# Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 26, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428 "2022-01-26T17:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 42
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/821 "2023-01-27T02:09:25Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Why didn’t one of those adults take the gun off the kid For what they’re paid? Confront an armed male? /s ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/822 "2023-01-27T02:28:29Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > > [@Monty](#): > > > > Why didn’t one of those adults take the gun off the kid > > For what they’re paid? Confront an armed male? /s - Send in 4th graders until he runs out of ammo. /s ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/823 "2023-01-27T02:28:31Z")
nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/824 "2023-01-27T06:47:28Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Are children that age normally capable of that much duplicity and cunning? He’d previously said he wanted to set her on fire and watch her die. The family spokesperson (lawyer) says that he was supposed to have had a parent with him at school at all times, but they were not present the week of the shooting. But the descriptions of his historical class disruptions sound as though there was no parent there to control him then (if that was even possible). It sounds like a nightmare all around. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/825 "2023-01-27T12:38:24Z")
I think I read somewhere that the requirement for a parent to be there had ended the week before. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/826 "2023-01-27T13:16:44Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Send in 4th graders until he runs out of ammo. /s Reminds me of a famous line from _Apocalypse Now_. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/827 "2023-01-27T13:56:28Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > going to hazard a guess that without seeing the gun, they’re not allowed to touch the kid or go through his stuff I believe precedent would put then in the clear go through a backpack, for example, but yes, I wonder about requirements to restrain him or search his person. Got to observe that the parents were quick to have a statement out about acute disabilities and secured (yeah right) guns so I am getting a (totally off the top of my head) vibe of the sort of parent who’d be ready to raise hell if you put a hand on the kid w/o clearing it with them and it turned out to be nothing. But some times, you’ve got to decide a pissed off parent is worth verifying multiple reports of a firearm or threats. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/828 "2023-01-28T04:22:49Z")
I’m a little surprised that we have not heard from the NRA that the obvious solution is to arm all of the children in every school for their own protection. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/829 "2023-01-28T16:03:15Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Reminds me of a famous line from _Apocalypse Now_. Zap Brannigan and the Killbots (Which is NOT a band name!) ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/830 "2023-01-28T17:04:08Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > > [@running\_coach](#): > > > > Send in 4th graders until he runs out of ammo. /s > > Reminds me of a famous line from _Apocalypse Now_. I don’t remember the famous line but it’s pretty easy to imagine Martin Sheen saying that in a voice over. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/831 "2023-01-28T18:16:38Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Reminds me of a famous line from _Apocalypse Now_. _Principal Kilgore: If I say its safe to teach this class, Captain, then its safe to teach this class! I mean, I’m not afraid to teach this place, I’ll teach this whole fucking place!_ ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/832 "2023-01-28T18:29:26Z")
“I love the smell of crayons in the morning” ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/833 "2023-01-31T17:10:01Z")
And now 10 more are shot in Lakeland, Florida. > **[10 injured in 'targeted' Lakeland, Florida, shooting, authorities say;...](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/10-injured-in-targeted-lakeland-florida-shooting-authorities-say-suspects-at-large/ar-AA16UUZp)** > > At least 10 people were injured Monday during a drive-by shooting in a central Florida neighborhood, authorities said. . Q: Watching the police statement, I heard the officer report that the 10th victim walked into the ER with a “ricochet Williamson”. What is a “ricochet Williamson”? Is this some “trick shot” worth extra points from “Active Shooter TV” on the Ignorant Gunner Network? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/834 "2023-01-31T17:12:09Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I also think there’s a fundamental misunderstanding of what an “unimaginable tragedy” is. As the parent, and a gunowner, you’re supposed to imagine these things. It’s “unimaginable” because it happens so routinely in this country that your imagination doesn’t need to come into play at all. Just your memory. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/835 "2023-02-01T10:24:08Z")
And here’s another one: A shooter with an AR-15 at a Target in Omaha. > **[Omaha police officers shoot, kill active shooter at a Target in west Omaha](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/omaha-police-officers-shoot-kill-active-shooter-at-a-target-in-west-omaha/ar-AA16XSHe?OCID=ansmsnnews11)** > > Omaha police officers shot and killed a suspected active shooter at a Target on Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/836 "2023-02-01T13:08:28Z")
A shooting at Target. Seriously, who’s writing the action plans for these people? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/837 "2023-02-01T15:05:05Z")
Is that’s what’s known as a target-rich environment? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/838 "2023-02-01T15:14:44Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Is that’s what’s known as a target-rich environment If he was in the bedding department, it would have been a soft target. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/839 "2023-02-01T15:43:58Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > And here’s another one: A shooter with an AR-15 at a Target in Omaha. Well, they say that the only true use for semi-automatics is target shooting… Sorry. I’ll show myself out. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/840 "2023-02-03T01:41:38Z")
An arrest has been made in Los Angeles of a guy who police feel was plotting a mass shooting from his 18th floor apartment overlooking the Sunset Boulevard. The apartment was full of weapons, include several not registered and not legal in California. > **[‘High chance’ of mass shooting in Hollywood was prevented, police say](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/high-chance-of-mass-shooting-in-hollywood-was-prevented-police-say)** > > Los Angeles police say a "high chance" of a mass shooting in Hollywood was thwarted by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a Los Angeles high-rise apartment where several rifles were pointed toward a nearby park. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428.md?page=43)