TW: Violent news event

Anyone following the news? Supposedly 22 people have been killed in Maine and many more injured.

I read that the shooter was addmitted to a mental hospital this past summer. Also read that he was hearing voices in his head.

Rest in paradise to all the victims.

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YEah, they broke into regular programming for that news story earlier today while I was watching tv. Some people dont like to hear about these stories so may need a TW and different title. IDK. I will leave that to the mods.

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Technically, yesterday I guess now.

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@Bowens - I know theres millions of good people who own guns in America and dont commit crimes. But that doesnt change my feelings about guns in general. I hate them.

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We don’t really have guns in the UK like the US

It’s an underground thing for criminals

But that does not stop people replacing guns for fists or knives

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Back when I was a mod, gun control was a banned topic, as it’s pretty political. But I’m no longer a mod, so I have flagged as something else to let the mods decide if they want to close or keep open.

They have been banned in the US since the 80s. Only semi-automatic are legal.

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no, the republicans dropped the ban…automatic weapons are available still.

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You are right, you need a special license to own them and they can’t be manufactured anymore, but you can own them legally.

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Gun laws are political.