Mar 23, 2021

This is the 7th mass shooting in the USA in the past 7 days.

 

Mar 24, 2021

Race is inextricably tied to nearly every facet of our society and history—but who is upset that he “isn’t white?” I swear y’all make this s--- up lol.

Regardless, the concept of whiteness has little to do with your actual heritage/ethnic makeup and a lot to do with your skin color. The only reason we’re talking about him “not being white” is cuz of his name. I don’t know where this guy is from but for example a light skinned Arab or Latino person can often pass as white while a dark skinned Italian or Greek person often does not.

 

Mar 23, 2021

Didn’t mean to come across as trying to discredit the statement, just wanted to make sure I had the definition correct. Stockton one sounds g--- related.

 

Mar 23, 2021

Not sure, but they all had at least four people shot (from link in OP—this was only added a few hours ago after you posted the link):
Colorado incident is seventh mass shooting in US in past 7 days

Monday's mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, comes less than a week after eight people were killed in a series of attacks on spas in Atlanta.

The two incidents are likely to spur discussion about gun control legislation in the United States, where firearm deaths are tragically common. They are also among at least seven mass shootings in the past week across the US -- including three incidents on Saturday alone.

1. Atlanta, March 16: Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed when a White gunman stormed three spas, police said.
2. Stockton, California, March 17: Five people who were preparing a vigil in Stockton, in California's Central Valley, were shot in a drive-by shooting, the San Joaquin Sheriff's Department said. None had life-threatening injuries.
3. Gresham, Oregon, March 18: Four victims were taken to the hospital after a shooting in the city east of Portland, police said in an initial report on Twitter.
4. Houston, March 20: Five people were shot after a disturbance inside a club, according to police. One was in critical condition after being shot in the neck, the rest were in stable condition, according to CNN affiliate KPRC.
5. Dallas, March 20: Eight people were shot by an unknown assailant, one of whom died, according to police.
6. Philadelphia, March 20: One person was killed and another five were injured during a shooting at an illegal party, CNN affiliate KYW reported. "There were at least 150 people in there that fled and believed they had to flee for their lives,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.
7. Boulder, Colorado, March 22: Ten people, including a Boulder police officer, were killed in a shooting at the King Soopers supermarket, according to police.

 

Mar 23, 2021

Yeah, it is fairly normal, but it's still shocking to read that because they've become so normal that I only heard about 2/7 of them before I saw that headline.

 

Mar 22, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/colorado-king-soopers-shooting/index.html

Very limited information right now. No official number on fatalities yet. Shooter was taken into custody......of course. May have been multiple shooters.

 

Mar 23, 2021

Yeah this is sad.. and more mental health issues. But his race is the bigger topic... Same as last shooting. People actually upset he wasn't white. But yeah I wouldn't mind giving up my gun if we didn't have lunatics in the streets.

 

Mar 23, 2021

His administration has mentioned wanting to pass a gun-control bill many times. Closing the gun-show loophole, ban assault weapons, ban high capacity magazines (although I haven’t seen what they classify as “high capacity”). Even though democrats have control of Congress and the White House, southern democrats would probably be hesitant to cosign such a bill.