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Fri Oct 27, 2023, 10:01 AM

Oct 2023

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/lewiston-maine-mass-shootings-victims/

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They cannot identify most of the dead from last night's slaughter [View all] malaise Oct 2023 OP

OMG - how horrific. Assault rifles are weapons of war and need to be banned for civilian ownership. n/t iluvtennis Oct 2023 #1

"Industrial-strength killing machines"..... lastlib Oct 2023 #45

I don't know if they can force politicians to stay in congress and the senate but I think they should make them Maraya1969 Oct 2023 #75

In most cases, they actually are banned or restricted. cab67 Oct 2023 #95

Did they say what the challenge is? maxsolomon Oct 2023 #2

Sounds like bodies unrecognizable malaise Oct 2023 #3

I was afraid that might be the case... yorkster Oct 2023 #4

That's why Israel cut off internet womanofthehills Oct 2023 #156

Children usually don't carry ID obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2023 #83

Enjoy your stay!! GP6971 Oct 2023 #85

Parents write kids names on arms & legs to be identified incase they die womanofthehills Oct 2023 #155

Here you go. This is what sanitized news and cop shows won't tell you Warpy Oct 2023 #15

Paywall remains in place Tansy_Gold Oct 2023 #50

WaPo Gift article on what an AR15 does to a human body.thru graphics irisblue Oct 2023 #62

but but i can use that rifle for deer hunting.....lots of the meat gets ruined but dembotoz Oct 2023 #73

Someone posted here that he liked his for shooting coyotes Warpy Oct 2023 #97

Everything I've seen said he used a .308. sl8 Oct 2023 #116

He was a skilled marksman with 21 years of Army reserve experience/training IronLionZion Oct 2023 #127

The 30.06 bullet has 3 times the energy of the ar15 bullet. thatdemguy Oct 2023 #157

Thank you Bucky Oct 2023 #92

The type of weapon used shreds flesh, sometimes takes heads off bodies, no way to ID shredded people Attilatheblond Oct 2023 #25

High-powered rounds leave big exit wounds in small body and a real mess? struggle4progress Oct 2023 #52

They have ALL inthewind21 Oct 2023 #124

I am really starting to hate this fked-up country. Thanks for ruining it Rethuglicans. OMGWTF Oct 2023 #5

Yep. All Americans need to hang their heads in shame. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #12

You're in good company. onecaliberal Oct 2023 #29

I agree Give Peace A Chance Oct 2023 #90

That's why they... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #6

Like the children from Uvalde JoseBalow Oct 2023 #7

Or the girl with the green sneakers IcyPeas Oct 2023 #9

Exactly! PortTack Oct 2023 #10

My first thought malaise Oct 2023 #14

This might take some time nitpicked Oct 2023 #18

A DC-area TV station had on a story nitpicked Oct 2023 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author nitpicked Oct 2023 #21

Wasn't it the same with the Sandyhook 6 yr olds? Had to do DNA testing. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #11

Same in Ulvalde. I believe one little girl was txwhitedove Oct 2023 #28

An assault rifle literally blows apart the body of a child. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #82

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2023 #80

Hello. GP6971 Oct 2023 #81

"We think that one might be your dead kid. Could we please get a DNA sample from you?" Bucky Oct 2023 #93

Yes because most parents realize exactly what this means. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #100

Yes, we should move somewhere safe like Jamaica? EX500rider Oct 2023 #13

WTF... TheCowsCameHome Oct 2023 #16

No, we should probably just have assault weapon bans. 58Sunliner Oct 2023 #17

Bloody Decent of you, troll. NBachers Oct 2023 #23

Why are you lashing out at Malaise? femmedem Oct 2023 #24

Let him be malaise Oct 2023 #33

"And most of the guns used in ourshithole country come from his own" EX500rider Oct 2023 #134

That is actually Eldimire malaise Oct 2023 #144

Can we please compare apples to apples? SunSeeker Oct 2023 #30

That would require the poster to not be a jerk róisín_dubh Oct 2023 #69

Are you trying to make a point here? LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #31

What does Jamaica have to do with the subject at hand? Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #39

If you had a point, I missed it ... SarcasticSatyr Oct 2023 #42

I'm pretty sure H2O Man Oct 2023 #43

Of course malaise Oct 2023 #148

I tell my kids H2O Man Oct 2023 #152

ROFL malaise Oct 2023 #154

Looks like somebody's nationalist feelings dpibel Oct 2023 #46

I remember when DU had rec and unrec capabilities mentalsolstice Oct 2023 #48

Did you think before posting that? stuck in the middle Oct 2023 #49

It's horrible. nt LexVegas Oct 2023 #87

Or Israel IronLionZion Oct 2023 #130

I wondered about the death toll Marthe48 Oct 2023 #19

Yes, and this shooter was a RWNJ himself. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #41

400 million guns in private hands Sea Wolf Oct 2023 #22

Nicole Wallace today reported that 25% of firearms sold in the US are ARs. nt SunSeeker Oct 2023 #34

Don't forget the (formerly) Marthe48 Oct 2023 #47

What law did they make up? TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #60

Should I say rulings? Marthe48 Oct 2023 #102

The Second Amendment is relatively clear TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #136

I'm not in the mood to split hairs Marthe48 Oct 2023 #141

That's just wrong TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #149

You are dead wrong. SCOTUS has been GOP majority for 53 years. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #161

The individual right to own firearms TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #164

Step away from the NRA talking points and read Stevens' Dissent. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #169

Susan Collins will be "concerned." Duppers Oct 2023 #67

I believe it's time to start publishing photos. yardwork Oct 2023 #26

If you have an ounce of empathy, you don't need the photos ok_cpu Oct 2023 #35

But apparently too few have that empathy. yardwork Oct 2023 #40

And people need to see the damage ARs cause compared to guns and hunting rifles. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #44

Absolutely wrong hack89 Oct 2023 #120

Excepting the 30-30 Winchester, afaik Redleg Oct 2023 #126

The assault rifle is not your granddad's hunting rifle. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #128

Which is why states have magazine limits for hunting hack89 Oct 2023 #135

Oh, so Card turning these people to mush with his AR was "humane"?! SunSeeker Oct 2023 #170

I just hate ignorance hack89 Oct 2023 #174

Ars do not have heat dissipating fins on the barrel. nt thatdemguy Oct 2023 #158

Google "heat fins on ar15." SunSeeker Oct 2023 #171

I just did and thatdemguy Oct 2023 #172

How hot do ARs get? Are you channeling Ted Cruz? SunSeeker Oct 2023 #173

No but that made me laugh, thanks for that. I mean thatdemguy Oct 2023 #175

You want gloves for extended fire DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2023 #176

But not too few here Tansy_Gold Oct 2023 #51

This Hekate Oct 2023 #63

Photos should be required viewing Retrograde Oct 2023 #64

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2023 #86

They aren't weapons of mass death TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #137

According to our new SOTH... MiHale Oct 2023 #27

ARs turn bodies to hamburger by design. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #32

A true weapon of war. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #55

AR style guns can be chambered to fire a variety of rounds Kaleva Oct 2023 #56

Mass shooters don't chamber ARs to use shotgun shells. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #61

But you admit you were incorrect about what you claimed Kaleva Oct 2023 #72

Nope, what I said was correct. nt SunSeeker Oct 2023 #99

One can buy a bolt action rifle designed to fire the same type of bullet Kaleva Oct 2023 #178

That's not accurate. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2023 #84

Muzzle velocity of an M-1 is 2800 feet/second using rounds available mid-20th century. cab67 Oct 2023 #98

We're not living in the mid 20th century. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2023 #104

Everything I've seen so far indicates that Card used a .308. sl8 Oct 2023 #111

Wrong. The reason you see this carnage is velocity, amount of bullets, and bullet tumbling. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #103

You were initially talking about the ballistic properties of the 5.56 round. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2023 #107

No, I wasn't talking about a 5.56 round. Please stop putting words in my mouth. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #112

Any rifle with a detachable magazine TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #139

It's both. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #147

The Supreme Court said that the 2d Amendment TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #150

The 5 RWNJ activist judges who intentionally misread the 2nd Am were all R appointees. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #159

Heller was a reasonable interpretation TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #160

HELL NO. The 2nd Amendment is about militias to prevent standing armies. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #163

The right of the "people" TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #165

Read Stevens' Dissent. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #166

Where exactly did I engage in apologetics? Act_of_Reparation Oct 2023 #142

When you implied that ARs are only menacing by "reputation" rather than due to their unique capability. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #146

You should read the link below thatdemguy Oct 2023 #162

yeah but the government might oppress me....... Takket Oct 2023 #36

thank you u$ $tuprime ct. . next time read the whole thing about a regulated millitia . AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 #37

Same as Uvalde, they will need to use DNA tests to identify victims Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #38

K&R spanone Oct 2023 #53

If you've ever heard a trauma surgeon talk about trying to take care of the victims milestogo Oct 2023 #54

Yes malaise Oct 2023 #59

Calling Judge Ho Retrograde Oct 2023 #65

A child's body is blown apart with assault rifles. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #101

This is why we all need to see exactly what destruction these guns cause. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #57

It's time to put this on the evening news WhiteTara Oct 2023 #58

Essential reading this NYT piece recounting Sandy Hook scene with victims Justice Oct 2023 #66

Agree malaise Oct 2023 #71

Show the pictures of the carnage Old Crank Oct 2023 #68

Agree kimbutgar Oct 2023 #91

The GOP's curse on Americans Windicator Oct 2023 #70

Pictures of the carnage must be shown randr Oct 2023 #74

And inthewind21 Oct 2023 #129

9 out of the 18 have been publicly named muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #76

There was a corn hole tournament for the deaf at the bar? underpants Oct 2023 #77

I had to look up what "cornhole" is; Inside Edition says Card played it at the bar muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #78

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2023 #79

Down you go. KS Toronado Oct 2023 #88

LOL, yup. Another ammo-sexual troll from the anus of the internet. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #168

it is possible lapfog_1 Oct 2023 #89

Let's be careful with our terminology. cab67 Oct 2023 #94

And "who should we restrict"? nitpicked Oct 2023 #106

No. The gunsplaining crap is not appropriate here. LymphocyteLover Oct 2023 #110

+1. Happens every time anyone dares mention ARs. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #114

so..... cab67 Oct 2023 #117

If the shoe doesn't fit, don't wear it. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #118

What you describe was the opposite of my intent. cab67 Oct 2023 #122

Your definition of assault rifle as only those with "automatic mode" is much too narrow. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #131

As does inthewind21 Oct 2023 #132

How would you define assault rifle? TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #138

The definition in the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban works for me. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #143

It's not my definition. cab67 Oct 2023 #167

It is totally insane this carnage continues to occur Denvermosaic Oct 2023 #96

And the GOP proudly wears little lapel pins of these instruments of slaughter Blue Owl Oct 2023 #105

THIS malaise Oct 2023 #108

I know it's controversial but we need to show these images to wake people the fuck up LymphocyteLover Oct 2023 #109

An armed society is a polite society IronLionZion Oct 2023 #113

They only bring out their guns..... TheRealNorth Oct 2023 #119

Fuck you Alex Jones. Fuck you to the hottest of hells. Initech Oct 2023 #115

What's the source for this? sl8 Oct 2023 #121

Who knows inthewind21 Oct 2023 #123

Thank you. That article only lists 9, though. nt sl8 Oct 2023 #125

They inthewind21 Oct 2023 #133

A repeating pattern. Aussie105 Oct 2023 #140

These are the victims of the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings sl8 Oct 2023 #145

Thanks n/t malaise Oct 2023 #151

18 people went out their front doors Aussie105 Oct 2023 #153

Kick this forever. usonian Oct 2023 #177

Is there any data on how many of these murderers kill themselves malaise Oct 2023 #179

You bring up a rather deep question. usonian Oct 2023 #181

A seriously thoughtful response malaise Oct 2023 #182

More than insane, it is effing genocide. The atrocities against people of colour is unbelievable! akbacchus_BC Oct 2023 #180