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Nevada IHOP shooter was 'gentle, kind man'

A, "politician"; the bodies weren't even cold, before the Libbos were claiming that Laughner was influenced by talk radio, or Ann Coulter, or something.

The Libbos weren't nearly as objective then, as they are now. Why is that?

What? The guy released a video of himself walking around campus blathering right wing psychosis to himself in the night... know what youre talking about. It's available on the internet, his skull was an amalgamation of right wing radio talking points.
 
What? The guy released a video of himself walking around campus blathering right wing psychosis to himself in the night... know what youre talking about. It's available on the internet, his skull was an amalgamation of right wing radio talking points.

So I guess your answer to me in post 21 wasn't very sincere.
 
Because it was clear that the target of the attack was a Democratic politician, whereas in this case there is no indication of a motive. It's not that complicated.
And it was proven that Palin and talk radio caused it?
 
This same thing happened over and over when Giffords was shot. Do you feel the same about those who did it then?

I wonder how many anti-2nd amendment loons turn every tragedy like this into a we should piss and **** on the 2nd amendment and how 2nd amendment advocates are evil for opposing any anti-2nd amendment laws discussion?
 
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Why did 'gentle' man kill 4 at Nevada IHOP? - US news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com

I was surprised to not find anything posted on this yet. My prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the victims. A very tragic situation, made even more frightening to me personally because I was in Carson City just before this happened.

I am glad the murderer shot himself in the head. The tax payers will not have to waste money on a trial for this scumbag, there will not be any debate on whether or not he should get the death penalty and the victims families will only have to focus on grieving instead of worrying whether or not that scumbag will get justice.
 
Totally classless thing to say. Thanks for showing us the high road.
Yeah, well everyone knows you couldn't find it with a map.
 
If the rifle was a full auto weapon, (which I think has not yet been established but some early reports suggest it was), those are already heavily regulated and he probably did not possess it legally.

Personally I think making this incident about gun control is just as bad as making it partisan. **** like this happens because of murderous nutjobs, and there's probably no way to stop an occasional event like this... but thankfully they're pretty rare among a 300 million-plus population. What are your odds of being present (let alone shot) when something like this happens, ever in your life? Probably millions to one against. What are your odds of dying in a car crash? Around 100 to 1.

I recall a case in Atlanta where a businessman killed his wife and three co-workers with a hammer. A hammer, and he killed nearly as many as this guy with an AK.

Murderous nutcases slip through the cracks sometimes. Blaming that on the Left, the Right, or guns, or Obama, or Bush, or hammers, is not a solution.

If you remind people of a case like this, they will try to outlaw hammers, then I will have to hang my pictures using a wrench to hit the nail. Please don't do that.
 
Not at all. I could certainly do that, if it was indicated. I mean the guy did have a "support our troops" sticker on his car. But again, there is no evidence that he targeted the guardsmen. There's no indication that he even knew they were in the iHop. The first person he shot was a bicyclist in the parking lot.

You are of the opinion that only consertatives support the troops?
 
You are of the opinion that only consertatives support the troops?

Well, he has a point doesn't he? On the other hand, the man did look hispanic. ;)
 
If the rifle was a full auto weapon, (which I think has not yet been established but some early reports suggest it was), those are already heavily regulated and he probably did not possess it legally.

Personally I think making this incident about gun control is just as bad as making it partisan. **** like this happens because of murderous nutjobs,

I didn't make it about it. I agree that this isn't the time for that. But I simply made a comment that I don't understand a position.
 
Because it was clear that the target of the attack was a Democratic politician, whereas in this case there is no indication of a motive. It's not that complicated.

How in the blue hell was it an attack on a Democrat politician when he shout 18 other people? DAMN.
 
I'm only going to do this once. You held the reins of the lets blame Palin for the Giffords shooting band wagon.

Like hell I did. I see some things don't change. Still making **** up I see. I'd suggest you provide a single quote where I said that. Providing a link to a huge thread is typical of you. and you knowit. Come up with the quote or stfu.
 
If the rifle was a full auto weapon, (which I think has not yet been established but some early reports suggest it was), those are already heavily regulated and he probably did not possess it legally.

Personally I think making this incident about gun control is just as bad as making it partisan. **** like this happens because of murderous nutjobs, and there's probably no way to stop an occasional event like this... but thankfully they're pretty rare among a 300 million-plus population. What are your odds of being present (let alone shot) when something like this happens, ever in your life? Probably millions to one against. What are your odds of dying in a car crash? Around 100 to 1.

I recall a case in Atlanta where a businessman killed his wife and three co-workers with a hammer. A hammer, and he killed nearly as many as this guy with an AK.

Murderous nutcases slip through the cracks sometimes. Blaming that on the Left, the Right, or guns, or Obama, or Bush, or hammers, is not a solution.

If the gun was full auto, wouldn't he have killed more than he did? Unless he was specifically targetting the one's he killed?
 
What makes me sick more than anything was the guy that was in the parking lot that was armed and didn't shoot the ****er in his back when he had the chance.
 
How in the blue hell was it an attack on a Democrat politician when he shout 18 other people? DAMN.

Well, he did walk past all those other people to shoot Giffords FIRST, so I think he considered everyone else a bonus. He also had a personal beef with her. The whole "...if words don't mean anything" question he directed to her personally face to face.

Granted, there is some question whether his attack on her was ideologically motivated or just the result of some psychosis.
 
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You are of the opinion that only consertatives support the troops?

Most righties are. They been trained by Fake News and RW radio to buy that pap.
 
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Enough with the personal crap, and the hyperpartisan crap. If you want to discuss the issues surrounding this event in a reasonably civil manner, fine. If you're going to go full retard or sling ad-homs or engage in personal duels, I advise you to do it elsewhere... or Goshin's Silver Hammer will come down on someone's head.
 
If the gun was full auto, wouldn't he have killed more than he did? Unless he was specifically targetting the one's he killed?

Unless something has changed, most "full auto" one sees in the hands of civilians aren't military select fire weapons but modified closed bolt types, most of which are pull-the-trigger-once-and-the-weapon-fires-until-empty. Pretty useless actually.
 
If the gun was full auto, wouldn't he have killed more than he did? Unless he was specifically targetting the one's he killed?


I don't know if it was full auto or not; early reports suggested it was, but I haven't seen confirmation.

Most people don't shoot full auto weapons very well at all. Instead of using short controllable bursts they try to spray like a garden hose and end up wasting lots of ammo on air and inanimate objects. Unless he was far more skilled than I would expect, I don't think full auto vs semi-auto would make a lot of difference in how many were killed. Now, if we were talking about a firing into a massive and densely packed crowd, like the crowds trying to enter a stadium or auditorium for a big game or concert, that might be different.

Otherwise, where most thugs are the shooter, full auto = full retard = lots of missed shots.
 
All I know is there are 4 grieving families that my heart goes out to, I'm not sure if it's the media and we hear about them more, or if it's happening more. But in either case, it's just sad that that innocent people should be put through the pain, agony and grieving of such senseless killings.
 
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