Authorities: Santa Monica gunman killed at least 6 before being shot to death by police

[Faygo Kid]

Source: Washington Post

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A gunman with an assault-style rifle killed at least six people in Santa Monica on Friday before police shot him to death in a gunfight in the Santa Monica College library, authorities said.

Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks told reporters the rampage began at a house in the coastal city before the gunman, dressed all in black, made his way to Santa Monica College..

Seabrooks said he killed two people in the house, which caught fire, two more people as he moved several blocks toward the campus, and then two more on campus.

He entered the library and fired on other people but didn’t hit them, Seabrooks said.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gunman-shoots-at-vehicles-near-southern-california-college/2013/06/07/3952abbe-cfab-11e2-8573-3baeea6a2647_story.html?hpid=z1

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Gotta love those assault rifles. They have contributed so much to our society.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Be doubly sure to get the terminology correct

The Gungeon really hates it when weapons are improperly identified.

[d_b]

6. lol

[freshwest]

13. I call assault rifles weapons of mass destruction. Don't claim to be an expert and don't need to be.

[Deep13]

2. Why do they go after schools?

Is it just a target-rich environment?

[MichiganVote]

8. Yes.

[busterbrown]

9. Gets a hell of a lot of attention.... Quickly! n/t

[JI7]

15. and in many cases the shooter attended the school

either currently or before so there is some familiarity.

[Hissyspit]

3. They're saying seven dead now.

@GregMitch: Shocker: now SEVEN dead in Santa Monica shootings, and rising fears of 2nd gunman (may be in custody). http://t.co/xXldg65oeE

[dbackjon]

4. Damn murderous California Cops

Why didn't they allow him to peacefully surrender?

[geek tragedy]

21. Extrajudicial killing without due process! nt

[wtmusic]

5. Out of control. nt

[bluedigger]

7. It sounds like all the victims were females.

Probably didn't have anything to do with the President - just some nutter off the rails.

[onehandle]

10. Well, if you have a gun, why let it go to waste? nt

[kestrel91316]

11. Gun nutters have to review the gun terminology here before we are allowed to be upset about

yet another "responsible gun owner" suddenly becoming irresponsible.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

12. Harrowing story while listening to NPR coverage from the campus

89.9 FM in SoCal is based there. One employee encountered the shooter thinking he was a swat team member owing to his jack boots, black clothes and assault weapon in his arms while strolling casually through the corridors. They had a casual exchange. Chilling. Somebody else working for the station encountered him too. He let them all go without incident.

All this going on while Obama flew in and out of that area to gather funds and meet with the president of China in Palm Springs. He must think he's Joe Btfsplk with the rain cloud hanging round his head.

All Drama Obama! (my POTUS )

[Kablooie]

14. The NRA will be delighted.

California has some of the most restrictive gun control laws and still this kind of thing happens.

I'll bet you'll hear them crow about how useless gun laws are.

[Cha]

16. That's so damn sad! :(

Another day another damn assualt rifle killing random people just trying to live their lives.

[davepc]

17. It's a shame the CA state level assualt weapons ban didn't stop this

Strongest assault weapons ban in the nation.

[JI7]

18. we don't have closed borders with the rest of the country

[NBachers]

19. Gloat, dickwad, gloat

[SunSeeker]

20. We need a national law, and we need to close the gun show loophole. nt

[hack89]

22. A national AWB will not take a single rifle off the streets

it was not retroactive. I bet this rifle would have been perfectly legal even with a national AWB - California has some of the strictest gun laws in America.

By closing the gun show loophole I am assuming you really mean universal background checks - which is definitely something we need.

[SunSeeker]

23. It would prevent future sales. It would help.

We could then do gun buybacks like Australia did.

[hack89]

27. So after you spend billions to save 200 lives a year, what about the remaining 30,000 gun deaths

per year? Rifles are not the killers. Are you going to buy back every handgun in America?

[SunSeeker]

30. Buybacks lower all gun deaths, like they did in Australia.

And yes, spending a few billion on that would be extremely worth it. We spent trillions to prevent the 3,000 deaths of 9/11.

[hack89]

32. But will it be mandatory?

can I choose to keep my guns if I want? Or is this really confiscation you are talking about?

[SunSeeker]

35. You can keep your guns, hack. Your AR and 30-round mags should be illegal.

I have no problems with shotguns, hunting rifles, and revolvers. Civilians have no legitimate need for ARs or large magazines.

[hack89]

37. So you would also ban semiautomatic hand guns?

pretty ambitious agenda.

I know I will keep my guns - it has never been a concern.

[SunSeeker]

40. Semiautomatics that are the functional equivalent of ARs should be illegal.

Semiautomatics that can take 30 round mags, like the gun the Tuscon killer used, should be illegal for civilian possession. I am fine with semiautomatics that have a fixed mag of no more than 10 rounds.

I know you keeping your guns has never been your concern. That is why the gunners' hair on fire assertions that the "gun grabbers" are about to take everyone's guns is so disingenuous and cynical.

[hack89]

42. So how does that make us safer?

have you forgotten Va Tech?

But since your ultimate desire is to ban guns, why are you surprised that gun owners are not willing to give an inch? Perhaps if controllers explicitly give up on their desires to ban guns then gun owners will be willing to work with you on other gun control issues.

[SunSeeker]

43. Yes, it will make us safer. It certainly made Australia safer.

And no, I don't want to ban all guns. I don't know anyone who does. That is just another gunner shibboleth that even you don't believe. I just want to do what Australia did. Because it works.

[Paladin]

44. Don't waste any more time with this, SunSeeker.

Trust me, you won't get anywhere with the individual you're talking to.

[ThoughtCriminal]

24. Gun worshippers watered down the AWB

then come here to gloat about how ineffective it was.

[hack89]

26. Feinstein has never proprosed a retroactive AWB

not once in the decade she has been pushing it. She is perfectly fine with the present number of rifles in circulation. The old AWB wasn't retroactive either.

[SunSeeker]

31. You saying the AWB is not retroactive because Feinstein didn't ask?

Gungeoneers always bring Feinstein up. Apparently it is an obsession. Neither she nor any other reasonable person "is fine" with the number of ARs on the street.

[hack89]

33. So why is she not calling for the confiscation of assault weapons?

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does she lack the courage to say what she really feels? Has she made the political calculation that hers is not a main stream view? Is she merely going through the motions to placate a noisy constituency?

The fact of the matter is that going back to 1994 no one has propose gun control legislation that would really ban assault weapons. Hell, Feinstein's legislation specifically legalizes non-military style semiautomatic rifles that are just as lethal as the rifles they want to ban - they just have wooden furniture instead of plastic and steel.

[SunSeeker]

34. She picks her battles. She is not the only one trying to bring sanity to our gun laws. nt

[yardwork]

39. Right, it's all Diane Feinstein's fault.

[hack89]

41. It makes life easy for the NRA when you avoid hard political positions

if it is so.important then she needs to propose a complete ban and fight for it, don't you agree?

I personally think she is merely placating an important constituency.

[TheCowsCameHome]

28. Too busy "polishing his barrel", most likely.

Idiot.

[KareBear]

46. Schools are gun free zones

Perhaps he missed the sign?

[One_Life_To_Give]

29. Why do males lash out?

Interestingly it frequently is a male who appears to lash out like this. Like they are seeking revenge against their perceived oppressors?

[olddots]

36. great question

I'm sure there are snappy graphs and charts but the question is important ,is it about input or genes ,brain chemistry or so many variables but this is a male dominated behavior pattern that's thousands of years old.

[happyslug]

38. It is one of the differences between the sexes

Anther is split personality, 90% are female. It is much rarer in males (Through NOT unheard of). Furthermore the multiple personality people, an even RARER situation are almost all female (most people with split personalities, only have two personalities, but if they add a third, fourth, firth and even more personalities will then appear. In cases of Multiple personalities it seems to be a coping skill).

I bring up split personalities for it seems to be how some women handle stressful situations in the lives. Males tend to act out physically. It is a difference between the sexes. Men tend to opt for violence, women tend to internalize when facing stress.

[Judi Lynn]

45. Gunman in California killing spree had prior brush with law

Gunman in California killing spree had prior brush with law
Reuters
By Dana Feldman | Reuters – 22 minutes ago.

By Dana Feldman

SANTA MONICA, California (Reuters) - The gunman who killed four people in a shooting rampage in Santa Monica before he was slain by police at a community college in the California seaside town was once a student there and had a brush with the law several years ago as a teenager, police said on Saturday.

Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks also revealed that several students at the college survived Friday's shootings by hiding in an interior room of the library and piling up heavy objects against the door as the gunman fired through the walls at them.

Seabrooks detailed how the gunman, after killing two people identified by a law enforcement source as his father and brother and apparently setting their house on fire, went on to carjack a woman's automobile, ordering her at gunpoint to drive him from place to place as he fired at other individuals.

That woman escaped unharmed, police said.

But two other people died - one of them a college employee shot while driving a sport utility vehicle in a school parking lot, and the other a woman gunned down outside the library at Santa Monica College.

More:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/gunman-california-killing-spree-had-prior-brush-law-013658407.html#rM6iTwc

[Auntie Bush]

47. They are good for employment and economy.

They keep morticians and casket companies in business.

[Blandocyte]

48. Total ban needed

Mr. and Ms. America, turn them in. Let's make all guns in civilian hands illegal. Deal with the political fallout. No one has the guts for that, tho.