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Quiet Em

(2,962 posts)
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 10:30 AM 18 hrs ago

My only comment about the WHCD incident is that I'm not surprised, I'm not concerned and I really don't care

No one was killed, not even the alleged suspect, and no guests or journalists were injured.

Since the start of 2026 there have been over 120 mass shootings in our country. Over 3,800 people have died and over 6,500 people have been injured. It's been just a little over three months since this administration shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Not a single person in this administration and very few of the guests who attended this event have ever shown any sincere concern or care about the epedimic of gun violence in this country.

Again, no one at this event was killed or injured. It's difficult for me to have concern when the attitude of those involved is gun violence for thee but not for me.

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My only comment about the WHCD incident is that I'm not surprised, I'm not concerned and I really don't care (Original Post) Quiet Em 18 hrs ago OP
I can't say what I think. 50 Shades Of Blue 18 hrs ago #1
Same here! ShazzieB 2 hrs ago #49
Snooze SuzyandPuffpuff 18 hrs ago #2
Right? hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #46
We don't even know if Trump was the target leftstreet 18 hrs ago #3
He has a manifesto. LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #27
A shotgun, not a good choice for an assassin. gab13by13 17 hrs ago #4
I just read buzzycrumbhunger 15 hrs ago #26
His shotgun... GiqueCee 14 hrs ago #34
;-{) ACTIVE SHOOTER Goonch 17 hrs ago #5
I agree. Whatever emotions that I would categorize as normal in response to these events has Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #6
We're talking about a "shooting" but nobody was shot FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #12
He was so ready to come back and lobby for Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #15
SS agent was shot. Probably minor injuries because he was wearing a bullet proof vest. LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #28
Yes and that's significant FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #30
That SS agent released from the hospital this morning. Katinfl 14 hrs ago #33
How many of these are they going to stage before his numbers come up? Trueblue Texan 17 hrs ago #7
The shooter saved us from a rambling attack on the Press. Sneederbunk 17 hrs ago #8
the most fascinating thing popsdenver 17 hrs ago #9
Only trained to eliminate the threat? hardluck 16 hrs ago #23
Maybe........... popsdenver 8 hrs ago #44
Post removed Post removed 15 hrs ago #25
My grandchildren . . . AverageOldGuy 17 hrs ago #10
You've summed it up pretty well. liberalla 16 hrs ago #11
I'm more exasperated at the attention grabbing. poli-junkie 16 hrs ago #13
This was really just a Saturday in America. Could have been a mall or bar or church or school. Vinca 16 hrs ago #14
And we've become inured to it all. This morning our dog walking group all said the same thing: Native 16 hrs ago #18
How did you get your dog walking group in Silverthorn to agree with you? Just asking because I know you are outnumbered Katinfl 14 hrs ago #35
There are quite a few of us. It's like we all live in the same section. Native 5 hrs ago #47
Gotta figure DC dry cleaners will have a banner week after all those people hit the floor Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #22
A Saturday night Special BattleRow 9 hrs ago #40
"No President in the HISTORY of the WORLD has ever survived as many assassination attempts as I have." Native 16 hrs ago #16
It raised a quiet meh in me, too. marble falls 16 hrs ago #17
I care if we once again get sidetracked Akakoji 16 hrs ago #19
You nailed it. republianmushroom 16 hrs ago #20
More deflection..zero reflection. BattleRow 9 hrs ago #41
I saw someone post last night-- "I'm going to treat this WHCD shooting like Republicans treat school shootings LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #21
It was a setup by shitstain to kill the function. The piece of shit deserves to die yesterday dave99 15 hrs ago #24
Well - to me...feels like the whole thing was a set up, even more so than Butler Lokee11 15 hrs ago #29
A simple question. BidenRocks 15 hrs ago #31
This sums my thoughts. nt jrthin 15 hrs ago #32
How was he apprehended? Shots fired just he was not hit so how did they get him? Why was he shirtless? Katinfl 14 hrs ago #36
Don't care. His antics and stupid drama are boring. 😑 Polly Hennessey 13 hrs ago #37
Nailed it malaise 13 hrs ago #38
It will be old news by tomorrow. And then Trump will leftyladyfrommo 13 hrs ago #39
To quote a friend of Epstein - 3825-87867 9 hrs ago #42
We have become hardened to the shootings. Aussie105 8 hrs ago #43
GOPGunsOverPeople red dog 1 8 hrs ago #45
Nicely Done, Em.💙 ☮️ Cha 4 hrs ago #48

hamsterjill

(17,689 posts)
46. Right?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 11:03 PM
5 hrs ago

It's like watching a rerun of some television crime drama! I haven't even kept up with the news because it's all so boring now.

leftstreet

(41,105 posts)
3. We don't even know if Trump was the target
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 10:53 AM
18 hrs ago

He's spent years vilifying the press as the eneMies of tHe peoPle !! Stirring up his MAGA base like a rabid madman

I'll wait to hear from the dumbass shooter

gab13by13

(32,543 posts)
4. A shotgun, not a good choice for an assassin.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 11:00 AM
17 hrs ago

I want to know what kind of shells did he have in his shotgun? Bird shot? double aught buck? punkin balls?

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,066 posts)
26. I just read
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 01:10 PM
15 hrs ago

… he used buckshot because he didn’t want unintended victims hurt badly. Sorry I can’t remember the source as I saw it scrolling through myriad FB posts.

GiqueCee

(4,517 posts)
34. His shotgun...
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 02:01 PM
14 hrs ago

... was loaded with buckshot, according to his "manifesto". Just one buckshot pellet can wreak serious damage, and even kill if it hits in the right place. A full load can blow a man in half at close range. The cartridge itself would have to be what they call "high-brass", which refers to brass casing at the bottom of a shotgun shell. High-brass is necessary for the increased gunpowder charge behind the wad and the 9 pellets usually found in a double-00 shotgun shell.
I believe that one LEO was hit, but he was wearing a ballistic (bullet-proof) vest. Pellets on the outside of the pattern could have hit an unprotected arm, but regardless, the just force of the impact at close range could inflict internal injuries even through a vest.

Baitball Blogger

(52,561 posts)
6. I agree. Whatever emotions that I would categorize as normal in response to these events has
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 11:09 AM
17 hrs ago

long ago atrophied. This country does not take shootings seriously. Not even if it involves a classroom of innocent children. So why would it matter for the president, who hasn't lifted a finger to show any interest in stopping this level of violence?

FakeNoose

(42,044 posts)
12. We're talking about a "shooting" but nobody was shot
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:16 PM
16 hrs ago

Maybe it wasn't even a potential or planned shooting. For all we know it was a TV reality show, and Chump is always the star, no matter what happens.

Baitball Blogger

(52,561 posts)
15. He was so ready to come back and lobby for
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:23 PM
16 hrs ago

His ballroom. It was an opportunity he couldn’t miss, but did he suspect the probability was high?

LeftInTX

(34,657 posts)
28. SS agent was shot. Probably minor injuries because he was wearing a bullet proof vest.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 01:12 PM
15 hrs ago

FakeNoose

(42,044 posts)
30. Yes and that's significant
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 01:39 PM
15 hrs ago

However I was referring to a "target" - presumably Chump or other politicians.

Trueblue Texan

(4,552 posts)
7. How many of these are they going to stage before his numbers come up?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 11:18 AM
17 hrs ago

He's in the toilet now...expect to see a slight bump in polls. But his incompetence and disregard for the needs of the American people will keep those numbers low.

popsdenver

(2,457 posts)
9. the most fascinating thing
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 11:40 AM
17 hrs ago

is that with all those Secret Service, he wasn't immediately filled with a hundred bullets. The Secret Service is not trained to do anything but eliminate the threat.......

I suppose now, with him alive, the Republican owned/operated mass Media and Fox News can constantly use him, every day, from now to the next election, in the news.

hardluck

(788 posts)
23. Only trained to eliminate the threat?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:51 PM
16 hrs ago

Yet, John Hinkley was not killed, neither was Squeaky Fromme or Ryan Routh. Maybe eliminate the threat encompasses more than just killing the suspect?

popsdenver

(2,457 posts)
44. Maybe...........
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 08:25 PM
8 hrs ago

Have you ever wondered why the Presidential SS Detail keeps their jackets un-buttoned? Or why some have a fake hand hanging out of their Jacket sleeve??????????

I had to laugh at Trumps press gathering afterwards....He gave away one of the SS's security secrets...........

Response to popsdenver (Reply #9)

AverageOldGuy

(4,043 posts)
10. My grandchildren . . .
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 11:56 AM
17 hrs ago

. . . one high school grad, one 9th grader.

They have been doing mass shooter drills in school since they were first graders -- that's 20 YEARS OF MASS SHOOTER DRILLS IN SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN.

School children don't have Secret Service, DC Police and US Capitol Police.

My response to the WHCD affair is the same as the OP: . . . I'm not surprised, I'm not concerned and I really don't care

liberalla

(11,165 posts)
11. You've summed it up pretty well.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:14 PM
16 hrs ago

Not very dramatic... rather anticlimactic.
The tricks are getting old and tired.

poli-junkie

(1,583 posts)
13. I'm more exasperated at the attention grabbing.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:17 PM
16 hrs ago

Now he and his influential industrial complex are pushing for his ballroom to be built 🙄 Whenever things look bad for him, something pops up to pivot attention in a positive way for him. Uncanny how this keeps happening for him.

Vinca

(54,185 posts)
14. This was really just a Saturday in America. Could have been a mall or bar or church or school.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:17 PM
16 hrs ago

We're all sitting ducks all the time, even rich people and tuxedoed people and women in designer gowns.

Native

(7,381 posts)
18. And we've become inured to it all. This morning our dog walking group all said the same thing:
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:29 PM
16 hrs ago

Saw my breaking news notification about this last night, and I didn't even bother to open it. I said to myself it can wait till the morning.

Katinfl

(862 posts)
35. How did you get your dog walking group in Silverthorn to agree with you? Just asking because I know you are outnumbered
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 02:04 PM
14 hrs ago

I used to live there.

Attilatheblond

(9,095 posts)
22. Gotta figure DC dry cleaners will have a banner week after all those people hit the floor
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:44 PM
16 hrs ago

PressSec might be touting the great numbers and profits for local dry cleaners

Native

(7,381 posts)
16. "No President in the HISTORY of the WORLD has ever survived as many assassination attempts as I have."
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:26 PM
16 hrs ago

Akakoji

(543 posts)
19. I care if we once again get sidetracked
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:32 PM
16 hrs ago

And the stoneless whimps of the GOP fall for his shit again.
He doesn’t need a ballroom. No military person, no other POTUS has ever asked for one.
He’s demented, and lying. He should be in jail for breaking the law with his ballroom.
Also, Iran. Also, Epstein. Also, did the price of gas go down following this brief incident? Has anyone gotten their health insurance back? A raise? Or did they just get fired, or have their food stamps taken away? Can anyone afford child care now? Pay off a student loan?
Also, Iran. Also, Ukraine. Also, Cuba.
Sorry or concerned is not at all what I feel. Angry that the media still falls for this garbage.

BattleRow

(2,626 posts)
41. More deflection..zero reflection.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:26 PM
9 hrs ago

Only genuflection from the myriad sickophants .(And that's not a misspelling.)

LymphocyteLover

(10,005 posts)
21. I saw someone post last night-- "I'm going to treat this WHCD shooting like Republicans treat school shootings
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:37 PM
16 hrs ago

I'm going to just ignore it"

Good attitude

dave99

(103 posts)
24. It was a setup by shitstain to kill the function. The piece of shit deserves to die yesterday
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 01:01 PM
15 hrs ago

Lokee11

(412 posts)
29. Well - to me...feels like the whole thing was a set up, even more so than Butler
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 01:25 PM
15 hrs ago
]

But that is just like my opinion

BidenRocks

(3,421 posts)
31. A simple question.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 01:45 PM
15 hrs ago

WHO fired the shots.
I see a guy running through a checkpoint and out of frame.
I see a lot of weapons drawn by security.

Who fired the shots? I say it was security.
The impressive part is that this guy is alive to talk.

Since everyone switched from revolvers to semi-autos, I notice a tendency to 'empty the clip' when shooting anything.
Aiming is optional as everyone is now gangsta.

Watch the news and tell me I'm wrong.

Katinfl

(862 posts)
36. How was he apprehended? Shots fired just he was not hit so how did they get him? Why was he shirtless?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 02:08 PM
14 hrs ago

How did trump put the paper of him on his TS shortly after it happened?

leftyladyfrommo

(20,019 posts)
39. It will be old news by tomorrow. And then Trump will
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 03:40 PM
13 hrs ago

come up with another stunt to keep attention on himself.

Aussie105

(8,081 posts)
43. We have become hardened to the shootings.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 08:21 PM
8 hrs ago

This is just one of many.

Who said 'gun deaths are the price we pay for freedom'?

Ok, Charlie Kirk, amongst others.

The reaction from the crowd at the WHCD event says 'yeah, ok, but not here, and not me!'
Wolf Blitzer - gosh, guns make a scary noise!

Not much of a 'freedom' to have to live with, really.

Second amendment translation: 'You have the right to be gunned down at any time, by anyone, for any reason.'

Cha

(319,862 posts)
48. Nicely Done, Em.💙 ☮️
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:54 AM
4 hrs ago

My only concern is hoping this doesn't make it worse for America and the Planet.

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