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Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon [W:162, 896, 911]]

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Do we know if the owner passed a background check before getting the bomb, and was the bomb properly registered? It may be time we re-evaluate an assault-bomb ban.
Laws, constitutions, etc, are so pointless.

Somalia is nice this time of year.
 
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To some it's the ONLY thing ...

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, and children who
wrote the president about gun violence following last month's shooting at
an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., signs executive orders to reduce gun violence

Good afternoon, Bubba. :2wave:

Yeah, signing an executive order ought to handle the problem, even when the law can't! :shock: :shrug:
 
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Oh man...just made the mistake of turning on the radio...some talking-head was like "...from the picture, this looked like a full-on fireball explosion directly from the ground..."

Really, genius? That's the most intelligent thing you could come up with? An explosion had a fireball. Wow. "Full-on"? WTF is that? Is there a "half-on"?

These ****ing pundits trying to sound smart....wtf ever man :roll:
 
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Last I heard was 2 dead 24 injured, several people losing their lags :( Hope there is no more and hope they catch the a***** that did this
 
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CNN is saying the Police are saying homemade devices.....but an event to cause harm.

No one has claimed any type of credit for it.....as of yet.
 
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A federal law-enforcement source confirmed to The Post there are at least 12 dead and nearly 50 injured. Fox News reported that Massachusetts General Hospital was treating 10 people with amputated limbs and all operating rooms were on hold.

Authorities have a identified a suspect, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds.


http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...wASg0RQfVsH1yI
 
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Frankly I'm surprised that this is all that's happened since 9/11. I know that there have been many attempts, but this is the first successful attack in 12 years.

Well if you discount that whole anthrax thing and the DC sniper fiasco.
 
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CNN is saying the Police are saying homemade devices.....but an event to cause harm.

No one has claimed any type of credit for it.....as of yet.
They usually wait for the media to digest the casualties, a couple hours, before claiming responsibility. If it was a terrorist attack they'll likely make themselves known before evening prayer.
 
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Good afternoon, MMC.

O.M.G.! Are we safe anywhere? :thumbdown:



No. Safety is an illusion.


However, staying away from large public events in major cities isn't a BAD idea...
 
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Third explosion at JFK library.
 
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There was a third uncontrolled explosion at the JFK Library per the Chief of Police briefing.
 
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Paranoia isn't the answer, either.

Good afternoon, goldsmith23. :2wave:

We were warned about being careful at sporting events, like stadiums full of people to watch football or baseball games, but this? This is too much! :shock:
 
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It's going to be days and maybe even months before the full story is known, except for casualties and the chemical trace analysis. The media will of course blather on and on and on non-stop the rest of the night, seeing how much hysteria they can generate. Ignoring it for a couple of days at least is best.

Any favorites in the upcoming The Voice competitions?
 
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They usually wait for the media to digest the casualties, a couple hours, before claiming responsibility. If it was a terrorist attack they'll likely make themselves known before evening prayer.

Homemade devices would mean their leaning more in the directions of something homegrown. CNN just said one of the Bombs hit the JFK library. Cops talking on CNN now breaking.

The Third explosion occurred an hour ago at JFK Library separate from the Marathon.
 
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Laws, constitutions, etc, are so
pointless.

Somalia is nice this time of year.

Criminals seem to disregard them, which is the point of the Conservatives.

How about we enforce the laws currently in place and NOT placate stupid people who just want "something done" to protect the "children".
 
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Third explosion at the JFK Library. Source police on CNN.
 
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Good afternoon, Bubba. :2wave:

Yeah, signing an executive order ought to handle the problem, even when the law can't! :shock: :shrug:
I know! Making assault rifles is just as easy as making bombs!
 
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We were warned about being careful at sporting events, like stadiums full of people to watch football or baseball games, but this? This is too much! :shock:

You're never gonna be 100% safe. From the smallest of the micro-scale to the largest of the macro-scale, things are constantly trying to kill you.
 
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So tired of this. Tired of the violence, tired of the maiming and killing, tired of the media circus, tired of the peanut gallery that always shows up to have the same mundane conversation about it over and over, and tired of the public outcry for more "safety" that is sure to follow.

Don't know what else to say really. Just feeling disillusioned with the state of my homeland and history constantly repeating itself.

RIP to the dead, and to the eased suffering of the survivors.
 
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Criminals seem to disregard them, which is the point of the Conservatives.

How about we enforce the laws currently in place and NOT placate stupid people who just want "something done" to protect the "children".
How about we keep in place previous laws on assault weapons that were effective according to multiple law agencies?
 
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I wish law enforcement had offered a large reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever did this. Somebody knows. Somebody always knows.
 
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Homemade devices would mean their leaning more in the directions of something homegrown. CNN just said one of the Bombs hit the JFK library. Cops talking on CNN now breaking.
That would make sense. The Lone-Wolf terrorist is the biggest threat because they're completely undetectable. They typically are born in the US, are converts to Islam, have no criminal or mental history....but messages about their plans made on obscure social media shortly before the event will be uncovered.
 
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Obama notified about Boston Marathon explosions, directs administration to provide assistance.....

The White House says President Barack Obama has been notified about the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

The White House says the administration is in contact with state and local authorities and directed his administration to provide whatever assistance is necessary in the investigation and response.

Vice-President Joe Biden was on a conference call with gun control activists when staffers turned on televisions in his office Monday to view coverage of the explosions.

Shortly after the explosions, Secret Service shut down Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House, cordoning off the area with yellow police tape. Several Secret Service patrol cars also blocked off the entry points to the road.

The White House was not on lockdown and tourists and other onlookers were still able to be in the park across the street from the executive mansion.....snip~

Obama notified about Boston Marathon explosions, directs administration to provide assistance


They are also saying they think the JFK explosion was related. But it was not the device the Cops blew on BoytonSt. <sp>
 
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