DasBroot Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 It looks like the story you linked has been updated. And then updated again https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lapd-clarifies-cannot-confirm-tom-petty-death/ I'm holding out hope against all odds until an official news release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech priest support Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 I'm sure we'll all be reassured that this was all the fault of liberals, gays, atheists, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech priest support Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Already?!?!?!? https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/watch-pat-robertson-blames-vegas-shooting-on-disrespect-for-trump-and-the-national-anthem/ Funny how it's always ''too soon'' to discuss gun control after a massacre, but never too soon to blame liberals, Democrats, gays, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 And not a psychopath with too much ammunition and guns. It's one of the reasons people like Europe. We have effective gun laws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 And then updated again https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lapd-clarifies-cannot-confirm-tom-petty-death/ I'm holding out hope against all odds until an official news release. The BBC are not carrying it yet. Wikipedia has the heart attack but lists him as still alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Other social media has stated Petty passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrinku Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 It's on regular newsfeeds now, but they're saying "clinging to life" after a heart attack. So best wishes to Mr Petty and hope he pulls through. DasBroot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Here, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 To be fair, the truck attack in Nice killed 86. So just poofing away all the guns wouldn't necessarily stop this. To be fair, a truck attack in Las Vegas for the same venue would have to clear a reinforced block wall and multiple chain link fences. Not to mention, Strip traffic probably wouldn't have allowed enough speed for ramming. Much of the Las Vegas Strip has been hardened for truck attacks, and there are several properties where walkways are not even at ground level. As far as "poofing away all the guns", at this point, I'd be happy with extended funding for mental health, and background checks for all gun purchases. Absurd observation of the day: When verifying this on Google Street View, I noticed that the Luxor's sphinx has its face obscured for privacy. Sociotard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Incidentally Ternaugh, we are glad you were not involved in last night's news. Enforcer84 and Nolgroth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 As far as "poofing away all the guns", at this point, I'd be happy with extended funding for mental health, and background checks for all gun purchases. wouldn't have helped this time around. No criminal record, no sign of madness (before the murder spree) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Already?!?!?!? https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/watch-pat-robertson-blames-vegas-shooting-on-disrespect-for-trump-and-the-national-anthem/ Funny how it's always ''too soon'' to discuss gun control after a massacre, but never too soon to blame liberals, Democrats, gays, etc. Pat Robertson's relevancy ran out around 1988. No offense intended, but he is only considered about 2 rungs above Westboro at this point, for 95% of America. Hermit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 RE: Vegas Shooting This is heartbreaking news. My thoughts go out to the injured victims and the families of the slain victims. This wasn't just some impulsive murder spree. The perp took time, planned and orchestrated his attack with surgical precision. That's not crazy. That's evil. I was reading a CNN article that he was a pilot and had ammonium nitrate in his vehicle. Thankfully it did not cross his mind to use either of those two (or both of those) in his attack. The results may have been even worse. Just a horrible and sad event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagged Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 wouldn't have helped this time around. No criminal record, no sign of madness (before the murder spree) Maybe since it is being said that the guns he held were held illegally, America will make an attempt to police the laws it has managed to pass on gun control. I think it more likely they will continue to pay the price of monthly gun shooting rather than damage gun trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Profit over people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Maybe since it is being said that the guns he held were held illegally, America will make an attempt to police the laws it has managed to pass on gun control. I think it more likely they will continue to pay the price of monthly gun shooting rather than damage gun trade. Citation on the guns being illegal? CNN says they were bought legally. They say one may have been modified to full auto. That's about all I've seen on the legality/sourcing of the weapons. This guy was a millionaire with a clean criminal record. He didn't have to go to the black market to sources his weapons. Anyway, it's far too early to start trying to parse this one. They're still gathering info and releasing it in small bits that often conflict with earlier reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagged Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 They had a guy on BBC Radio 4 this morning defending the state of American gun law and he claimed they were illegally held. Hence why gun law was pointless. Just looked up the interviewee and it was a Mark Walters of Armed American Radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 The shooter used a bump stock, which is legal in NV. The net effect of the bump stock is to get to fully automatic fire without violating the law. Pretty sure a ban on that item is now in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 In other news, this year's Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three white guys involved with LIGO and the detection of gravitational waves. (This was basically considered inevitable within the physics community, which was a bit surprised they didn't get it last year.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech priest support Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Anyone else wonder what laws and acts that affect most people directly will be passed without a word from. The media while everyone's distracted by the atrocity of the week in las vegas? Well, this for one.... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-gay-sex-death-penalty-un-same-sex-relations-human-rights-council-saudi-arabia-iraq-nikki-haley-a7980981.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Technically, that's an article about a UN resolution not being passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Technically, that's an article about a UN resolution not being passed. Not really. Despite America’s opposition, the vote in Geneva passed with 27 of the 47-member Human Rights Council in favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech priest support Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Well, in other news even tho next to nothing is known about the vegas shooter a fox news guest has determined who's really to blame. https://thinkprogress.org/fox-news-cnn-mass-shootings-1ad50b45ba2c/ Fox news cast on the show did not criticize this statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Not really. Fair point. An article at an attempt to not pass a resolution is what I should have said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Well, in other news even tho next to nothing is known about the vegas shooter a fox news guest has determined who's really to blame. https://thinkprogress.org/fox-news-cnn-mass-shootings-1ad50b45ba2c/ Fox news cast on the show did not criticize this statement. Did you mean this guy? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-friends-las-vegas-shooting_us_59d37e17e4b065578155646a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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