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flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
Mon Apr 20, 2020, 03:41 PM Apr 2020

Oh, Canada . . .

A mass shooting in Canada was the deadliest in its history. At least 16 people, including a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, were killed in a roving gun rampage that began at a home in Nova Scotia on Saturday night. The perpetrator was disguised as a police officer and led authorities on a 12-hour manhunt before he died.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/suspect-gabriel-wortman-claims-several-victims-in-portapique-nova-scotia-rampage-police?utm_source=The+Trace+mailing+list&utm_campaign=d45bbeb054-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_24_04_06_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f76c3ff31c-d45bbeb054-51831121

In the US we call that Tuesday . . .

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Oh, Canada . . . (Original Post) flamin lib Apr 2020 OP
It is 18 people so far but Bev54 Apr 2020 #1
Yeah - that's pretty unusual up here Worried2020 Apr 2020 #2

Bev54

(13,517 posts)
1. It is 18 people so far but
Mon Apr 20, 2020, 04:02 PM
Apr 2020

they have not yet examined the burnt out buildings so could be more. There will be more gun restrictions coming.

Worried2020

(444 posts)
2. Yeah - that's pretty unusual up here
Mon Apr 20, 2020, 06:05 PM
Apr 2020

I just hope it's not an indication of more to come - copycats, depression, etc.,

The stay at home thingy is blamed for increasing incidents of domestic violence, although it appears to have decreased general criminal activity.

Hell, people can get "cabin-fever" even when they alive alone . . .

Imagine living with someone 24/7 that you sighed a sigh of relief as they went off to work, and having most of the day to yourself, fussing about with chores, child-care etc. without input from someone on your performance . . . Now they are underfoot with nothing much to do . . . . a recipe for problems if ya ask me.

I've always been in favor of our reduced access to hand guns and automatic weapons. But I know, if one wants to, one can get them up here. Luckily, it appears that not too many of us wanna go that route.

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