Dammit Florida

[tdawg87]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/13/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting.html

Ugh. Really hope there weren't too many casualties. I don't like hearing about dead bears.

[tdawg87]

Officers saying 42 injured, at least 20 dead.

Ugh.

[Jimmag]

Terrible news very sad

[Blarg]

This is tragic in so many ways. 

[Lhalo]

Over 50 people dead. Religion of peace involved. 

[bloodbrother]

Reporting that 50 are now dead which would make this the worst mass shooting in US history

[the dude abides]

3 minutes ago, Lawrence said:

Over 50 people dead. Religion of peace involved. 

Yep.  All to please an invisible sky fairy.

Religion of peace indeed.

 

[gotbeer]

Ugg.  I hope we hunt down those responsible down like dogs.  And by responsible, I mean that this is probably not a lone wolf situation. 

[fan_since79]

Just woke up to this horrible news.

Prayers for the families, prayers for our country...

 

[InsideThePark]

So fucking sad.

We don't know how this sub-human got a hold of his weapons but I think it's time we looked at banning the sale of assault rifles - especially with the ongoing threat of terrorism.

[gotbeer]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/orlando-fla-ap-gunman-wielding-000000701.html

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What we know

 

• A gunman opened fire inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., killing 50 people and leaving 53 others hospitalized in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
• The gunman, who was carrying an assault-style rifle, handgun and possibly an explosive device, is dead after exchanging fire with officers at 5 a.m. He had taken hostages after trying to flee.
• The FBI is treating the shooting as an act of terrorism.
• The suspect was identified as Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S. citizen whose family is believed to be from Afghanistan. Federal officials are investigating Mateen's possible ties to radical terror organizations.
• Witnesses at the club described a chaotic scene.

 

[fan_since79]

from the Telegraph in Britain:

Police have not confirmed the identity of the gunman, but he is believed to be Omar Saddiqui Mateen.

Mateen, 29, from Port St Lucie in Florida, was born in the US to Afghan parents.

CNN is reporting that he had military training.

ABC News reporting that he "came onto the radar" of police, but was not the target of an active investigation.

[tdawg87]

Awful. 

[Tank]

Wow, what a nightmare.

[Chimi]

Two shootings in one weekend at public places in Orlando.  First popstar Christina Grimmie getting shot and killed at her concert Friday night and now this.  Not a good weekend for the city.

[Redondo]

What a tragedy.

[Jason]

1 hour ago, InsideThePark said:

So fucking sad.

We don't know how this sub-human got a hold of his weapons but I think it's time we looked at banning the sale of assault rifles - especially with the ongoing threat of terrorism.

I'm sure that will stop this from continuing to happen. 

[gotbeer]

Quote

Pulse shooting: In hail of gunfire in which suspect was killed, OPD officer was hit. Kevlar helmet saved his life.

 

[Glen]

1 hour ago, Lawrence said:

Over 50 people dead. Religion of peace involved. 

Couldn't wait to throw that out there,  could ya? 

[fan_since79]

1 minute ago, Glen said:

Couldn't wait to throw that out there,  could ya? 

Well, there's this:

https://mobile.twitter.com/damianpaletta/status/742019782812241920

[Lhalo]

1 minute ago, Glen said:

Couldn't wait to throw that out there,  could ya? 

It's going to be the main topic of discussion regarding this tragedy. Sorry if I offended you. 

 

[m0nkey]

God dammit

[the dude abides]

1 hour ago, InsideThePark said:

So fucking sad.

We don't know how this sub-human got a hold of his weapons but I think it's time we looked at banning the sale of assault rifles - especially with the ongoing threat of terrorism.

Considering 20 dead kids didn't sway our conservative congress, I'm guessing they won't give two shits about 50 dead gays.

 

 

[Glen]

7 minutes ago, Lawrence said:

It's going to be the main topic of discussion regarding this tragedy. Sorry if I offended you. 

 

Did you get a little boner when you thought you offended me?

Seriously,  the only people I hear use the phrase "religion of peace" are conservatives. Sorry if that offends you. And for the record,  like most people as soon as I heard about this I was thinking a Muslim did it.

[Glen]

But yeah, back on topic...this is fucking horrible.