School shooting at Texas Elementary school, several children reported dead

[BrawlMan]

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Texas governor stopped at campaign fundraiser ‘for hours’ after Uvalde shooting

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Uvalde shooting: elementary school principal reinstated after suspension

Mandy Gutierrez was placed on leave following release of report that was critical of school security and lock that had not been fixed

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Uvalde under scrutiny: What we know about key figures connected to the massacre response

New details keep emerging about those at the center of controversy after Uvalde school massacre. Here’s what we know about officials in charge and key figures who have been ousted.

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Major news outlets sue Texas agency for withholding Uvalde shooting records | Texas school shooting | The Guardian

Lawsuit says Texas Department of Public Safety ‘declined to provide any meaningful information’ regarding events of that day

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[CastletonSnob]

I watched a PBS News Hour episode, and there was a segment on how gun companies market their products.

Their advertising methods (Appealing to young men's masculinity) are VERY similar to how tobacco companies advertise cigarettes.

 

[BrawlMan]

Get them for all they are worth.

Victims and survivors of Uvalde shooting to file $27 billion lawsuit

According to the attorney representing the families, the suit will go after law enforcement agencies and a gun manufacturer.

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Carlos Correa Foundation and Astros honor Uvalde shooting survivor Mayah Zamora in shortstop's 1st return to Houston | abc13.com

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Robb Elementary parents file complaints with Uvalde schools asking for superintendent's removal

The parent of a Robb Elementary student who was not injured but is suffering emotional effects following the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead said Monday he and four other parents have each filed complaints with the school district calling for the superintendent's removal.

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[Thaluikhain]

Huh, if they win the lawsuit, that is one hell of a precedent.

But, meh, nobody cares about amendments other than the 2nd (and the 1st when it allows them to be awful), so good luck.

 

[thebobmaster]

Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire police chief Pete Arredondo | CNN

The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to immediately terminate the contract of district police chief Pete Arredondo, three months after a teenaged gunman took the lives of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary.

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And not a tear was shed.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Get them for all they are worth.

Victims and survivors of Uvalde shooting to file $27 billion lawsuit

According to the attorney representing the families, the suit will go after law enforcement agencies and a gun manufacturer.

www.sacurrent.com

I still don't understand suing gun manufacturers over mass shootings. Yes, the gun manufacturer made the gun, but they didn't sell it to the shooter and they didn't make them break the law. No one has ever sued Toyota because a drunk driver crashed into them, why is this any different?

And if they're going to go as far as suing the gun manufacturer why aren't they suing the ammo manufacturer as well, and the ATF for passing his background check, and the agency running NICS?

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire police chief Pete Arredondo | CNN

The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to immediately terminate the contract of district police chief Pete Arredondo, three months after a teenaged gunman took the lives of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary.

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And not a tear was shed.

Firing isn't good enough.

Frankly if police agencies want to have military weapons and larp being soldiers there should be laws in place about dereliction of duty, just like in the military and shit like this should carry prison time.

 

[BrawlMan]

I still don't understand suing gun manufacturers over mass shootings. Yes, the gun manufacturer made the gun, but they didn't sell it to the shooter and they didn't make them break the law.

While there some truth to that, they do nothing to help with control, and make things worse. Not to mention, the gun lobbyist and politicians are in bed with each other, stopping gun laws, or only making tiny laws or restriction that don't do anything. Plus, the parents are going after cops too; especially them. They can more than afford to lose a few billions here and there.

 

[Silvanus]

I still don't understand suing gun manufacturers over mass shootings. Yes, the gun manufacturer made the gun, but they didn't sell it to the shooter and they didn't make them break the law. No one has ever sued Toyota because a drunk driver crashed into them, why is this any different?

And if they're going to go as far as suing the gun manufacturer why aren't they suing the ammo manufacturer as well, and the ATF for passing his background check, and the agency running NICS?

Ah, but gun manufacturers do aggressively lobby to ensure any and all safety regulations/restrictions never get off the starting line. And they may not have sold it to the shooter, but they did lobby to stop background checks, and to make sure the shooter could obtain it and carry it wherever he wanted.

The difference between this and car manufacturers is that car manufacturers occasionally do actually show some interest in avoiding death, and put money into that. Gun manufacturers do the opposite.

 

[SilentPony]

Firing isn't good enough.

Frankly if police agencies want to have military weapons and larp being soldiers there should be laws in place about dereliction of duty, just like in the military and shit like this should carry prison time.

Im pretty sure if there was a mass shooting on a military base, and the security teams in full kit waiting over an hour while the officers' children bleed to death, there would be a lot more harsh punishment than simple dereliction of duty.

 

[Chimpzy]

Uvalde police chief Pete Arredondo got fired

Uvalde school police chief fired for response to shooting

The Uvalde school district’s embattled police chief has been fired following allegations that he made several critical mistakes during a mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

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Ok, I approve of the decision, but I'm a bit confused. Why does a school district board have the authority to fire police?

 

[Silvanus]

Im pretty sure if there was a mass shooting on a military base, and the security teams in full kit waiting over an hour while the officers' children bleed to death, there would be a lot more harsh punishment than simple dereliction of duty.

....Huh. Apparently over 300 school districts in Texas have their own police departments.

The US is wild.

 

[Chimpzy]

....Huh. Apparently over 300 school districts in Texas have their own police departments.

The US is wild.

Huh, guess that explains why the Uvalde school board could fire theirs.

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

The US is weird and Texas was made by people who didn't think it was weird enough

 

[Casual Shinji]

....Huh. Apparently over 300 school districts in Texas have their own police departments.

The US is wild.

See, I didn't even know this, and school shootings happening still blew my mind. But they have school shootings WHILE the freaking schools have their own police departments?

 

[Piscian]

....Huh. Apparently over 300 school districts in Texas have their own police departments.

The US is wild.

One of my highschools had a police department, but it was "that" kind of school. Lot of gang violence. That definitely must be a Texas thing. In kentucky afaik only a couple schools were like that but they were criminal reformatory schools or the aforementioned "high school high" I went to.

 

[Thaluikhain]

In Miami, it's the other way around, the police department has it's own school. Not a police school, a school for kids.

 

[Chimpzy]

Yeh, if there were 377 cops instead of 376, everything would've been dandy.

Parents of Uvalde shooting victim urge Ted Cruz to support gun control, to no avail

The senator declined and instead said “he supports increasing law enforcement presence on school campuses.”

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[The Rogue Wolf]

Yeh, if there were 377 cops instead of 376, everything would've been dandy.

Parents of Uvalde shooting victim urge Ted Cruz to support gun control, to no avail

The senator declined and instead said “he supports increasing law enforcement presence on school campuses.”

www.texastribune.org

It doesn't matter how many "good guys with guns" there are if they're all more interested in protecting themselves than the rest of us.