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groundloop

(13,335 posts)
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:50 PM Sunday

2 killed, 12 injured, as gunfire erupts on the streets of Alabama's state capital

Source: ABC News

At least 14 people were shot, two fatally, including a teenage boy and a woman, at an intersection near downtown Montgomery, Alabama, late Saturday night, according to police.

At least five of the shooting victims were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said at a news conference on Sunday.

He said seven of the gunshot victims are under the age of 17, and that the youngest is 16.

[.....]

Graboys said that based on the preliminary investigation, the gunfire erupted when an individual targeted in the shooting returned fire. The chief said that once the shooting started, multiple people in the crowd pulled out weapons and opened fire, too.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-killed-12-injured-gunfire-erupts-streets-alabamas/story?id=126227205



Gee, maybe it's not a good thing that gunz are so readily available to everyone in the US.
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2 killed, 12 injured, as gunfire erupts on the streets of Alabama's state capital (Original Post) groundloop Sunday OP
All Americans have been enrolled in the death by gun lottery. Irish_Dem Sunday #1
Yup, it's a grim lottery, and we're all signed up. Magoo48 Sunday #7
A reverse lottery. You win by not being selected. Irish_Dem Sunday #8
So when is the Orage Turd sending in the National Guard to Montgomery? LogDog75 Sunday #2
Given that Montgomery is nearly 60% black that seems like a real possibility. groundloop Sunday #5
Probably About The 12th of Never... COL Mustard Sunday #15
Gee..my very first thought. What are you waiting on Trump? Bengus81 16 hrs ago #20
what was that about an armed society being a polite society? DBoon Sunday #3
Dead people are markodochartaigh Sunday #6
Too many guns. Too many of wrong type of guns. Too many of the wrong people with guns. PufPuf23 Sunday #4
Gosh, maybe Donny Two-Dolls should send in Federal troops! n/t TygrBright Sunday #9
Live by the Gun MrWowWow Sunday #10
Sounds like TSF's war zone might be in Montgomery. sinkingfeeling Sunday #11
Send in the troops! Wage war on Montgomery! mwb970 Sunday #12
Will the guard be called out Blues Heron Sunday #13
Isn't Tubular Tommy running for guv? pfitz59 Sunday #14
Perhaps ICE can Invade "War Torn" Mongomery, Cha 19 hrs ago #18
Two d**m many guns. riversedge 21 hrs ago #16
This remind anyone else of Cha 19 hrs ago #17
Polite society. Old Crank 16 hrs ago #19
This incident is exactly what Gunners want their firearms for: self-protection maxsolomon 12 hrs ago #21

PufPuf23

(9,618 posts)
4. Too many guns. Too many of wrong type of guns. Too many of the wrong people with guns.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:59 PM
Sunday

Mass shootings are part of the USA culture now.

What else could be expected?

Only a matter of time until the ICE incursions turn into chronic street warfare.

Too many shootings aren't lone whackos and looks to get worse in immediate future.

Liberals get blamed but a majority is from the right.

Ticket to ride for Trump.

pfitz59

(11,929 posts)
14. Isn't Tubular Tommy running for guv?
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:05 PM
Sunday

Perhaps Senator Susie Homemaker can offer thoughts and baked goods.

Cha

(314,789 posts)
17. This remind anyone else of
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:36 AM
19 hrs ago

the Wild West that we saw in movies?

The Feds gonna Invade Montgomery, Alabama now?

maxsolomon

(37,486 posts)
21. This incident is exactly what Gunners want their firearms for: self-protection
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 12:27 PM
12 hrs ago

Everyone self-defended after the initial attack.

How'd it work out? "Only" 14 shot and 2 dead?

"It would have been worse, but for all the guns" say the gun apologists.

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