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(47,245 posts) Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:38 AM Jun 14

The difference in the motives of the MN shooter(s?)... [View all]

If the guy is caught and it turns out he's even marginally left of center, Faux "news" and other right-wing "news sources" will be all over it, saying "We told you so! They are Antifa! George Soros paid them! The liberal media encouraged them!" etc...

But if the shooter(s?) are far-right?
"They are mentally ill..." Or even that the shootings were "justified."

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The difference in the motives of the MN shooter(s?)... [View all] Archae Jun 14 OP

I think we are all assuming the shooter is Reich-Wing, but RandomNumbers Jun 14 #1

saw a post from shannon watts that she was a strong advocate for gun safety. mopinko Jun 14 #2

Ah, that is another possible angle - gun nutz RandomNumbers Jun 14 #3

My own opposition to gun control is based on enforcement. Archae Jun 14 #4

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