The AR15 appeals to the dude bros who play Call of Duty and think it looks badass. They aren’t interested in hunting with it, or distance target shooting. They just want to show off their fancy toy to their friends and compare accessories. It’s a Barbie doll for dude bros.
(pay wall)
Gunman who killed 6 at Virginia Walmart was store employee, police say
The shooter who opened fire late Tuesday at a Walmart in the Tidewater area of Virginia was an employee of the store, Chesapeake Police said at a news conference Wednesday.
Six victims died in the attack, along with the shooter. Four others are injured and at local hospitals, though police said they had no information on their conditions. Police said the gunman used a pistol in the rampage and apparently died of a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.” They did not immediately name him pending notification of next of kin.
It remains unclear how many people were in the store at the time of the incident, which came less than two days before Thanksgiving. Walmart said on Twitter early Wednesday that it was working closely with law enforcement and “focused on supporting our associates.” The store will remain closed as the investigation continues, police said.
Gunman walked into break room and shot colleagues, Walmart employee says
Donya Prioleau was in the store’s break room when the gunman, whom she identified as the manager in a Facebook post, walked in and shot three of her colleagues. Like Prioleau, many Walmart employees who were at the store when the shooting unfolded belonged to the overnight stocking team, she said.
“We’re really good friends,” Prioleau told The Washington Post in a phone interview. “We’re family because you spend most of the night together. What happened last night was awful to see.”
“I cannot unsee what happened in that breakroom,” Prioleau, who was not injured, wrote in a Facebook post.
And we can't have one of these fucked up murder sprees without a fucked up response from our "leaders".
At least the Dems have always tried to say we should at least sit down together and talk about how we might be able to get this shit to stop - the Republicans just scurry back to doing not one fucking thing about it.
As people in Virginia wake up to the news that six people were killed in a Tuesday night attack at a Walmart in Chesapeake, officials are expressing sorrow and praising the response by law enforcement.
“Our hearts break with the community of Chesapeake this morning,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said. “I remain in contact with law enforcement officials throughout this morning and have made available any resources as this investigation moves forward. Heinous acts of violence have no place in our communities.”
“Our hearts break for the victims in Chesapeake and the families who’ve lost loved ones in another senseless act of violence,” said Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R), an outspoken supporter of gun rights.
“Praying for our Commonwealth,” she added.
Some officials called for gun reform. “The Walmart shooting in Chesapeake is horrific,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said. “Both Congress and the Virginia General Assembly have taken steps, finally, to reduce gun violence, but there is so much more to do.”
“Waking up to learn about the tragic mass shooting in our sister city of Chesapeake is soul crushing,” said Andria McClellan, a city council member in nearby Norfolk, who is running for the state Senate.
“It’s maddening that this continues,” she added, calling for an end to gun violence.
Ghazala F. Hashmi (D), a state senator representing Virginia’s 10th District, urged the federal government to act to end gun violence.
“Trauma upon trauma in Virginia. No other country in the world experiences mass shootings and gun violence in the way that we do. It’s long past time for federal action,” she said.
Sick of this shit.
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