# Gunshots near Canadian parliament.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshots-near-canadian-parliament/702150>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 22, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshots-near-canadian-parliament/702150 "2014-10-22T14:39:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshots-near-canadian-parliament/702150/1 "2014-10-22T14:39:45Z")

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[and a soldier shot nearby.](http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/soldier-shot-near-canadian-parliament-building/ar-BBaBLKK)

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshots-near-canadian-parliament/702150/2 "2014-10-22T15:11:11Z")

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Already a thread on this - [Canadian Parliament Attacked - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=738188)

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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshots-near-canadian-parliament/702150/3 "2014-10-22T15:12:18Z")

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There is a new report that a gunman entered the parliament building and started shooting. There is an uncomfirmed report that he (or another gunman) has been killed by police. Meantime the PM has been moved to “an undisclosed location”.

The other day, a convert ran down two soldiers–one died–before being killed by police after a high-speed car chase. Some Muslim has proclained that the purpose of these attacks is to instill fear. Its likeliest effect is to instill hatred–of Muslims.

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**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshots-near-canadian-parliament/702150/4 "2014-10-22T15:32:56Z")

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> [@Telemark](#):
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> Already a thread on this - [Canadian Parliament Attacked - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=738188)

Sorry, I thought breaking news went here. Maybe we can get a mod merge.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshots-near-canadian-parliament/702150/5 "2014-10-22T15:52:32Z")

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> [@Hari\_Seldon](#):
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> Some Muslim has proclained that the purpose of these attacks is to instill fear. Its likeliest effect is to instill hatred–of Muslims.

That also would work for the bad guys.

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**Author:** ![mandala](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mandala/32/95_2.png) [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshots-near-canadian-parliament/702150/6 "2014-10-22T16:22:46Z")

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Waiting for the inevitable Pakistan connection.