Man Critically Injured, Two Others Shot During San Francisco Gay Pride "Pink Saturday" Event

[Newsjock]

Source: KTXL

Three people have been shot during a gay pride event in San Francisco known to attract tens of thousands of people.

The shooting took place late Saturday evening along the 2300 block of Market Street in front of "The Cafe," a popular gay nightclub. A teenage male sustained life-threatening injuries and two other individuals were wounded.

A 19-year-old man was taken into custody in connection with the shooting and a weapon was recovered, KGO-AM reported.

Though a motive was not immediately known, eyewitnesses near the scene suggested the gunfight erupted due to a personal conflict and was not related to the area's event.

Read more: http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-news-prideshooting0526,0,6893147.story

[DrDan]

1. wouldn't have happened had those "tens of thousands of people" been armed

[burrfoot]

2. You're probably right.

The Pink Pistols would agree with us, I think.

[anachro1]

3. He was armed

and look how well that turned out.
As a gay man who has been denied his right to marry my husband of 24 years, you do not want to give ME a gun. I would return the hatred in spades.

[pipoman]

28. Believe me, there is nobody who wants to

'give' you a gun, nor anyone who advocates giving anyone a gun.

[villager]

9. Yes! Thousands more guns going off during the incident would've insured

...far fewer injuries!

[slackmaster]

10. Basic Firearm Safety Rule #4 - Be sure of your target and what's beyond it

If everyone follows the rules, no innocent bystanders get hurt.

The rules should be taught in public schools.

[villager]

13. Basic common sense rule #1: Tens of thousands of armed people at a celebration

...responding to an initial shooting, tends not to "minimize" injuries...

[slackmaster]

16. But nobody except a handful of idiots has ever suggested that arming everyone would be a good idea

And they are never being serious.

:hi:

[villager]

18. "But nobody except a handful of idiots has ever suggested that arming everyone would be a good idea"

Glad to see an area of agreement, Slackmaster! ;-)

[DrDan]

26. I really didn't think I would need that sarcasm thingie . . . guess I thought wrong

[rocktivity]

4. My local newspapers advertised the "Pride" events

but if they were REALLY proud, shouldn't they have been called "GAY Pride" events?

:shrug:
rocktivity

[CLANG]

20. That might further upset Billy Joe Bob.

[The Green Manalishi]

22. Nah,

'gay' in San Francisco is so ubiquitous, so accepted and so non controversial that it's use in this context completely redundant. At least my take on it, as a native, is that it's a victory in that the focus is on 'pride' rather than 'gay'. Gay is no big deal, just it's cool to have a specific day/weekend to celebrate, commemorate victories won and build spirits to regain losses suffered (proposition H8). At least in the perspective of this hetero native who has always been in solidarity with and proud of the GLBT community, 'cause I did notice and wonder the same thing at first, it seems more like declaring victory.

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[cowman]

6. Let's see

I'm a gun owner and I have never shot anyone since Vietnam
Another driveby by msongs

[jazzhound]

27. Ahhhh....I missed another slice of brilliance?

Did she include her copyrighted Valley Girl "LOL"?

[proteus_lives]

35. That must have been a good one.

Also, my father is a gun owner who hasn't shot anyone since Vietnam and he taught me how be a responsible gun owner. I've been a gun owner half my life and I've never shot anyone.

[burrfoot]

7. OH MY F***ING CHRIST

I don't even know where to begin.

funny how people who stab are always... knife owners.

funny how people who punch are always....fist owners.

funny how people who kick are always....foot owners.

funny how people who attack other people with crowbars are always....crowbar owners.

funny how people who type are always...keyboard owners.

[Bette Noir]

8. Funny how quickly every report of a shooting-related tragedy

devolves into a fight between pro- and anti-gun purists.

For once, can't we just say what a shame it is that some people got shot?

[slackmaster]

11. In almost every case, it starts with some idiot posting "If only everyone had been armed"

As if anyone actually wants that.

[cowman]

12. Yup

as in this case
poster #1

[Paladin]

15. Your Side Of The Argument Is Responsible For That. (n/t)

[slackmaster]

17. Please point out where anyone on the pro-rights side has seriously suggesting arming everyone

:hi:

[Paladin]

19. Arranging For As Many Guns To Be In The Hands Of As Many People As Possible....

...is the fundamental, driving principle of the gun rights movement in this country. Daily proof of this is available every day in the DU Guns forum.

And about that firearms instruction in schools thing you never tire of advocating: where is the money coming from for such a gun rights wet dream? The public schools aren't exactly awash in cash, these days. Would you be willing to cut certain existing programs to get the NRA's Eddie Eagle installed in our schools, and if so, which programs would you do away with? Extra points for an honest answer......

[Lagomorph]

23. You're comparing a right to....

government program? It's not about always running around armed, it's about the right to self defense. There is absolutely nothing in any law that allows using guns to settle differences. These visions of everyone running around armed are pure fantasy and boogeyman stories. The anti-gun hype is as ridiculous as the "always be armed" hype. Neither argument is a good substitute for common sense.

[pipoman]

29. Uh, no

individual rights is the driving principal of the gun rights movement in this country. Point to specific instances of 'daily proof' that anyone in the guns forum is advocating "as many guns to be in the hands of as many people as possible".

The idea of a liberal interpretation of all of the bill of rights is the overwhelming message of 2nd Amendment supporters, and conservative interpretation, even to the point of repeal, is the ongoing meme of the gun control crowd....now remind me which side actually sounds more Liberal and/or Progressive?

[Paladin]

33. The Conservatives Own Your Side Of This Argument. Prove Me Wrong. (n/t)

[pipoman]

34. We may cross that bridge after you address the

specific points requested in my post.

[Jamastiene]

14. Sadly, the victims who have been shot are always forgotten

in the pro against anti gun debates. Yes, it is sad people were shot, very sad. :(

[Moochy]

21. I think we should have guns from birth

a pistol should be grafted into the hand of every baby in america, only then will the gun grabbers think twice!!!1111

Plus it will stop the rash of candy-thefts that has been plaguing nurseries.

[pipoman]

30. So you think a thread about the

death of 3 people is the place for a ridiculous, sarcastic attempt at a funny?

[Moochy]

31. yep thats exactly what i think

POW!

[pipoman]

32. How progressive of you...

[JI7]

24. have they figured out why he shot them ?

[Gormy Cuss]

25. A "personal dispute" according to SFGate

The seriously injured man has died.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/27/MNK01E5RRL.DTL&tsp=1