# Mass shooting at Highland Park, IL Fourth of July parade {2022-07-04}

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**Created:** [July 4, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412 "2022-07-04T16:41:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/144 "2022-07-06T15:43:44Z")

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Moderating:

> [@Isamu](#):
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> He was a good guy with a gun, that stopped a lot of bad guys. I mean some of those now dead people, or their progeny, would have gone on to become Instagram influencers if not for him.

> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#):
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> f only everyone in that parade crowd had been armed, then they all could have started shooting at each other, and maybe Crimo would have been hit by a stray bullet. It’s all the fault of them gun-grabbers!

> [@DesertDog](#):
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> Or, worse, vote Democrat.

Remember, this is the MPSIMS breaking news thread.

> [@Mass shooting at Highland Park, IL Fourth of July parade {2022-07-04}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade/967412/111):
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> For those wishing to carry on a discussion touching on political aspects of this incident, I’ve started a P&E thread here.

> [@Issues Touching on Politics for Mass Shooting at Highland Park, IL Fourth of July Parade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-touching-on-politics-for-mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade/967468):
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> For those who wish to discuss political matters arising out of the above-referenced mass shooting event, please feel free to post them here.

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