News crew shooting in Virginia

[Cooter]

no way dude! police officers are the only ones professional enough to handle a glock 40

[GhostTX]

You're right, that middle-aged lady with no purse who was focused on giving a good interview on live TV is the perfect Charlie Bronson.



lol

Why does she need a purse to be armed? And what's age have to do with it? And I already mentioned skill set. We can agree everyone was focused on the interview, but once shots were fired, you can react after that. I'm not assuming she was at yellow condition. It's obvious they were all at white. But the shooter was focused on the interviewer. He fired three rounds at her before she ran and then he continued to shoot at her while she ran. That's plenty of time for the interviewee to react and draw before the shooter turned on the cameraman.

[Cooter]

you're right... she couldn't have done anything. we should just outlaw guns!

[BLAKE]

I'll argue if the interview-ee had been armed, she and the cameraman might still be alive.

You're right, that middle-aged lady with no purse who was focused on giving a good interview on live TV is the perfect Charlie Bronson.



lol

[Cooter]

Gun control laws aren't going to stop sick in the head individuals.

PERIOD

never have, never will...

an armed society is a polite society

[black2002ls]

Gun control laws aren't going to stop sick in the head individuals.

PERIOD

This right here. He could have just as easily done this with a knife. They are focused on the broadcast and tuning him out. Plenty of distraction for him to have pulled a knife and killed them.

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[mstng86]

Gun control laws aren't going to stop sick in the head individuals.

PERIOD

[GhostTX]

I haven't watched the video, so I'm assuming that he got off all shots in a couple of seconds?

this was my assumption

there aren't any guarantees, obviously... but the chances of that happening are infinitely better if she's armed and has shot the gun a few times in her life than with everybody being unarmed

Ya...several shots in a few seconds. Plus it was point blank, he wasn't even aiming. So our interview-ee wouldn't need much of a skill set, to your point.

[Cooter]

I'll argue if the interview-ee had been armed, she and the cameraman might still be alive.

this was my assumption

there aren't any guarantees, obviously... but the chances of that happening are infinitely better if she's armed and has shot the gun a few times in her life than with everybody being unarmed

[Cooter]

Nothing, because as a former anchor, he knew this type of job involves hecklers and you have to ignore and be professional during a live airing.

These three people, had they been armed, would not have made a difference, the video clearly shows why.

I haven't watched the video, so I'm assuming that he got off all shots in a couple of seconds?

[GhostTX]

Explain how a gun would've made them aware of their surroundings....

Exactly, which is why the "if only the victims had been armed" conversation does not help the gun rights argument.

I'll argue if the interview-ee had been armed, she and the cameraman might still be alive.

[Broncojohnny]

Gay black man kills two honkies? I am surprised there is even a news story.

[Baron Von Crowder]

if only we could see this from a gay black man's perspective.

[CexMashean]

Exactly, which is why the "if only the victims had been armed" conversation does not help the gun rights argument.

Not in this case, no.
You can't blanket statement every encounter like that.

[BLAKE]

Nothing, because as a former anchor, he knew this type of job involves hecklers and you have to ignore and be professional during a live airing.

These three people, had they been armed, would not have made a difference, the video clearly shows why.

Exactly, which is why the "if only the victims had been armed" conversation does not help the gun rights argument.