Pulse Nightclub in Orlando Attack

[DeezNuts515]

Don't all clubs have door security that pat patrons down before entering?
How did the shooter get in with an AK-15?
btw, the Orlando weapon is banned in the UK for all Attachment 942169non-military and LE personnel.

From what I understand, he rushed the doors at last call, and either killed the bouncers or they just didn't react.

My daughter is going on a trip with her mother and will be gone three weeks. I live in Orlando and was planning on hitting up Pulse or Parliament House during that time. Not anymore, I'm done with Downtown Orlando for good.

[fred41]

Nothing surprising here...predictably stereotypical:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2672445

[nysprod]

Gun control didn't stop them in Paris did it?

I can't stand these facile analogies because by extension it implies:

1. There should be no gun control because it won't 100% stop things like this from happening
2. There should be no laws, because people will still commit crime

[broncofan]

Nothing surprising here...predictably stereotypical:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2672445

The picture is certainly clearing up. Trish seemed to have a good handle on it almost right off the bat. I was convinced he was propagandized from online jihadist sites. It is quite possible that his father's homophobia strongly influenced his sense of shame and his decision to declare support for ISIS, which he thought somehow is a masculine act.

I'm pretty convinced that whoever it was that downvoted all of Trish's posts was probably upset that she wanted to be thoughtful and try to understand what was going on before forming conclusions (ahem dreamon: how's Cliven Bundy's federal prison loving ass?).

[thx1138]

Australia confiscates guns http://www.vox.com/2015/8/27/9212725/australia-buyback Something to think about.

[Stavros]

And now this:
The gunman who killed 49 people in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando is said to have been a regular at the venue and had messaged several people on gay dating apps.

Read more-
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...r-at-nightclub

[fred41]

The picture is certainly clearing up. Trish seemed to have a good handle on it almost right off the bat. I was convinced he was propagandized from online jihadist sites. It is quite possible that his father's homophobia strongly influenced his sense of shame and his decision to declare support for ISIS, which he thought somehow is a masculine act.

Studies indicate that this is often the case:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015...n_7816390.html

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...n-homosexuals/

I wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't constitute a disproportionate amount of people drawn to jihadist organizations...(right along side of Mysoginists who have a problem getting laid in the usual conventional fashion and blame it on women)

[up_for_it]

I can't stand these facile analogies because by extension it implies:

1. There should be no gun control because it won't 100% stop things like this from happening
2. There should be no laws, because people will still commit crime

Thank you.

[bruce_willy]

Pink Pistols urges gays to arm themselves: ‘Guns did not do this, a human being did’

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...lves-guns-did/

[bruce_willy]

No guns involved in this Islamic attack.