Beto O'Rouke Blows up Press Conference on Texas Shooting

[Uncensored2008]

someone who supports the opposing candidate of your choice is a troll?

that's a new one!

Beta is down by what, 35?

You are a troll, that's what you do here. And November will not be kind to you.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

After San Bernardino nothing changed. After Orlando nothing changed. Hard to believe, but Robb Elementary is not the worst school shooting. Sandy Hook Elementary is. Of course, nothing changed after Sandy Hook, either.

The NRA sponsored Republican Party will not permit changes to be made.

The coverup has already begun in Republican controlled Texas. Most of the kids haven't been buried yet.

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo was secretly sworn in as a city council member Tuesday night.

"Out of respect for the families who buried their children today, and who are planning to bury their children in the next few days, no ceremony was held," Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said in a statement obtained by ABC News.

Republican Governor Abbott is calling for meetings in an effort to pretend something is being done.

"In a letter sent on Wednesday, Abbott requested that both Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) and the state’s House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) each convene a special legislative committee to address the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde," The Hill reported.

The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Independent School District police force are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety's investigation into the massacre at Robb Elementary School and the state's review of the law enforcement response, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News.

The Uvalde police chief and a spokesperson for the Uvalde Independent School District did not immediately respond to requests for comment from ABC News.

"According to sources, the decision to stop cooperating occurred soon after the director of DPS, Col. Steven McCraw, held a news conference Friday during which he said the delayed police entry into the classroom was "the wrong decision" and contrary to protocol." ABC.

On the Senate front matters are looking just as dire, or worse. For decades NRA sponsored Senate Republicans have blocked meaningful gun reform. It appears they will be doing it again.

CNN reports, "Mitch McConnell was asked about the ongoing talks over gun control legislation in the US Senate during an appearance in Kentucky on Wednesday.

"And his answer made clear why betting on something significant getting passed – even in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting – is still pretty unlikely."

“We have a Second Amendment to the Constitution. We take it seriously. There’s the right to keep and bear arms in this country,” McConnell said. “And so what I’ve done is encourage some bipartisan discussions that are going on. In fact, I just had a call with one of the members of it to see if we can find a way forward consistent with the Second Amendment that targets the problem.”

That is political gibberish so typical of McConnell. He is the master at talking, but saying nothing. Clearly, his primary concern is the Second Amendment and "the right to keep and bear arms in this country,” not the 19 kids and two teacher who were murdered at an elementary school.

Republicans are expected to win control of Congress in the November mid-terms.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

That is political gibberish so typical of McConnell. He is the master at talking, but saying nothing. Clearly, his primary concern is the Second Amendment and "the right to keep and bear arms in this country,” not the 19 kids and two teacher who were murdered at an elementary school.

The Times reports, "Multiple people were shot and four people, including the gunman, were killed on Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Tulsa, Okla., the Tulsa police said.

"The assailant, who was armed with a rifle, was dead, according to Capt. Richard Meulenberg of the Tulsa Police Department, who said he was not sure if the police had shot him or if he had shot himself."

Shots rang out across the country over the Memorial Day weekend, with more than a dozen mass shootings in the span of 72 hours.

NBC reports, "According to the Gun Violence Archive, which tracks shootings in the United States, there were at least 14 "mass shootings" in the country over the weekend, from early Saturday to late Monday.

"The archive defines a mass shooting as an incident in which "four or more people are shot or killed, not including the shooter."

 

[rightnow909]

Wow, did you guys see that?

Beto O'Rourke interrupts Texas governor's news conference

At least 19 children and two adults were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Follow here for the latest.

www.cnn.com

another total moron speaks

so as to make clear he is a total moron

we're shocked, utterly shocked

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Well we certainly can't have background checks or waiting periods .... I mean.... Buy more Guns, TExas.

How would a background check or waiting period have prevented the school shooting in Uvalde, TX?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Wasn't O'Dork planning on running again for governor? So much for that.

He is the Democrat nominee for this fall's election! Catch a clue!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

This is what courage looks like, instead of what those spineless creeps on stage are demonstrating.

Be honest! The only reason you like Beto is that he is a rump ranger just like you!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

If you can’t say unequivocally that we shouldn’t have weapons of war - assault weapons - on our streets then what the hell are you even running for?

Grow a spine or get out of the game. We don’t need any more cowardice from our “leaders”.

There are no "assault weapons" on our streets, dumbass!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Abbott patted himself on the back as he removed all restrictions on gun purchases, training and background checks

He boasted it would keep Texas safe

Let him answer for his actions
Let him face those parents and tell them how safe their children are

When did he do that?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I said "politicians" that includes BOTH sides of the isle with a few exceptions. Tell us one thing this clown Beto has accomplished of note while mooching off taxpayers?

Which island is that?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

OK

Background checks
Red Flag laws
Banning assault rifles
Banning large capacity magazines
Banning body armor

ALL blocked by Republicans

Background checks that Ramos passed?
Red flag laws that would not have prevented his buying a gun?
Banning rifles that Ramos didn't use?
Banning large capacity magazines that Ramos didn't use?
Banning body armor like Ramos has not been confirmed to be wearing?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Against a monster wearing body armor and carrying an AR 15 with a 30 round magazine?
DUH!

Head shots work!

 

[BluesLegend]

Which island is that?

Okay English major, come into my fields (plural) you will be an intern.

 

[rightwinger]

Background checks that Ramos passed?
Red flag laws that would not have prevented his buying a gun?
Banning rifles that Ramos didn't use?
Banning large capacity magazines that Ramos didn't use?
Banning body armor like Ramos has not been confirmed to be wearing?

Your logic is that just because you can’t stop every shooting, you should not try to stop any

Logic says the best way to stop gun killings is to ban handguns. They are our biggest killers

Logic says the best way to stop mass killings is to ban Assault Rifles, large capacity magazines and body armor

But they are sacred cows and can’t be be touched

So we need to control what we have a chance of passing. Background checks and Red Flags

 

[Nostra]

Your logic is that just because you can’t stop every shooting, you should not try to stop any

Logic says the best way to stop gun killings is to ban handguns. They are our biggest killers

Logic says the best way to stop mass killings is to ban Assault Rifles, large capacity magazines and body armor

But they are sacred cows and can’t be be touched

So we need to control what we have a chance of passing. Background checks and Red Flags

Logic says you are full of shit.

Assault Rifles​

Since 8/20/1982 there have been 22 mass shootings involving “assault rifles,” resulting in 285 deaths. 41% of those incidents occurred in 2015 (5) and 2016 (4). Five of those nine incidents involved targeted acts of terrorism or targeting police officers following Black Lives Matter protests. 94 of the 285 deaths occurred in those nine incidents, with 76 of them associated to the five targeted terrorist or police officer events.

The NRA, in 2013, estimated there were about five million AR-15’s owned by Americans. Politifact.com estimates that there are between six million and ten million AR-15 style “assault rifles” in America. Using the low estimate from Politifact.com, that means that only 1 in every 272,727 “assault rifles” was used in a mass shooting by only 23 people.

The chance of being killed in a mass shooting with an “assault rifle” is 1 in 1,122,807, the equivalent of someone randomly shooting into San Jose, CA and killing one specific person.

Facts about mass shootings and "assault rifles"

Media coverage of mass shootings involving "assault rifles" and a sense "we have to do something" often leads to efforts that have little, if anything, to do with solving the problem. Before acting, it is important that facts are examined to identify the problem and possible solutions.

www.justthinkitthrough.com

 

[WEATHER53]

Logic says you are full of shit.

Assault Rifles​

Since 8/20/1982 there have been 22 mass shootings involving “assault rifles,” resulting in 285 deaths. 41% of those incidents occurred in 2015 (5) and 2016 (4). Five of those nine incidents involved targeted acts of terrorism or targeting police officers following Black Lives Matter protests. 94 of the 285 deaths occurred in those nine incidents, with 76 of them associated to the five targeted terrorist or police officer events.

The NRA, in 2013, estimated there were about five million AR-15’s owned by Americans. Politifact.com estimates that there are between six million and ten million AR-15 style “assault rifles” in America. Using the low estimate from Politifact.com, that means that only 1 in every 272,727 “assault rifles” was used in a mass shooting by only 23 people.

The chance of being killed in a mass shooting with an “assault rifle” is 1 in 1,122,807, the equivalent of someone randomly shooting into San Jose, CA and killing one specific person.

Facts about mass shootings and "assault rifles"

Media coverage of mass shootings involving "assault rifles" and a sense "we have to do something" often leads to efforts that have little, if anything, to do with solving the problem. Before acting, it is important that facts are examined to identify the problem and possible solutions.

www.justthinkitthrough.com

When facts are compelling then the fiction of feelings will rule.
Guns are unresolvable. Start holding the adults who house these under 21 monsters criminally responsible and this shit ends upon the first arrest !
“I had no idea he would do this” What a limp dick excuse , you damn well better have a freaking idea and time to make it a law.
Currently you Cannot have your dog charge out your front door and maim people on the sidewalk and get away with “I had no idea”
Time to make it same for human murdering machines.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

You misquoted the 2A, and you clearly need an English lesson.

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

The word "being" is a form of "is."

Let's recast the sentence without all the "glue" words:

Because a well regulated militia is necessary for a free State's security, _____ ** shall not infringe on the people's right to keep and bear arms.

...the States and the United States will need to call up a militia of citizens to defend each state and the United States, so the people need to be armed.

**(understood/inferred by context to be the Federal Government, but lacking specificity, could also mean ANY government)


ALSO, George Mason (founder) commented on this very topic"

(The American Colonies were) "all democratic governments, where the power is in the hands of the people and where there is not the least difficulty or jealousy about putting arms into the hands of every man in the country. (European countries should not) be ignorant of the strength and the force of such a form of government and how strenuously and almost wonderfully people living under one have sometimes exerted themselves in defense of their rights and liberties and how fatally it has ended with many a man and many a state who have entered into quarrels, wars and contests with them." (George Mason, "Remarks on Annual Elections for the Fairfax Independent Company" in The Papers of George Mason, 1725-1792, ed Robert A. Rutland [Chapel Hill, 1970])

We Have Been Invaded From Within

A militia is a posse. All mayors have the obligation to call out all armed citizens to stop a riot dead in its tracks.