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Gary

Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 14, 2017 - 05:41am PT
Congressman and others shot in Washington:
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-shooting-reported-at-gop-baseball-1497442200-htmlstory.html

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) was shot at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning.

Police in Alexandria, located just outside of Washington, D.C., said they were investigating a "multiple shooting" and a suspect was in custody. Wounded people were being taken to area hospitals for treatment, the police said.

At least five people were shot, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), told CNN from the scene of shooting.

The shooter "was going after elected officials," Brooks said, noting that the location of the congressional practice session was well known in the area.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), interviewed on MSNBC, said he was in the batting cage, separate from field, when he heard a shot, then a rapid succession of shots. He saw Scalise shot "but moving," Paul said.

Two congressional aides in the outfield were down, trying to stay low as shots ringing in the dirt around them, he said.

Paul said he heard perhaps 50 to 60 shots, which he said sounded like they were coming from an AR-15 or similar rifle.

Capitol Police officers were present because Scalise, 51, a member of the congressional leadership was there.

"We were really lucky that they were there," he said.
Flip Flop

climber
Earth Planet, Universe
Jun 14, 2017 - 05:57am PT
Baseball practice?
jeff constine

Trad climber
Ao Namao
Jun 14, 2017 - 06:43am PT
We really need to ban all guns.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jun 14, 2017 - 06:53am PT




The wounded !? Yes, sympathy to those sniveling cowards for not standing up to this wanna-be Dick-tater . They are the most recent patsies of the pussy grabber & thief.

What a coincidence, wipes out all the hard coverage of that sleezey-weasel Sessions' false testimony!

I said more then my system failed to be connected?
There will be more mini Riechstag moments.

This is a mirror of how theUnted States brought down the USSR.
The same goes for the 15 yr's of on going. Conflict in Afghanistan. The flooding of our society with Drugs Porn & alcohol.
Giving the proletariat easy access to every imaginable vice
Literally the opium for the masses. . . .
fear

Ice climber
hartford, ct
Jun 14, 2017 - 07:08am PT
Literally the opium for the masses. . . .


There's a reason we're still in Afghanistan guarding the poppies.
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Jun 14, 2017 - 07:15am PT
I guess they are saying an M4. But they won't know who bought it for a while because they have to look at the purchase records by hand, databases of gun purchases being illegal and all (eye roll).

Best wishes to the wounded and everyone affected.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jun 14, 2017 - 07:18am PT
There are poppies in Afganistan ? Really didn't we see the eradication by the last Bush folly?
Luv-ya, 'fear' and I'm sorry for the next generation that will only know a cowed far from free enslaved existence going forward.

To the youth at my heels, > your on 'all fours'
To those in the 1st half of life ~ in the spirit of the day ~
I got mine and half of yours so go suck dirt.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jun 14, 2017 - 07:23am PT
Trump tweets concerns immediately. Alt-right nutjob murders two good samaritans on Portland's Max light rail train and not a f*#king peep for days until forced to respond. F*#k that c*#ks@cker...
Guinness_Fuled_Climber

Trad climber
San Diego
Jun 14, 2017 - 08:00am PT
Let me start by saying that I hate republicans and democrats all the same. But healyje, the Portland attacker was a Bernie Sanders supporter so unless I am mistaken he is pretty damn far from alt-right. I only mention this because it seems as though every time something horrible happens the left immediately believes it has to be someone else. F*#k the Portland attacker but let's call him what he is, a liberal.
Bushman

climber
The state of quantum flux
Jun 14, 2017 - 08:09am PT
Breathe...
crankster

Trad climber
No. Tahoe
Jun 14, 2017 - 08:19am PT
James T. Hodgkinson. Trump hater, Hillary hater, Bernie lover.

Nutjob's a nutjob, right or left. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for all injured.
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Jun 14, 2017 - 08:26am PT
Thanks, NRA.
Roughster

Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
Jun 14, 2017 - 08:28am PT
Guinness_Fuled_Climber: I wouldn't call him a Bernie supporter but someone who is mentally ill. If you go through the social media posts that claim he is a Bernie supporter, the vast majority of them focus on being Anti-Hillary, not "pro-Bernie". The only pro-Bernie aspect I see is more of an anti-establishment tone / outsider perspective. The vast majority of his stuff was rambling racist alt-right propaganda.

Nice try though.
c wilmot

climber
Jun 14, 2017 - 08:29am PT
Anyone who murders strangers is mentally ill
guyman

Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
Jun 14, 2017 - 08:33am PT
Nutjob's a nutjob, right or left. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for all injured.

+1

I hope nobody dies....

Good thing there were armed officers at the scene, otherwise it would have been worse.

Guinness_Fuled_Climber

Trad climber
San Diego
Jun 14, 2017 - 08:50am PT
Roughster: That is a valid point, he certainly was a racist as#@&%e. Though he did post in favor of Bernie I see that you are correct that it was more of an anti-Clinton and anti-Trump.
Thanks for the correction.
I hope for nothing but the worst for him in prison.
Jon Beck

Trad climber
Oceanside
Jun 14, 2017 - 09:14am PT
great point cosmic, do we get to the paint the conservatives with every action by right leaning nutjobs?

oh, you forgot #derangedLiberalGunNut
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jun 14, 2017 - 09:19am PT
Wow, so some partisans will take satisfaction when their opponents get shot. That's some self-righteous prickery right there.

No one's taking 'satisfaction' over the shooting, merely pointing out the hypocrisy of a president who ignores alt-right shootings while promoting fear of immigrants and muslims, inciting attacks on those same folks, and is a font of and for violent bigotry.
Craig Fry

Trad climber
So Cal.
Jun 14, 2017 - 09:25am PT
Good thing for the open carry laws in Virginia
You can just walk around and shoot at will and all the good guys with guns will take you down before you do any killing

wait a second!!!
you can't take the shooter down until he shoots someone first or starts a killing spree.., so the first killings will occur no matter how many good guys with a gun there are??
It doesn't make any sense..

It sure seems the Republicans and Trump are festering this divide, Trump sure hasn't tried to unite the sides, but instead he enrages both sides

I think better gun laws would transfer to less death by guns, since the guns would be harder to get if you're a nutjobloon.
Hard to argue against.
Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Jun 14, 2017 - 09:48am PT
great point cosmic, do we get to the paint the conservatives with every action by right leaning nutjobs?

Jon, you probably don't, but there are a lot of folks who do just that. Now the sword's going to cut both ways. Sad really, but it's the way things have been done for a long time.
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