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| A large gathering in downtown Montgomery, Alabama turns into a mass shooting. |
Another damn mass shooting in the United States. No folding chairs, just bullets.
This is in Alabama.
President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Kay Ivey, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) and the U.S. House Members of Alabama were notified.
Montgomery, Alabama a city and the state capitol with 212,000 residents. It is the second largest city in the state after Huntsville. Birmingham has fallen to third in population.
So the shooter.... drumroll!
A Black man.
The city population demographics is 57% Black residents. So the far right will immediately pivot towards "Black on whatever violence" to justify their stupid distractions from Trump's chaotic second term presidency.
The Black shooter.... well a thug. Or maybe a disgruntled gambler. A violent person who should have never been let out despite any term of sentence served. A fatherless criminal. A criminal who likely abandoned his children.
These are the hypotheticals you read from the far right and MAGA.
Uh oh. Better see if the far right preparing to make this shooter a leftist.
I wonder if Charlie Kirk got something to say about it?
Nevermind.
The United States is the most violent country in the world. Israel and Russia follow behind respectfully. Israel, Russia and the United States are the most hated countries in the world.
The United States is downsizing in democracy and freedom.
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| This is America. |
What is wrong with white men and white boys?
It's the guns stupid!
Things to keep in mind when the blame game comes, will the suspect be:
- White
- Black
- Muslim
- Immigrant
- Arab
- A member of the LGBTQ community
- A disgruntled employee
- A former student
- A current student
- A so called leftist
- A person who has conservative views
- A person with easy access to firearm
The person with easy access to firearms should be the only answer. Alas, the far right is hoping for this to be a person they can scapegoat as their next de jour of outrage.
The real issue is not just guns, it's white men and white boys. They are losing their goddamn minds. Inspired by loneliness, politics, job loss, social media trends, endless perceptions of others, the lack of opportunities (besides joining the military) and the need to be ahead of everyone else is what drives these fools to commit endless chaos.
White privilege also santizes the white shooters. Already we are getting details of the three mass shooters. Glaring profiles of these white mass shooters to paint them as unfortunate circumstances. Ignoring the fact, these terrorists had signs of potential danger but their families thought it was just noise.
The real issue is gun violence. Not comedians. Not activists. Not Black men. Not immigrants. Not Muslims. Not transgender Americans. Not video games. Not movies. Not rap music. Not the left.
A man made crisis that can be solved if these incompetent politicians and media agitators stop making excuses for the continued gun violence epidemic. Instead offering words, how about policies?
The United States is downsizing in democracy and freedom.
There were 395 mass shootings. In bold means more than one. We had more mass shootings than a calendar year. Mind you 365 days for three years and 366 days only one year.
- Mobile, AL
- Buena Vista Township, MI
- Angleton, TX
- New Canton, IL
- Selma, AL
- Highland Park, MI
- Raleigh, NC
- Alexandria, LA
- El Paso, TX
- Grand Blanc, MI
- Hemet, CA
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Green Level, NC
- Shreveport, LA
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Antioch, CA
- Tampa, FL
- Oakland, CA
- Santa Ana, CA
- Colony Ridge, TX
- Fort Worth, TX
- Cincinnati, OH
- Geddes, NY
- Chicago Heights, IL
- Hagerstown, MD
- Perry, FL
- Madbury, NH
- Prentiss, MS
- Saginaw, MI
- Mt. Carbon, WV
- Richmond,VA
- Grandview, WA
- Brooklyn, NY
- Fairview, OK
- Daphne, AL
- Grants Pass, OR
- Jackson, MS
- Cameron, TX
- Midland, TX
- Thompson, PA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Fargo, ND
- Iowa City, IA
- Harvey, IL
- Omaha, NE
- Kill Devil Hills, NC
- Tiptonville, TN
- Reno, NV
- Charlotte, NC
- Flint, MI
- Mt. Vernon, IL
- Yazoo City, MS
- Conway, AR
- Hilliard, FL
- Needles, CA
- Lorain, OH
- Waynesboro, MS
- Anchorage, AK
- Little Rock, AR
- Cordova, TN
- The Bronx, NY
- Lexington, KY
- Easton, PA
- Chattanooga, TN
- Round Rock, TX
- Rupert, ID
- Akron, OH
- Natchitoches, LA
- Toledo, OH
- Talladega, AL
- Sedro-Woolley, WA
- San Francisco, CA
- Lubbock, TX
- Honolulu, HI
- Albany, NY
- Brockton, MA
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Indianapolis, IN
- Charlottesville, VA
- Dayton, OH
- Nicholasville, KY
- Kingstree, SC
- Mobile, AL
- Springfield, OH
- Atlanta, GA
- New Orleans, LA
- Chicago, IL
- Kansas City, MO
- Portland, OR
- Trenton, NJ
- Moorhead, MS
- Jonesboro, GA
- Newark, NJ
- Baltimore, MD
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Ferndale, MI
- East Orange, NJ
- Springfield, MO
- Baton Rogue, LA
- Tulsa, OK
- Compton, CA
- Houston, TX
- Moreno Valley, CA
- Anderson County, SC
- Louisville, MS
- Janesville, WI
- Miami, FL
- Middletown, OH
- Johnstown, PA
- Evansville, IN
- Hartford, CT
- West Valley City, UT
- Greenville, MS
- Detroit, MI
- Jacksonville, FL
- Canton, OH
- Elkhart, IN
- Nashville, TN
- Dover, DE
- Reno, NV
- Columbus, OH
- Brooklyn Park, MN
- Augusta, GA
- Washington, DC
- Milwaukee, WI
- Cleveland, OH
- LaGrange, GA
- Benton Harbor, MI
- Portsmouth, VA
- Sanford, NC
- Cheneyville, LA
- Columbia, SC
- Dallas, TX
- Minneapolis, MN
- Asheville, NC
- Danville, VA
- Hickory, NC
- Snellville, GA
- Fayette, MS
- Clarksville, IN
- Marion, SC
- Haubstadt, IN
- Waianae, HI
- Lakewood, WA
- Atlanta, GA
- Waterbury, CT
- Philadelphia, PA
- Alexandria, VA
- Little River, SC
- Oak Ridge, TN
- Jackson, TN
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Albuquerque, NM
- Savannah, GA
- Chester, PA
- McKinney, TX
- Rayville, LA
- St. Louis, MO
- Macon, GA
- Glenville, GA
- Seattle, WA
- Jackson, MI
- Las Vegas, NV
- Valdosta, GA
- Kalispell, MT
- Florence, SC
- Los Angeles, CA
- Paramount, CA
- Arvin, CA
- Kelso, WA
- Hartford, CT
- Memphis, TN
- Keithville, LA
- North Charleston, SC
- Sharon, PA
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Denver, CO
- Glendale, AZ
Police officers killed so far: 68 killed.
School shootings so far: 51 shootings.
Religious institution shootings so far: 3 shootings.
Only in America, how many more mass shootings must we deal with before we finally curb gun violence?
At least 14 people were shot, two fatally, including a teenage boy and a woman, at an intersection near downtown Montgomery, Alabama, late Saturday night, according to police.
At the time of the attack, the downtown area of Montgomery was "crowded" due to visitors being in the city for the annual Alabama National Fair and a college football game between HBCU rivals Tuskegee Golden Tigers and Morehouse Maroon Tigers, which had recently concluded when gunfire broke out. Multiple attractions, including a Ferris wheel, were set up throughout downtown for the fair.
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| Montgomery mayor Steven Reed and police chief James Graboys. |
At least five of the shooting victims were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said at a news conference on Sunday.
He said seven of the gunshot victims are under the age of 17, and that the youngest is 16.
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said the shooting stemmed from a "disagreement that could have been avoided," although he did not elaborate.
Reed said a $50,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators.
Graboys said that based on the preliminary investigation, the gunfire erupted when an individual targeted in the shooting returned fire. The chief said that once the shooting started, multiple people in the crowd pulled out weapons and opened fire, too.
Graboys said that at least two of the shooting victims were armed.
No arrests have been announced.
Jeremiah Morris, 17, and Shalanda Williams, 43, were killed in the gunfire, Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said.
Graboys said five others have life-threatening gunshot wounds. Seven others who were shot have injuries that are not life-threatening, the chief said.
Seven of the victims are under age 20, with the youngest being 16, Graboys said. He said at least two of the shooting victims had guns.
Alabama's Attorney General who is running for Senate to replace Tommy Tuberville who is running for governor decided to air out his concerns through the usual "tone deafness' of white people. Instead of challenging the status quo of gun violence, this asshole wants to call out Reed for crime in Montgomery. Instead of addressing gun violence, Steve Marshall wants to dog whistle to white nationalist.
Did you know Marshall was a target of political violence?
A white man set off an explosive device around the Alabama Attorney General’s office. Marshall was one of a dozen state attorney generals trying to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Marshall claimed Montgomery officials will not admit the capital city is facing what he called a crisis.
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| Easy access to firearms allows this to happen. |
“Though the blame lies with those who carelessly pulled the triggers, I continue to be troubled by the city leadership’s stubborn refusal to acknowledge that they have a serious problem,” Marshall said.
Reed, who was asked about Marshall’s statement, said it shows a lack of awareness about efforts the city is making.
“If the attorney general ever wants to talk with me about what we’re doing, I’d be more than happy to sit with him, and I’ll go to him, tell him exactly what we’ve been doing,” Reed said.
“But I don’t need anybody lecturing me about crime.”
Reed said he once had a gun pointed at his face before he was mayor and said he would never forget it.
“And these people last night won’t ever forget what happened to them,” Reed said. “I don’t need that type of sideline commentary from the state’s top law enforcement official.”
Saturday night’s shootout came two weeks after five people were killed in four violent weekend incidents in Montgomery.
That shit falls on Ivey. She could do something like ending gun show loopholes, making harder for Alabamans to get easy access to firearms and work with mayors on violence reduction in the state.
What is the real reason for gun violence in the United States?
Create your own Polls
So I just want to say that the Second Amendment is White, period.
A bullet does not care about color. We all bleed red and so many lives are lost to gun violence and Republicans offer no solutions other than "thoughts and prayers" with a touch of "lock em up."
Gun violence is the number one threat in the United States.
I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases.
Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.
According to the far right: White shooters are always mentally ill or lone wolves. The far right believes they should receive some sympathy for their crimes. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals who deserve lengthy time in the iron college or death. Gay and transgender shooters are active groomers who want to be pedophiles on children. Muslim shooters are terrorists who should be surveiled or deported. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants and they should be deported. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [leftist or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the politics of the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the ridiculous "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black. Even if the evidence turns out that the shooter has alignment with conservative causes or Republicans, the far right dismisses it as a hoax or a plot to demonize the MAGA movement.
The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms.
Trump gave us open season.
WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!
FOR EVERY BAD COP, THERE WILL BE A DEAD COP!
IF THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO AID ISRAEL, THE WORLD WILL BOYCOTT THE U.S. AND ABANDON THE DOLLAR!
I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET OR THE COP'S VERSION.
These murderers don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives.
There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.
Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions.
We need to put pressure on Republicans and Democrats to do something to improve everyone's lives.
Keep pressure on them with Israel.
Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and the U.S. must end its aid.
Our taxpayer money should not help Israel any further.Republicans have extremely unpopular ideas. They will find out the risk of supporters being turned off by their policies.
Biden, Harris and the Democratic Party failed at understanding what is more important to the country. Trump, Vance and the Republican Party have already failed at understanding.
Both parties support of Israel had made some Arab Americans, Muslim and young voters vote against them. They have cost Biden a second term and Harris a historical victory.
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| Expect more of this. |
The website Officer Down is a memorial to those police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Those victims who don't get their names or accomplishments mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence. We are covering workplace violence, religious facility violence, police violence and school shootings as well.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
It is a difficult thing to tell a family member, friend, co-worker or a player of a gambling venue. But if see something, say something. It may save a life.
The call center to the White House and Congress should still be the same.
The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police.
Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that deporting law abiding immigrants seeking refuge is inhumane. You want our American military out of out of our cities, the Middle East and every fucking international conflict in the world. You want legislation to focus on lowering the cost of rent, lowering the cost of food, lowering the cost of hospital visits, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that pulling out of the UN Human Rights Organization, World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accords will put the U.S. in danger when catastrophic event happen. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel and Ukraine. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism.
We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire, a weapons embargo, sanctions and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more domestic or foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists and special interest groups.
THERE IS NO GOD!
GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!
FUCK YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!
LET ME BE CLEAR, PRAYERS DO NOT STOP FUCKING BULLETS!
THIS IS A MAN-MADE ISSUE! WHY IS IT SO HARD TO STOP A MAN-MADE ISSUE LIKE GUN VIOLENCE?
STOP SAYING YOU'RE PRAYING TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE. IT IS FUCKING PLATITUDES. DO SOMETHING ABOUT FUCKING GUN VIOLENCE YOU WORTHLESS LAWMAKERS. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, THE CHOICE TO CONTINUE THE STATUS QUO WILL KEEP YOU AND OTHERS AT RISK OF VIOLENCE. MAKE A CHOICE TO STOP THE CHAOS AND ACT LIKE A FUCKING 79 YEAR OLD MAN. DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE COUNTRY.
