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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The Roosevelt Field Mall in East Garden City has been locked down after reports of a possible shooting nearby.
Few details are known at this time, but police have closed off all exits to the Meadowbrook Parkway by the mall.
The Garden City School District said classes are going on as normal, but said schools have been placed on a lockout mode, meaning no one is being allowed into school buildings.
Jefferton
A shooting in the US? Shocking.
Cue the rabid pro-gunners.
Wirral Bagpuss
I'm sorry but the time has come to introduce a complete ban on guns.
FlyersFan
Wirral Bagpuss
I'm sorry but the time has come to introduce a complete ban on guns.
And then the only people who will have guns will be the bad guys.
Do you really think that the bad guys are going to follow the law and not have guns?
No thanks. I want my gun. No one should have a right to take away my self protection.
Bassago
So someone fired a gun in New York?
Queue Mayor Bloomberg's mass hysteria outburst and anti-gun drive.
whatnext21
I thought someone predicted this wouldn't happen for another 6 months, seems to be an epidemic and getting worse, feel for the affected and pray for any dead if it turns out to be. I would never visit the US for anything, sorry, I know the good people outnumber the bad but the bad make the news.
Wirral Bagpuss
What AGAIN? As an outsider looking in I can see that there are far too many shootings in America these days. I'm sorry but the time has come to introduce a complete ban on guns. If people cant handle guns responsibly then there can be no justification for them being in mainstream circulation. Here in the UK the only people with access to guns are the armed forces, Police, security services. Oh and special licenses given to farmers. Other than that we don't have guns. Sure there are shootings but that is gangland shootings that sort of thing. And guns are obtained illegally from Eastern Europe. We need tighter boarder controls but that is another topic in itself. The point is most of us have never used a gun or can get one that easily. So we have far fewer acts of violence than seems to be the case in America. Seriously folks, is the loss of life and especially that of children really acceptable? No of course not. If action is not taken soon then you will find more and more shootings coming your way and more blood spilt. Next time it could be your child, your nearest and dearest. And I would bet then you would wish guns have been heavily restricted.
In times of war, then that is different. But in peace time no.