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Charlotte bus driver shoots it out with passenger. fired for bringing gun to work (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2023 OP
USA! USA! Skittles May 2023 #1
So much for "more guns make us safer" BULLSHIT. MagaSmash May 2023 #2
News stories like this show just how BS that is. Axelrods_Typewriter May 2023 #3
Just a thought... they were 3 feet apart firing as fast as they could Phoenix61 May 2023 #4
+1 femmedem May 2023 #5
Seriously. intheflow May 2023 #7
that clear barrier..gun proof? BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2023 #9
I see. The Black man who stands his ground gets fired. intheflow May 2023 #6
Plus raking in the $ with go fund me whacko donations. GreenWave May 2023 #8
comments are against his firing..calling him hero BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2023 #10
3. News stories like this show just how BS that is.
Sun May 28, 2023, 04:51 AM
May 2023

"We keep on throwing buckets of gasoline on the fire, we keep getting burned, what should we do? Throw no buckets of gasoline on the fire, or add another 'good' bucket? I know, let's add a 'good' bucket!"

Phoenix61

(16,993 posts)
4. Just a thought... they were 3 feet apart firing as fast as they could
Sun May 28, 2023, 07:42 AM
May 2023

but no one died. That’s the difference between a handgun and an AR-15.

femmedem

(8,196 posts)
5. +1
Sun May 28, 2023, 08:35 AM
May 2023

Also, I don't think it's realistic for the employer to expect the driver to de-escalate when someone's pointing a gun at him.

This one has me pondering because I've never believed in concealed carry permits, yet the driver's weapon may have saved his life.

intheflow

(28,442 posts)
6. I see. The Black man who stands his ground gets fired.
Sun May 28, 2023, 10:14 AM
May 2023

I’m just assuming a white guy would have been hailed as a good guy with a gun, for protecting the other passengers.

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