LA Representative Steve Scalise was shot this morning in VA

[John_]

At a baseball practice in Alexandria, VA. Shooter armed with a rifle and a handgun opening up on em from the dugout. Scalise was playing second base. Trump tweeted immediately after Scalise was seriously wounded but will recover. Four others were wounded.

Hotlink to story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/shooting-gop-baseball-practice-scalise-shot-120338383.html

Can't even practice/play baseball in America without some sicko shooting people. No doubt this was politically motivated, as this was practice for the Republican pickup team. Another sick symptom of our society today, and just despicable.

NOLA.com link to updates: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/steve_scalise_shot_alexandria.html#incart_big-photo

 

[DaSouthernYankee]

So if this was a deliberate assault on republicans will the TV and media persons who have been calling for attacks on us be indicted? Doubt it. It's only inciting violence if your not on the left.


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[Firearmfanatic]

Prayers and best wishes for the victims!

 

[Expert684]

Read that the shooter asked if they were Democrats or Republicans before he started shooting. Politically motivated!

 

[John_]

Reports right now state Scalise was hit in the hip. The shooter was shot by police. Three others hit, sounds like Scalise's wound is the worst. Looks like a direct hit on Rep Scalise. Thankfully radical dems shoot like somali skinnies.

 

[wcweir3]

Almost sounds like the Democrats are going after the Republicans in a new sick way

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[Saintsfan6]

Wow. Hope he pulls through and without long term problems. Any ID on shooter and motives?

 

[DaSouthernYankee]

No ID or motive yet that I have seen.


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[John_]

James T Hodgkinson from IL, age 66, reported as the shooter.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/law-enforcement-officials-identify-shooter-at-congressional-ballgame-as-illinois-man/2017/06/14/ba6439f4-510f-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html?utm_term=.8c836e5a0198

edit @ 1040: And he is now dead, the shooter.

 

[340six]

His facebook page says all kinds of hate of Trump!

 

[John_]

His facebook page says all kinds of hate of Trump!

yeah, I went check it out. He def had a hard on for Trump....and was a huge Bernie Sanders fanboy.

 

[BigP623]

The thing is, had this happened and it was a 'right wing extremist', that terminology would have been tossed around like wildfire already. It doesn't seem that the MSM uses the term 'left wing extremist'.

 

[John_]

Now he's a dead radical Democrat

 

[tuan]

Now he's a dead radical Democrat

I blame the guns.


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[DaSouthernYankee]

I'm actually disappointed. I wanted to see a trial.


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[kingfhb]

Yeah, they're spinning it into gun control the minute it hit the air. The Democrat's that have been interviewed are emphasizing he had an "AR-15" and the horror of the "weapon" and I even heard that "With the freedoms that we have, you'll see this happen more and more".

They also said things like "We were unprotected from this shooter"... but they said it in such a way that made it sound like, if this guy didn't have a gun, we wouldn't have gotten shot at.

The republicans are congratulating the secret service members for their actions... not mentioning things like above at all.

Gotta love that even in this situation they can't come together, they're trying to push their agenda.

 

[DaSouthernYankee]

Yeah, they're spinning it into gun control the minute it hit the air. The Democrat's that have been interviewed are emphasizing he had an "AR-15" and the horror of the "weapon" and I even heard that "With the freedoms that we have, you'll see this happen more and more".

They also said things like "We were unprotected from this shooter"... but they said it in such a way that made it sound like, if this guy didn't have a gun, we wouldn't have gotten shot at.

The republicans are congratulating the secret service members for their actions... not mentioning things like above at all.

Gotta love that even in this situation they can't come together, they're trying to push their agenda.

Never let a good tragedy go to waste. Especially when it happens to your opponents.


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[Firearmfanatic]

I blame the guns.


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It is always the guns! They have a mind of their own. At least that is what the antis believe.
My guns must be dumb. They have been in their places where stored for the longest and havent moved from their spot one bit. Either they are dumb or just plain damn azz lazy!

 

[340six]

News now saying a little league game, was played there. They never miss out the opportunity, to push the agenda. Might as well, turn it into it is for the children too............

 

[Robbie]

NO - why waste TAX $$$?

I'm actually disappointed. I wanted to see a trial.


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