in light of today's tragic shootings: I ask all the usual participants in this section to pause until Noon on Fridayy June 16. I ask, to Please hold all comments and opinions until...

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

I ask all the usual participants in this section to pause until Noon on Fridayy June 16.

I ask, to Please hold all comments and opinions until this time and instead reflect on today's events and the current status of the environment.

hold on...scanning the news for today's shootings

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_8413b4c6-51bc-11e7-a09b-03d450dea695.html

here's another unfortunate victim of handguns.

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

http://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2017/06/09/20-year-old-woman-dies-following-shooting-cape-coral/384050001/

and here's another victim of a handgun "accident".

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

on the brighter side...

http://newschannel9.com/news/local/child-shot-in-chattanooga-on-thursday

this 7 year old is recovering fine.

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

...and apparently a relatively "good" day in Chicago..

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/09/chicago-shootings-june-9-2017/

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

we're getting a lot of action on this thread... the day is still young.

FlyingTiger Loc: Tortola, BVI

green wrote:

I ask all the usual participants in this section to pause until Noon on Fridayy June 16.

I ask, to Please hold all comments and opinions until this time and instead reflect on today's events and the current status of the environment.

hold on...scanning the news for today's shootings

You mean the hostile, terrorist environment that YOU helped create. Right, Green?

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

actually, you are just a dick

mwalsh Loc: Houston

FlyingTiger wrote:

You mean the hostile, terrorist environment that YOU helped create. Right, Green?

Point. Right over head. Flew with alacrity.

As usual.

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

mwalsh wrote:

Point. Right over head. Flew with alacrity.

As usual.

"After 152 Mass Shootings In 2017, It Took An Attack On Congress To Get Our Attention
Mass shootings in 2017 are outpacing those in previous years."

Gun Violence Archive has verified nearly 7,000 gun deaths so far this year, not including suicides, as well as more than 13,000 injuries. The overwhelming majority of this bloodshed passes without much publicity outside of local news.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-mass-shooting_us_59414b06e4b003d5948c8364

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

Texcaster wrote:

"After 152 Mass Shootings In 2017, It Took An Attack On Congress To Get Our Attention
Mass shootings in 2017 are outpacing those in previous years."

Gun Violence Archive has verified nearly 7,000 gun deaths so far this year, not including suicides, as well as more than 13,000 injuries. The overwhelming majority of this bloodshed passes without much publicity outside of local news.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-mass-shooting_us_59414b06e4b003d5948c8364

don't mess with our Constitution! we're much more concerned with the 6 deaths a year from Islam extremism!