Are they assuming it's a leftwing extremist because they attacked a country and western bar?
Or maybe because he was Middle Eastern? I could see them desperately wanting to conflate the two in that case.
"Middle eastern islamist man is liberal!!!"
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tbh wouldn't Islamist be closer to Republican in terms of ideology?
Surely just a coincidence that it happened a day after the midterm elections?
They are religious fundamentalist conservatives, yes.
Of course we don't actually know the gunman's motive yet, but race seems to be the factor td is latching onto.
Pious zealotry and desperately trying to enforce a theocracy? Yes.
Hates any minorities that ain't them, hates the concept of female autonomy n hates LGBT
Checks out tbh
It’s not been confirmed afaik that he was Middle Eastern, all that has been confirmed is that it was a 29 year old Male.
Unfortunatly OP might also want to update the Thread because the Sheriffs Deputy that made contact along with the CHP Officer died of wounds sustainedly in hospital.
Can we maybe not immediately resort to name calling and instead just view the facts as they are?
"Ian David Long" is the name of the shooter, according to Police. I don't know much more than the article says, but how are people pulling 'middle eastern' from just the name? Especially when it's an English name?
First page in and we’re are already attempting to imply which political party more likely resembles the mass shooter.
NICE.
Also people died.
Thread updated.
One neighbor stated shooter was a vet with PTSD (unverified)
Apparently the bar was holding a student night, so it was mostly college kids inside.
Not only do you have the gun debate around shootings in the US, but now you have this toxic debate of one "team" trying to pin it on the other.
How can we get Americans to stop killing eachother in mass shootings?
I really don't think they'd want to stop killing eachother even if all the guns vanished. Hate, divisiveness, and violent mental illness seem to be on the rise with no end in sight.
Fuck. Over a dozen more dead to this madness.
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It wasnt a middle eastern man it seems
I don't understand. Doesnt the UK have no guns and universal healthcare?
UK has guns, just highly restricted, doesn't stop uk gangs and criminals getting them however.
They just try to pretend every terrorist is left wing. They're still claiming the MAGAbomber was.
it does massively lower the amount of gun deaths though
Arguing for gun control on facepunch dot zone is like sticking your face inside a horse's asshole and taking a big whiff and truly my respect goes out to the ppl in this thread who are about to do this, you are braver than all the us marines and minecraft YouTubers combined
Former USMC corporal, Afghanistan veteran, had mental health issues he refused to get help for. They're not ruling out a political motive, either, but we're starting to get a clearer profile on the shooter.
When you put it that way, I assume you speak from experience.
You have no right to say that. Guns rights shall not be infringed - not even by a lack of universal healthcare! How preposterous of you.
They are irrelevant from each other, though. I bet gun safety lessons would reduce injuries and deaths more than universal healthcare in any country who wants to have all the gun for all people.
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