# Mass shooting in downtown Orlando. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 6, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612 "2009-11-06T17:59:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/1 "2009-11-06T17:59:05Z")
What is it, like, fucking mass-murder sweeps season or something? > **[Orlando News, Weather and Sports - Florida News - WESH Channel 2](https://www.wesh.com/)** > > Stay in the know with the latest Orlando news, weather and sports. Get the top stories and all the scores from the team at WESH. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/2 "2009-11-06T18:14:04Z")
I saw that. I don’t think Orlando has had a mass shooting since the one at the Orange County Courthouse umpty years ago. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/3 "2009-11-06T18:16:24Z")
Yeesh. Witnesses say the shooter was someone who hadn’t worked there in over a year. Talk about holding a grudge. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/4 "2009-11-06T18:20:35Z")
Well, we as a country gotta use all those stockpiled ammunitions before they spoil. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/5 "2009-11-06T18:22:15Z")
Daylight savings time ended. Book it. Seriously, though. SAD makes me mildly sad. If you’re unhinged, it may just cause you to go off the deep end. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/6 "2009-11-06T18:22:24Z")
This is really getting pathetic. Is it only America that allows this to happen to it’s citizens? Good old NRA with their “protect our 2nd Amendment rights” shit. What about my rights to be safe from assholes with guns? ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/7 "2009-11-06T18:23:30Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > What about my rights to be safe from assholes with guns? Buy a gun, duh. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/8 "2009-11-06T18:24:21Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > Buy a gun, duh. The more the murderrier. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/9 "2009-11-06T18:27:21Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > This is really getting pathetic. Is it only America that allows this to happen to it’s citizens? There does seem to be more of it in Iraq. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/10 "2009-11-06T18:29:35Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > Buy a gun, duh. I realize that there are people who believe that’s the answer. Somehow they believe old west style shootouts are the answer. I find that ludicrous. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/11 "2009-11-06T18:29:59Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > This is really getting pathetic. Is it only America that allows this to happen to it’s citizens? > > Good old NRA with their “protect our 2nd Amendment rights” shit. What about my rights to be safe from assholes with guns? Congratulations, you’ve just ensured that this thread will go on for at least 10 pages. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/12 "2009-11-06T18:31:32Z")
Can we take the gun debate to another thread, please? ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/13 "2009-11-06T18:32:01Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I realize that there are people who believe that’s the answer. Somehow they believe old west style shootouts are the answer. I find that ludicrous. Don’t tread on me. ---
**Author:** ![BKReporter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/14 "2009-11-06T18:41:41Z")
Here’s the link: > **[HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News](https://www.huffpost.com/?err_code=404&err_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2009%2F11%2F06%2Fgateway-center-shooting-a_n_348566.html)** > > Read the latest headlines, news stories, and opinion from Politics, Entertainment, Life, Perspectives, and more. ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/15 "2009-11-06T18:44:12Z")
What’s funny is the local news isn’t airing any of this stuff. ONE police officer was shot on Halloween, and they have talked non-stop about it on the news since. I’ve personally seen nothing on TV about the shooting in Texas, let alone this one. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/16 "2009-11-06T18:44:13Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Can we take the gun debate to another thread, please? Yeah, seriously. On the, er, bright side, lots of people I didn’t think were particularly good friends are calling/texting me to make sure I’m okay (my office is about a mile and a half from the crime scene), and the gunman is apparently still on the loose. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/17 "2009-11-06T18:48:48Z")
It’s now being reported that two people are dead and six others injured. Still awful and tragic, but it’s better than eight dead. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/18 "2009-11-06T18:52:53Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > The more the murderrier. This should be a serious thread but now I’m giggling like an idiot. The username/post combo isn’t helping either. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/19 "2009-11-06T18:53:25Z")
I haven’t seen such good shooting in Orlando since the Eastern Conference Finals. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612/20 "2009-11-06T18:54:17Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > (my office is about a mile and a half from the crime scene), and the gunman is apparently still on the loose. Are you guys in lockdown? I’m off Kirkman and I-Drive, so I think we’re okay. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-downtown-orlando/516612.md?page=2)