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The first shooting occurred in a Wal-Mart located in El Paso, Texas, leaving 20 dead and at least 24 others injured in just six minutes before the police arrived. After it was revealed that the shooter posted an anti-immigrant manifesto on 8chan just prior to committing this act of terrorism, 8chan's founder called for the site to be shut down. This is the third shooter this year to post something similar on the site. While I certainly don't believe 8chan bears a majority of the responsibility, the unmoderated nature of the site does make it vulnerable to becoming part of a larger radicalization pipeline on the internet. There are separate conversations to be had about gun control and the rise of white supremacist terrorism in the US, and you're free to discuss those things here, but my thoughts are that the topic of 8chan might prove a bit less redundant.
The second shooting occurred in an entertainment district of Dayton, Ohio, leaving 9 dead and 27 injured in a mere thirty seconds before a police officer shot and killed the perpetrator. The gunman had two drum magazines with at least 100 rounds of ammo, and he was wearing a ballistic vest, mask, and protective ear muffs. The gunman's sister was among those killed, and the motive behind this shooting is not yet clear.
In 216 days of 2019, the US has now seen 251 mass shootings. Seems like our thoughts and prayers have lost all effect, assuming they had any effect to begin with.
The second shooting occurred in an entertainment district of Dayton, Ohio, leaving 9 dead and 27 injured in a mere thirty seconds before a police officer shot and killed the perpetrator. The gunman had two drum magazines with at least 100 rounds of ammo, and he was wearing a ballistic vest, mask, and protective ear muffs. The gunman's sister was among those killed, and the motive behind this shooting is not yet clear.
In 216 days of 2019, the US has now seen 251 mass shootings. Seems like our thoughts and prayers have lost all effect, assuming they had any effect to begin with.
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