Texas shooting: At least 20 shot as two gunmen 'fire at random from vehicles'

[groundloop]

Source: Independent

At least 22 people have been shot and two killed in Odessa, Texas after two gumen fired on a home depot store, before driving away and opening fire "at random".

Midland Police Department in Texas confirmed there were reports of an active shooter at the hardware store, before following up with warnings that two gunmen were at large - one in a gold-white toyota truck and the other in a postal van.

The two are now reportedly driving around the area and opening fire from the vehicles.

The mayor of Odessa Jerry Morales said "They are shooting at random,”, according to reports from The New York Times. He added: “We have two fatalities and up to 20 injuries.”

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-mass-shooting-odessa-latest-gunfire-a9087131.html

[Stuart G]

1. k and r..no text

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. WTF? According to MSNBC there's an active shooter at a Home Depot

in Odessa as well as one or two shooters in a car.

Remind me to avoid Texas, especially with their new and worse gun laws.

[EveHammond13]

3. oh. I thought more guns in Texas were supposed to make us safer.

[groundloop]

5. Well, until a good guy with a gun isn't

In any case, this shit is totally out of hand. WHEN IN THE HELL IS CONGRESS GOING TO DO SOMETHING ????? Massacre Moscow Mitch will most certainly have a statement in a few days saying that we shouldn't rush to rash decisions or some such bullshit.

[underpants]

26. West Texas is a soft target

[JohnnyRingo]

4. Literally "going postal".

Neither rain, sleet, driving snow, or the dark of night will stay a postal worker from delivering the mail, but routine traffic stops and searches by the Texas Rangers just might today.

Seriously, I hope they catch up to them soon. It's always best to get them while they're still red-handed.

[lunasun]

9. No the van was hijacked NOT a postal worker

[JohnnyRingo]

10. I get that.

But it appears he needed the prop to best portray his intentions.

I'm sure it was just an opportunity and coincidence.

[oldsoftie]

6. More than one shooter & hijacked vehicles? Need to see more info on this one for sure. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

7. I don't usually comment, too horrified at these events

but seems "open carry" and "good guy with a gun" is being tested in Texas. Again.

[Skittles]

15. the "good guy with a gun" usually shits bricks and runs, just like everyone else

when an active shooter is in progress, the last thing police need is more active shooters

[paleotn]

19. There were very good reasons...

many frontier towns banned firearms in town limits. "Good guy with a gun" is a ridiculous myth. More like some guy wets his pants at the first sound of gunfire and hangs around outside until the danger has passed, a la Parkland. Or some guy screws up and accidentally shoots an innocent bystander. Better yet, some guy fumbles his shootin' iron and pops himself. Movie cowboys. Ugh!

[Mike_DuBois]

45. Glock leg

Has its own term for idiots that use their booger hook on the bang switch to get the freedom dispenser out of the holster.

[Soph0571]

8. k&r nt

[Cha]

11. ..

Fuck.. more killing with GUNS.

[Stallion]

12. Hunting Season in Texas Doesn't Start Until September 1

thoughts and prayers

[Still In Wisconsin]

13. Thoughts and prayers n/t

[dalton99a]

14. Shooter is dead

[George II]

22. Another white male.

[Judi Lynn]

16. As it is, there IS no time to discuss gun reform when we AREN'T reacting to a horrible event. n/t

[BigmanPigman]

17. Now it is 5 dead...lovely!

Where is mcConnell and how is he spending his weekend...giving thoughts and prayers no doubt.

[LiberalLovinLug]

35. Not that I am hoping for it, but it will take some high profile Republican, like McConnell

To have some of his own family mowed down before any of them will move on this issue.

[Ahpook]

37. People like him are ghouls

They don't care about anything but themselves.

With climate change, guns, etc you honestly think he gives a fuck about his family members that will be around to experience the shit they couldn't care less about?

Nah, it is all about them!

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Texas police press conference ongoing 7:00 PM EST

5 dead, plus the shooter, 21 injured. 3 police officers injured.

[paleotn]

20. This has got to stop.

[bucolic_frolic]

21. Republicans are all about money, taxes, costs

Has anyone tallied up the medical costs of these incidents? The lifelong medical costs of survivors?

These have got to be at least a couple hundred thousand dollars per victim, just to treat the injured.

This is insane.

[Rhiannon12866]

23. MSNBC reports at least 5 dead and 21 injured

And just before they broke away from Rev Al to report on the shooting, he had reported that starting tomorrow in Texas it will be legal to bring a gun to church.

[gldstwmn]

32. One of the injured was a baby.

This asshole shot a baby.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

49. One postal worker was talking on the phone to her twin sister when she was killed.

The sister said she could hear her twin's screams as she was shot.

[gldstwmn]

50. Horrifying. I think this one might be the last straw for people

in regards to Trump. They are so weary between him golfing while a category 5 hurricane looms off the coast of Florida to him doing absolutely nothing about these mass shootings. People are done.

[Hekate]

24. More white male terrorism encouraged by Trump

Just dandy

[appleannie1]

25. Now saying one gunmen switched vehicles. He was killed by police before he could get into a movie

theater.

[applegrove]

27. I think it is one gunman who stole a mailtruck so he was in two vehicles.

White male. I guess the stats are in and Trump is going to have to ban white males from entry into the USA.

Thoughts and vibes to the victims and their loved ones.

[Eliot Rosewater]

28. Pro rump shooters...but we need more guns, yeah

[demmiblue]

29. ...

Link to tweet

[Polybius]

43. How could CA possibly be #1?

It's a very liberal state. Why are they buying so many guns? Aren't their laws restrictive on the amount of guns per person?

[Recursion]

44. Much bigger population

just kind of a numbers game; CA has a lower firearms ownership rate but just higher absolute numbers.

[Ponietz]

30. The more guns, the more guns stolen, too, millions and millions in the past decade

[link:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/21/gun-theft-us-firearm-survey|

[Toorich]

31. DRUG COMPANIES are sued...

...because people become addicts, overdose and die.

GUN COMPANIES are shielded by law from liability
when some people get guns, fall in love with tRump,
then shoot and kill others.

Equal justice and equal application of the Law?

There's a 2nd Amendment right to own a gun, but as far as
I can tell there is no 2nd Amendment right to sell a gun.
Particularly to rightwing asshats.

[Hoyt]

36. It really is amazing. Gun profiteers can mount advertising programs like this and get away with it:

This is the type rifle used at Sandy Hook

?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale

[regnaD kciN]

41. How perfectly phallic...

[SunSeeker]

33. Another day in the NRA's America. nt

[warmfeet]

34. Not going to change

until repukes, beholden to the NRA (i.e. all of them), are removed from office and replaced with Democrats. The one constant in all of this is repukelicans. Get rid of them and we can make progress on all fronts. They are holding everyone back - vote them the hell out of office.

[Mike_DuBois]

46. Honest question, what will that do?

Without a 34 State majority, there won't be a difference. Di Fi focuses on the wrong things. Black rifles with pistol grips are functionally no different than wooden framed rifles. Address the functionality instead. Magazine limits? Wrong approach. A limiter that reduces rate of fire? Now that might be the approach that works. Pass a law that says no rifle can, or be midified to, fire more than one round every X seconds. Hunting won't be affected. If you miss, you don't deserve a second shot. 2A is preserved. The ability to gun down a crowd hindered.

[lapfog_1]

47. how about bolt action rifles

and breech loaded shotguns... being the only legal weapons.

That's all I ever had to go hunting with.

[Mike_DuBois]

48. Could work

What about the stuff already out there? I simply cannot fathom how, without violations of several amendments and illegal actions, one could get them off the hands of those who have them. I can, however, see requiring some device that limits rate of fire being a requirement for having such a weapon outside the home.

I dunno. Just daydreaming.

[IcyPeas]

38. They are saying all the right things...

After the fact.

How is this helping?

Thoughts and prayers
Thank the first responders
Trump is fully engaged (vp pence just said this)

[Vogon_Glory]

39. I'm beginning to think that a couple more mass-shootings In Texas

The Big Red Capstone that. led to so many Republican presidential victories will crumble in 2020.

Shooting wild game and rattlesnakes is one thing. Having lunatics massacre your fellow human beings is something else.

[Ahpook]

40. I felt the same

after 20 or more children were murdered in a school.

What happened? Nothing

[brooklynite]

42. Live coverage from KOSA-TV

https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/Authorities-responding-to-reports-of-active-shooter-in-Odessa-558964771.html