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**AlexBrith** · 08-25-2012, 06:33 AM

Turns out all the wounded were hit by NYPD bullets ...

This means we should ALL have guns!

After all, if we did, he would not have been able to shoot someone...

That is right. This way, we can have an exciting 5th ave shootout. Of course there may be some collateral damage, but what the hell, it's good entertainment value!

The NRA always says that we'd all be safer if everybody had a gun.

Then, when a shooter goes wild, some ace will take him down and save everyone else from injury or worse.

Here we had professionals, trained in use of firearms ...

A clothing designer who had been fired from a Midtown company shot and killed a former co-worker in the shadow of the Empire State Building on Friday morning and was then killed by the police, in a shootout in which nine bystanders were hurt, the authorities said.

Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said that nine bystanders had been “wounded or grazed” and taken to hospitals. The mayor said that some of the injured may have been hit by police bullets during the confrontation with the suspect ... Mr. Kelly said that the two officers fired a total of 14 rounds and that he believed some of the shooting victims had been shot by the officers “based on the number of people shot and the capacity of” the gunman’s weapon.

... Mr. Johnson, the commissioner said, was carrying a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun “in a bag under his arm.” ... Mr. Bloomberg said Mr. Johnson pulled out his gun “and tried to shoot the cops and kill the cops.”

“They returned fire,” the mayor added. A law enforcement official said later on Friday that Mr. Johnson did not fire his weapon.

Imagine the results on that crowded street if every packin' passerby pulled a pistol and took aim at the guy.

08-25-2012, 06:33 AM	#7
AlexBrith Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 438 Senior Member	Turns out all the wounded were hit by NYPD bullets ... This means we should ALL have guns! After all, if we did, he would not have been able to shoot someone... That is right. This way, we can have an exciting 5th ave shootout. Of course there may be some collateral damage, but what the hell, it's good entertainment value! The NRA always says that we'd all be safer if everybody had a gun. Then, when a shooter goes wild, some ace will take him down and save everyone else from injury or worse. Here we had professionals, trained in use of firearms ... A clothing designer who had been fired from a Midtown company shot and killed a former co-worker in the shadow of the Empire State Building on Friday morning and was then killed by the police, in a shootout in which nine bystanders were hurt, the authorities said. Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said that nine bystanders had been “wounded or grazed” and taken to hospitals. The mayor said that some of the injured may have been hit by police bullets during the confrontation with the suspect ... Mr. Kelly said that the two officers fired a total of 14 rounds and that he believed some of the shooting victims had been shot by the officers “based on the number of people shot and the capacity of” the gunman’s weapon. ... Mr. Johnson, the commissioner said, was carrying a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun “in a bag under his arm.” ... Mr. Bloomberg said Mr. Johnson pulled out his gun “and tried to shoot the cops and kill the cops.” “They returned fire,” the mayor added. A law enforcement official said later on Friday that Mr. Johnson did not fire his weapon. Imagine the results on that crowded street if every packin' passerby pulled a pistol and took aim at the guy.
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