Heard the same thing on News9 at noon.
Heard the same thing on News9 at noon.
from the net.
Empire State Building shooter right after the cops took him down - forwarded from friends in NYC
Empire State Building shooter right after the cops took him down - forwarded from friends in NYC
Goes to show you draconian gun laws dont work. Bad deal for the victims.
Yep - that's why NYPD can't use Kahr K9s or Glocks with standard triggers... It's clearly not NY's fault.
Based on comments it appears most people think this was a result of gun laws? This same thing could happen in downtown OKC or Tulsa. Even in gun friendly states not everyone is carrying. They dont carry for various reasons not just because guns are evil. If you look at the shootings over the last few years they are spread out from college campuses and big cities to the most gun friendly states. It is not about gun laws it is about religious and political extremists, and people who just snap.
It does not matter if 5 out of 10 people next to that guy all carried. He would have shot at least a couple of rounds before people realized what was happening and a couple more before anyone could shoot back. I am pretty sure right outside the Empire State Building is pretty crowded and nobody, police or anyone else no matter the level of training would have a clear shot. It is unfair to the victims to blame gun laws for what happened. That is almost the same as blaming the gun.
It does not matter if 5 out of 10 people next to that guy all carried. He would have shot at least a couple of rounds before people realized what was happening and a couple more before anyone could shoot back. I am pretty sure right outside the Empire State Building is pretty crowded and nobody, police or anyone else no matter the level of training would have a clear shot. It is unfair to the victims to blame gun laws for what happened. That is almost the same as blaming the gun.
I think the point is not to blame the gun laws, but to point out how silly they are. If someone wants to kill another (or multiple) human being(s), the first thought in your head shouldn't be "that thing he/she used to kill - that's what needs our attention".
I hope those people don't get arrested for assaulting the police bullets...................... it is New York.
I get that. Adrenaline and in the heat of the moment, you never know what's going to happen. Maybe NYC needs better training on watching their background even under stress? When I went through CLEET, the first thing I learned was that each bullet leaving the gun is not only a potential lawsuit, but could also kill or injure a bystander, but I digress.
My point is if the city is forbidding you the right to self defense and taking it on THEIR shoulders to protect you, you shouldn't get shot by a bad guy OR the police on accident. They should be able to GUARANTEE your safety. If not, they shouldn't be restricting those rights in the 1st place. I think whoever got hit regardless of whether it was a bad guy bullet or a cop bullet should sue the pants off of Bloomberg and the city.
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I saw this too. Why isn't this emblazoned all over the media outlets? Is it because it's the Annointed One's adopted town? Or is it not news because of the likelyhood of who's involved?
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