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MIButterfly

(1,188 posts) Sun Aug 10, 2025, 10:12 AM Aug 10

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There are two things you can count on to happen every single day in 2025. [View all]

1. The president of the United States will say or tweet something stupid.

2. There will be a mass shooting.

I am so sick and tired of both of them.

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There are two things you can count on to happen every single day in 2025. [View all] MIButterfly Aug 10 OP

I agree on number one TnDem Aug 10 #1

Wikipedia says there have been 268 mass shootings so far this year as of July 31. MIButterfly Aug 10 #2

Yeah, I looked at the map TnDem Aug 10 #4

They get the guns from humper friendly states using straw purchases Blues Heron Aug 10 #5

Then why don't the "humper" states have the problem TnDem Aug 10 #6

Drugs, poverty the usual. It's why those cities had strong gun control. Then the SC shot a lot of those down Blues Heron Aug 10 #7

Not Chicago TnDem Aug 10 #8

How many of those guns are from Tennessee I wonder Blues Heron Aug 10 #9

The bigger question is TnDem Aug 10 #10

Tennessee had the 6th highest gun death rate in the country in 2023 Blues Heron Aug 10 #16

Yep, and did you read the bottom statistic on the... TnDem Aug 10 #19

All those places would be better off with strong gun control Blues Heron Aug 10 #22

Ask yourself why TnDem Aug 10 #23

It really is the guns. The toll would be a lot lower without them, but we can't have that for some reason Blues Heron Aug 10 #24

Correct, and I won't TnDem Aug 10 #25

Please see statistics, probabilities, etc. They're your friend. paleotn Aug 10 #17

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Really...Without googling, tell me what you know. TnDem Aug 10 #20

Cite your source please. mikeysnot Aug 10 #27

Source for what? TnDem Aug 10 #28

That's what I figured mikeysnot Aug 10 #29

Don't even know what you are referring to? TnDem Aug 10 #30

funny thing North Coast Lawyer Aug 11 #37

The gun buyers then export Gordcanuck Aug 11 #38

Population density vs sparse rural populations? wordstroken Aug 10 #12

NYC has a very low per capita gun death rate. Lower than most rural areas. Scrivener7 Aug 10 #31

Interesting. Thanks, Scrivener7. wordstroken Aug 10 #34

Actually North Coast Lawyer Aug 11 #35

Guns aren't illegal in NY and CA North Coast Lawyer Aug 11 #36

Gosh. Seems like strong gun laws DO work. Who knew? Scrivener7 Aug 11 #39

On average, yes Blues Heron Aug 10 #3

The evening news is today's deadly mass shooting and/or more info about previous deadly shootings; betsuni Aug 10 #11

Yes, the "normal" our kids have grown up with. Active shooter alerts, school lockdowns, Timeflyer Aug 10 #13

Orrex will ask Is he dead yet? Gimpyknee Aug 10 #15

And, unfortunately, the answer will be, "No." 3catwoman3 Aug 10 #18

Ahem...drumroll...Three malaise Aug 10 #21

Something is incredibly broken in this country right now. It needs to be fixed. Initech Aug 10 #26

The only "shooting" I care about is the one that hits "IT". BigmanPigman Aug 10 #32

And the New York Time making excuses for him. rickyhall Aug 10 #33