500 block of Blodgett Street near Canfield around 11:30am. The shooting happened at the Tierwester Oaks section of the University Courtyard Apartment Complex. The apartment complex is owned by TSU and is on campus property.
originally posted by: noonebutme
a reply to: infolurker
Thanks for the link.
Wow. It's almost daily. I don't know whether to be happy or sad :/
originally posted by: SpaDe_
originally posted by: noonebutme
The impression I get on why Americans like their guns and want to keep them is for protection of themselves and their families, etc.
So...how come no one EVER stops these shootings?
They are stopped all the time by law abiding citizens, you just never hear about it because it doesn't fit the agenda. Just like the latest shooting had a would be hero at the scene that apparently tried to stop the shooter, but you didn't hear about that on the news now did you?
originally posted by: gortex
originally posted by: Shamrock6
Why is a late night fight between two groups of students resulting in one student pulling a gun on the others being called a school shooting?
It was a parking lot fight that ended in a parking lot shooting.
been shot on Blodgett Street near Canfield around 11:30am
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: Vasa Croe
both shootings today just happened to be at schools, but were not "school shootings" in the sense of the Oregon shooting.....just MSM wanting headlines.
Are you saying that because the two today weren't mass casualty events that doesn't really make them shootings ?
originally posted by: SpaDe_
originally posted by: noonebutme
The impression I get on why Americans like their guns and want to keep them is for protection of themselves and their families, etc.
So...how come no one EVER stops these shootings?
They are stopped all the time by law abiding citizens, you just never hear about it because it doesn't fit the agenda. Just like the latest shooting had a would be hero at the scene that apparently tried to stop the shooter, but you didn't hear about that on the news now did you?
Are you really trying to relate either of these to a school shooting?
So why the push here? One person died at both scenes....hundreds die per day in inner cities with no coverage....are you saying that because they weren't near universities they don't matter?
One man was killed and at least six other people were wounded in shootings Thursday, police said.
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: Vasa Croe
Are you really trying to relate either of these to a school shooting?
The thread is about this shooting , it happened on school grounds and I assume involved students who attended the school so yes in my opinion it is a school shooting.
So why the push here? One person died at both scenes....hundreds die per day in inner cities with no coverage....are you saying that because they weren't near universities they don't matter?
It just highlights the problem your country has with guns , or rather the poor control over who owns guns.
The fact is in this shooting one person was killed on a school campus , that doesn't make any worse than the others that are shot daily but it is another young life wasted needlessly.
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: Vasa Croe
Are you really trying to relate either of these to a school shooting?
The thread is about this shooting , it happened on school grounds and I assume involved students who attended the school so yes in my opinion it is a school shooting.
So why the push here? One person died at both scenes....hundreds die per day in inner cities with no coverage....are you saying that because they weren't near universities they don't matter?
It just highlights the problem your country has with guns , or rather the poor control over who owns guns.
The fact is in this shooting one person was killed on a school campus , that doesn't make any worse than the others that are shot daily but it is another young life wasted needlessly.
So, when it comes out it was either argument, gang or drug related is it still a school shooting? And if it does come out that it was one of those three things, are you going to look up every single argument/gang/drug related shooting in the US and post about them?
Seriously Gortex...I expected better of you than this pandering to a hyped up story because MSM mentions school in their title.
Seriously Gortex...I expected better of you than this pandering to a hyped up story because MSM mentions school in their title.
originally posted by: PsychoEmperor
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: Vasa Croe
Are you really trying to relate either of these to a school shooting?
The thread is about this shooting , it happened on school grounds and I assume involved students who attended the school so yes in my opinion it is a school shooting.
So why the push here? One person died at both scenes....hundreds die per day in inner cities with no coverage....are you saying that because they weren't near universities they don't matter?
It just highlights the problem your country has with guns , or rather the poor control over who owns guns.
The fact is in this shooting one person was killed on a school campus , that doesn't make any worse than the others that are shot daily but it is another young life wasted needlessly.
So, when it comes out it was either argument, gang or drug related is it still a school shooting? And if it does come out that it was one of those three things, are you going to look up every single argument/gang/drug related shooting in the US and post about them?
Seriously Gortex...I expected better of you than this pandering to a hyped up story because MSM mentions school in their title.
Don't be too hard on Gortex, I really think there's a severe lack of understanding by Foreigners on this particular topic. I was in a discussion with five Brits just yesterday about this topic and the lack of understanding is astonishing. Call it culture shock *shrugs*