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40. But Lone Wolf attacks aren't real or serious,

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 03:02 PM

Nov 2016

and aren't really terrorism events!

Even though the perps are doing exactly what ISIS called for them to do.

This place makes me crazy sometimes.

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ACTIVE SHOOTER ALERT ISSUED AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY [View all] sufrommich Nov 2016 OP

Just another day in gun country! Initech Nov 2016 #1

Attacker did not use a gun oberliner Nov 2016 #32

And (so far) none of the victims has died. LisaM Nov 2016 #51

And the perpetrator was, apparently, unable to acquire a firearm due to our laws. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #55

So why was this classified as "active shooter"? Initech Nov 2016 #63

Bet people heard the shots when the cop shoot the assailant and reported them csziggy Nov 2016 #69

I think that is the generic name for the campus alert system when there is a dangerous person oberliner Nov 2016 #78

We will never have peace until we go door to door (ntxt) scscholar Nov 2016 #46

And collect all the automobiles and sharp objects? Because that's what was used here. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #53

Maybe you missed the "ACTIVE SHOOTER" part of the title scscholar Nov 2016 #70

He didn't have a gun. nt B2G Nov 2016 #71

Check again. The attacker didn't have a gun at all. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #72

Really? Dr. Strange Nov 2016 #79

Which is never going to happen. Ace Rothstein Nov 2016 #75

What do you plan sarisataka Nov 2016 #81

There was no gun---it's knife country,I guess. virgogal Nov 2016 #61

Possible suspect shot by OSU officer mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2016 #2

2 miles from where I am sitting Botany Nov 2016 #3

I was on 71 southbound at 161 jdadd Nov 2016 #93

Other countries call this "insanity." mac56 Nov 2016 #4

We Don't Like Mondays kebob Nov 2016 #6

Report... FarPoint Nov 2016 #5

One person had leg slashed with machete per msnbc just now. riversedge Nov 2016 #7

I thank you for the update.. FarPoint Nov 2016 #24

No one was shot except the asshole with the machete. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #56

Yeah... FarPoint Nov 2016 #67

One female victim shot in a foot. LisaL Nov 2016 #86

We obviously need billh58 Nov 2016 #8

The only guns sarisataka Nov 2016 #21

The headline "Active Shooter" billh58 Nov 2016 #23

Not impunged in the least sarisataka Nov 2016 #26

The fact remains however, billh58 Nov 2016 #27

That is an assumption sarisataka Nov 2016 #30

Tell that to the Sandy Hook parents, billh58 Nov 2016 #36

Tell the Tutsi sarisataka Nov 2016 #41

Great answer! billh58 Nov 2016 #42

Are you feeling OK? sarisataka Nov 2016 #44

Of course you would. n/t billh58 Nov 2016 #45

There have, in fact, been high-casualty mass-knifings, though for various reasons, it's mostly AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #59

True, and mass murder is not billh58 Nov 2016 #65

It's a likely probability rather than an assumption, regardless of whether it fits into your narrati LanternWaste Nov 2016 #54

Call it probability sarisataka Nov 2016 #82

The headline was a typical media error. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #57

Policeman shot and killed the suspect. People heard shots. LisaL Nov 2016 #83

Columbus Dispatch: 8 transported to hospital brooklynite Nov 2016 #9

27 years later and more relevant than ever Va Lefty Nov 2016 #10

Helicopters over my house right now. Botany Nov 2016 #11

Shooter is dead according to Bloomberg terminal. nt Lucky Luciano Nov 2016 #12

Attacker without gun, it seems from news. Yo_Mama Nov 2016 #25

UPDATE: Lockdown lifted. Students can move around. Classes cancelled for the rest of the day brooklynite Nov 2016 #13

Guns And More Guns colsohlibgal Nov 2016 #14

Ohio legislators who passed "open carry" laws made sure that... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #15

The NRA doesn't spend any time or effort on machetes, to my knowledge. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #60

Current Preliminary Live Reports was Machete Attack, Not Gun attack mackdaddy Nov 2016 #16

Just a knife sarisataka Nov 2016 #17

That is the standard pattern... but it surprises me today FBaggins Nov 2016 #18

The dead purp is an African American B2G Nov 2016 #19

A Somali refugee oberliner Nov 2016 #34

Legal resident, 18 year-old Somali refugee. FBI on it, because MO is like Daesh recs Yo_Mama Nov 2016 #37

Deranged will be the settled opinion here. B2G Nov 2016 #39

Abdul Razak Ali Artan, OSU student and Muslim oberliner Nov 2016 #77

That will make the RW sarisataka Nov 2016 #43

CBS saying it was a Somali refugee. Ace Rothstein Nov 2016 #35

By all means, continue your righteous narrative. LanternWaste Nov 2016 #58

I slightly wondered if it could be an angry Woverines fan... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #20

This Michigan Dem is Truly Worried About Our Buckeye Family annarbor Nov 2016 #95

Thanks. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #99

CNN mentioned possible terrorism motive Bradical79 Nov 2016 #28

Yes, it does, because these are methods ISIS has been advocating Yo_Mama Nov 2016 #38

But Lone Wolf attacks aren't real or serious, B2G Nov 2016 #40

1 nt jonno99 Nov 2016 #47

My feeling is that if someone is attacked, it's serious. Yo_Mama Nov 2016 #52

Well I was mostly correct sarisataka Nov 2016 #102

Kick. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #106

About right Duckhunter935 Nov 2016 #29

Hell, I thought you gunners were the first to tell us when 20 kids get shot in the head that there Hoyt Nov 2016 #62

You gunners? sarisataka Nov 2016 #85

Oh, I guess 2nd Amendment worship group being listed as your favorite group here is due to the Hack. Hoyt Nov 2016 #90

Do you have a point? sarisataka Nov 2016 #91

Plus 100! n/t billh58 Nov 2016 #94

Suspect killed, 10 hospitalized after campus attack Baclava Nov 2016 #22

I was in that exact area right before it happened ck4829 Nov 2016 #31

Just wow - that's scary. Glad you're ok...nt jonno99 Nov 2016 #49

That would be unnerving as hell to realize. It's so lucky you didn't linger there. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2016 #80

Attacker was a Somali refugee oberliner Nov 2016 #33

Somewhat similar to the stabbing spree up here in the St. Cloud, MN mall this fall NickB79 Nov 2016 #48

UPDATE: Suspect hit three people with car, got out and started attacking brooklynite Nov 2016 #50

We can thank our idiot president elect Abouttime Nov 2016 #64

What was your excuse for them when Obama was in office? B2G Nov 2016 #68

Pretty sure that's a parody comment. xor Nov 2016 #96

Maybe you haven't kept up with this kind of attack B2G Nov 2016 #98

And then people like Trump point to this guy christx30 Nov 2016 #73

Wahabi violence began in the 1700s, and was active in the US & EU long before Trump Yo_Mama Nov 2016 #74

gr8 b8 m8, I r8 8/8 xor Nov 2016 #97

Look like he was possibly ISIS inspired. hrmjustin Nov 2016 #66

A student at the school- poor grades or unrequited affection? bettyellen Nov 2016 #76

Neither. LisaL Nov 2016 #84

Why do you say that? I feel like lack of success is often a root cause- bettyellen Nov 2016 #87

Why do I say that? LisaL Nov 2016 #88

That's a narrative people like to latch on to. Turns out it's not really relevant. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #101

Well I'm thinking mental illness is always part of the story - bettyellen Nov 2016 #103

Most definitely. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #104

Yeah, the ignorance and fear around it is astounding. One of my favorite things about Obama care was bettyellen Nov 2016 #105

No, he got his associates degree at community college /w good gpa & was at this college for more. Sunlei Nov 2016 #100

Well the gunzagain crowd won the day MyNameGoesHere Nov 2016 #89

Plus 100! n/t billh58 Nov 2016 #92