6 dead, 2 wounded in Wash. state shooting spree

6 dead, 2 wounded in Wash. state shooting spree

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ALGER, Wash. - A shooting rampage Tuesday afternoon in northwest Washington has left six people dead, including a sheriff's deputy, the State Patrol said. A suspect in the shootings has surrendered.

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As adamant as I am about the right of the people to keep and bear arms, this sort of thing really gets to me.
As I get older and realize that all life is a precious gift from somewhere, the fact that a fellow human could find it necessary to kill, for reasons that only an irrational mind can comprehend, is appalling.
It makes me very sad that tragedies like this happen.
As opposed as I am to the N.W.O. and the gradual erosion of our constitutional rights, things like this make me wish that there were no guns at all, and that there never would be a reason to use them. This is simply horrible, and my heart goes out to the victims and their families. All of the victims, the police officer included.
Sorry Mods, didnt see the other post about this...www.abovetopsecret.com...

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[edit on 2-9-2008 by spookjr]

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Originally posted by spookjr
As adamant as I am about the right of the people to keep and bear arms, this sort of thing really gets to me.
As I get older and realize that all life is a precious gift from somewhere, the fact that a fellow human could find it necessary to kill, for reasons that only an irrational mind can comprehend, is appalling.
It makes me very sad that tragedies like this happen.
As opposed as I am to the N.W.O. and the gradual erosion of our constitutional rights, things like this make me wish that there were no guns at all, and that there never would be a reason to use them. This is simply horrible, and my heart goes out to the victims and their families. All of the victims, the police officer included.
Sorry Mods, didnt see the other post about this...www.abovetopsecret.com...

news.yahoo.com
(visit the link for the full news article)

[edit on 2-9-2008 by spookjr]

[edit on 2-9-2008 by spookjr]

[edit on 2-9-2008 by spookjr]

"Those that would trade their liberty for security deserve neither." Benjamin Franklin. Besides, this guy had a history of mental illness. It's not like he should have had a gun to begin with.

Would you have felt better if he had just run the people over with his car?

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No, I would prefer that he didnt have the compulsion to kill innocent people at all. What kind of question is that anyway? None of those people deserved to die because of complete irrationality of another human.
This has nothing whatsoever do do with liberty. And to compare a mentally unstable person with the cause of liberty is sick. That you would say something like that makes you a pretty insensitive jerk in my opinion. If he didnt have a gun he probably would have found another way,like his car, like you said. Dont be a jerk man, no one deserves to die for absolutley no reason.


[edit on 3-9-2008 by spookjr]

Originally posted by spookjr
reply to post by sir_chancealot

 

No, I would prefer that he didnt have the compulsion to kill innocent people at all. What kind of question is that anyway? None of those people deserved to die because of complete irrationality of another human.
This has nothing whatsoever do do with liberty. And to compare a mentally unstable person with the cause of liberty is sick. That you would say something like that makes you a pretty insensitive jerk in my opinion. If he didnt have a gun he probably would have found another way,like his car, like you said. Dont be a jerk man, no one deserves to die for absolutley no reason.


[edit on 3-9-2008 by spookjr]

He's just trying to point out that you're letting your intellect be overpowered by your emotion. The cause of liberty is always relevant because there can be no genuine debate or social concern without liberty.

Just a freindly reminder...

Let's stay on the topic, folks.

I wonder how many of these shootings must occur before the Americans change their attitude to a highly-armed populous.

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