1 Injured in Shooting During King Parade in Miss.

[elleng]

Source: nyt/ap

Police in Mississippi's state capital were on the lookout for a man who shot another man during a parade honoring the memory of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jackson police spokeswoman Colendula Green said it happened Saturday, shortly after noon, in the general area of the parade but not directly on the parade route.


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/01/19/us/ap-us-king-parade-shooting.html?hp

[jpak]

1. Gun Appreciation Day

yup

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. So what was this asshat celebrating?

Stupidity Appreciation Day?

[me b zola]

4. He was celebrating Martin Luther King Day

He had nothing to do with the gun nuts

[alp227]

8. James Earl Ray's zombie?

[SoapBox]

3. And I'll just bet that the Puke/Bagger/Hater types will point to this and say

shit about MLK Day.

But conveniently forget about all the shootings at those gun shows.

[ashtonelijah]

5. Meanwhile, just a few blocks away, Gun Appreciation Day Celebrations at the Capitol building

Yup, there were Gun Appreciation Day rallies being held just blocks away at the State Capitol building. Lots of Mississippi lawmakers and Gov. Phil Bryant were in attendance.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. How will they ever know if the guns truly "appreciated" all this?

[samsingh]

7. another gun problem