Republican Congressmen Mass Shooting @ Baseball Practice (6.14.17)

[GreenBits]

Breaking news (it's been a few hours now, since I've been up and seen this). Somebody decided to shoot up a Congressional baseball practice, a whip got hit along with two cops. Suspect was hit, is in custody.

WTF is going on folks? It wasn't like this 4 years ago, and I'll be honest. I don't like it like this. Fuck partisanship, fuck Pro/Anti Trump, we have to come together goddammit. This isn't what we want for our kids, not like this.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html

Rep. Brooks: Scalise crawled, left blood trail

Gunman opens fire on Congressional lawmakers

Rep. Brooks: 50 to 100 shots fired

Rand Paul: It would have been a massacre

Sen. Flake: Scalise lay alone in field

The shooting appears to be a "deliberate attack," sources tell CNN
Scalise is the first member of Congress to be shot since former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords
Washington (CNN)Rep. Steve Scalise, a congressional staffer and members of the congressional police force were shot Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, in what sources are calling an apparent "deliberate attack."

Scalise, the third ranking member of House Republican leadership as the majority whip, appeared to have been shot in the hip and it appeared two Capitol Hill police agents were shot, according to Rep. Mo Brooks, who told CNN he was on deck when the shooting occurred.
As of 9:45 a.m. ET, Scalise was in stable condition but undergoing surgery, according to a statement from his office.
"Prior to entering surgery, the whip was in good spirits and spoke to his wife by phone," the statement said. "He is grateful for the brave actions of U.S. Capitol Police, first responders and colleagues."
The shooting took place at a practice for the GOP congressional baseball team.
In a statement, Texas Rep. Roger Williams, one of the team's coaches, said one of his staff members was shot during the incident and is receiving medical attention. There was no information on the staffer's injuries.


They aren't releasing details. Watching the press conference with the police chief as we speak. He is declining to answer if it was an assassination attempt, or if this was a terrorist attack. Suspect is in custodtcustodt, white male us the only thing they have released so far.

[GreenBits]

More information coming in on the shooter:

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/gop-baseball-practice-shooter-identified-as-66-year-old-james-t-hodgkinson/

The man who shot at Republicans at their early morning baseball practice Wednesday has been identified as 66-year-old  James T. Hodgkinson.

The Washington Post reports that Hodgkinson is a resident of Belleville, Illinois and is the owner of a home inspection business. Records in St. Clair County, Illinois show that Hodgkinson in  April 2006 was charged with battery and aiding damage to a motor vehicle.

His Twitter profile shows that Hodgkinson is a left-wing supporter of Bernie Sanders who has also posted several memes on his Facebook page critical of President Donald Trump. He also called Georgia Republican congressional candidate Karen Handel a “b*tch” for saying she didn’t support a living wage during a debate with Democratic rival Jon Ossoff.

Charles Orear, a 50-year-old restaurant manager from St. Louis, tells the Washington Post that he and Hodgkinson met while campaigning for Sanders in Iowa in 2016.

Left wing terrorist, I'll call it. I'll have to add this to my domestic terrorism thread.

As a leftist/moderate, I have a problem with them not being straightforward and saying 'this was politically motivated'. I hate the way this looks for us, but call a spade a spade. Terror is terror. From the left, of the right.

It took 4 hours to release his name I bet this guy had died in custody before his name got out.

Why are they playing the cards so close with this?

Edit: posted in wrong thread, appended here and deleted that post:

Trump just gave a short speech expressing solidarity. Apparently, the shooter died from his wounds in custody. He asked one of the Congressmen what political affiliation he was, as he was leaving. He told him Republican, and the guy walks away..


...and comes back with an M4. Manages to shoot off at least 50 rounds, hits 5 people, two cops. One of the cops managed to return fire after being wounded, struck the suspect
 If high level Rebuplicans weren't present (leadership gets a security detail), I honestly think all these dudes would be dead. The cops were outgunned, no cops would have meant death clusterfuck.

I'm glad no one died, please keep these people in your prayers

Dude was a supporter of Bernie Sanders. That's the only ideological affiliation they have attributed so far.

[Palmerson]

The next shot may be in Trump. I'm sure if the cause will take former intelligence officers, then they will succeed. Under cover of these idiots can occur the same option as with Kennedy. Trump doesn't understand that what is acceptable in show business is totally unacceptable in politics.

[BADecker]

This kind of thing happened a year or two ago, with some reporters rather than government people. Anybody have a link to that other time?

[Lieldoryn]

Today reported that after the operation the Congressman has sharply worsened, and doctors continue to fight for his life. It is a pity that the Americans were not ready to test the electoral manipulation.

[Spendulus]

Today reported that after the operation the Congressman has sharply worsened, and doctors continue to fight for his life. It is a pity that the Americans were not ready to test the electoral manipulation.

You mean the fake story that lying cunts of the left kept hammering the public with, to whip up an anti-Trump frenzy? That story, right?

Tell you what.

You don't get to take the moral high ground, lecturing condescendingly along with other loudmouth punks when one of your crowd gets a bit out of line. Just accept it for what it is.

You and your kind wanted to whip up a frenzy of hate, and you need to deal with the consequences. Such as an occasional wacko believing your shit and acting on it.

For over a year, we've all been spectators to increasing amounts of violence on the American political left.

[audaciousbeing]

Shooting in America is really getting to a point where it demands attention and its high time government took a real stance  on gun control. What we have heard in the past is the few weeks morning and promises which with eventually die down because people are busy to be preoccupied with things of that nature. But now that it has affected a Republican congressman I hope partisanship can be put aside and the real decision is taken.

[Spendulus]

Shooting in America is really getting to a point where it demands attention and its high time government took a real stance  on gun control. What we have heard in the past is the few weeks morning and promises which with eventually die down because people are busy to be preoccupied with things of that nature. But now that it has affected a Republican congressman I hope partisanship can be put aside and the real decision is taken.

Hey, there it comes.

The Gun Control lecture.

What was needed was a bunch of ordinary people carrying.

[popcorn1]

Shooting in America is really getting to a point where it demands attention and its high time government took a real stance  on gun control. What we have heard in the past is the few weeks morning and promises which with eventually die down because people are busy to be preoccupied with things of that nature. But now that it has affected a Republican congressman I hope partisanship can be put aside and the real decision is taken.

Hey, there it comes.

The Gun Control lecture.

What was needed was a bunch of ordinary people carrying.

Let me tell you a story about a man named GED..
Bit like the Beverley hill billies but much sadder..

I once got pulled over by the police and i had a screwdriver in my side well in the door
and the police said what are you doing with that screw driver by the side of you..

And i said i was fixing something on my car door which i was..
Then the police said put that in the boot because say someone as road rage and jumps out of his car and he tries to hit you without thinking you might grab the SCREW DRIVER and stab him with it..

And i though quite possible..

Now imagine guns in the USA you got 5 years for carrying a gun that guy who shot a
Congressmen would of had to risk getting 5 years in jail before he decided to shoot him..

Now with the thought of getting 5 years he might not of had a gun in the first place ..
Plus some people get TRIGGER HAPPY ..
They had the gun so long they want to know what it's like to shoot someone..
5 years in jail for having a gun they would not get that feeling they be staying away from a gun..

It is the person who shoots the guns BUT with so many around the chances of someone going nuts with one increases many fold..

And with guns very rare you get a second chance with a bullet in the head..

Oh i forgot to mention we have 5 years in jail for having a gun
You do half your sentence ..

So for someone 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 with 2 half year jail term for carrying guns
you just give him a badge of honour amongst the local kids on the street..

It done NOTHING but make him worse..In most cases anyways ..

So i suggest 25 years for carrying a gun ..
Or we be like the USA and we can own a gun in our homes so we can protect ourselves ..

[GreenBits]

Today reported that after the operation the Congressman has sharply worsened, and doctors continue to fight for his life. It is a pity that the Americans were not ready to test the electoral manipulation.

You mean the fake story that lying cunts of the left kept hammering the public with, to whip up an anti-Trump frenzy? That story, right?

Tell you what.

You don't get to take the moral high ground, lecturing condescendingly along with other loudmouth punks when one of your crowd gets a bit out of line. Just accept it for what it is.

You and your kind wanted to whip up a frenzy of hate, and you need to deal with the consequences. Such as an occasional wacko believing your shit and acting on it.

For over a year, we've all been spectators to increasing amounts of violence on the American political left.

We agree partially. This is certainly leftist terrorism, the likes of which we haven't seen since the 60s (think of all the environmental terrorists from back in the say, the animal rights dudes that would attack whaling ships). But the statement should read:

'For over a year, we've all been spectators to increasing amounts of violence on the American ideological far right, as well as a higher occurance of hate crimes.'

Did you not read my alt right terrorism thread? You posted on it like, ten times, I thought you were soaking it all in, like seasoning

And now y'all can pretend the collusion didn't happen, but the intelligence reports are saying otherwise.

And your guy is under investigation. I've been trying to be cool about the shit. You know this is like Christmas, my birthday, and my anniversary rolled into one series of events.

Can't wait to start responding in earnest we have sooooooo much to talk about, Trump apologists

[Spendulus]

....
So i suggest 25 years for carrying a gun ..
Or we be like the USA and we can own a gun in our homes so we can protect ourselves ..

It's probably better to be like the US, and legalize concealed firearm carry.

You just never know when one of those Bernie Sanders supporters might start shooting.

[joebrook]

More information coming in on the shooter:

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/gop-baseball-practice-shooter-identified-as-66-year-old-james-t-hodgkinson/

The man who shot at Republicans at their early morning baseball practice Wednesday has been identified as 66-year-old  James T. Hodgkinson.

The Washington Post reports that Hodgkinson is a resident of Belleville, Illinois and is the owner of a home inspection business. Records in St. Clair County, Illinois show that Hodgkinson in  April 2006 was charged with battery and aiding damage to a motor vehicle.

His Twitter profile shows that Hodgkinson is a left-wing supporter of Bernie Sanders who has also posted several memes on his Facebook page critical of President Donald Trump. He also called Georgia Republican congressional candidate Karen Handel a “b*tch” for saying she didn’t support a living wage during a debate with Democratic rival Jon Ossoff.

Charles Orear, a 50-year-old restaurant manager from St. Louis, tells the Washington Post that he and Hodgkinson met while campaigning for Sanders in Iowa in 2016.

Left wing terrorist, I'll call it. I'll have to add this to my domestic terrorism thread.

As a leftist/moderate, I have a problem with them not being straightforward and saying 'this was politically motivated'. I hate the way this looks for us, but call a spade a spade. Terror is terror. From the left, of the right.

It took 4 hours to release his name I bet this guy had died in custody before his name got out.

Why are they playing the cards so close with this?

Edit: posted in wrong thread, appended here and deleted that post:

Trump just gave a short speech expressing solidarity. Apparently, the shooter died from his wounds in custody. He asked one of the Congressmen what political affiliation he was, as he was leaving. He told him Republican, and the guy walks away..


...and comes back with an M4. Manages to shoot off at least 50 rounds, hits 5 people, two cops. One of the cops managed to return fire after being wounded, struck the suspect
 If high level Rebuplicans weren't present (leadership gets a security detail), I honestly think all these dudes would be dead. The cops were outgunned, no cops would have meant death clusterfuck.

I'm glad no one died, please keep these people in your prayers

Dude was a supporter of Bernie Sanders. That's the only ideological affiliation they have attributed so far.

They should find out what motivated an assault of this kind, this has nothing to do with Gun Control issue, opening fire on lawmakers must be have taken a lot of grievance on the part of the old man.