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groundloop

(13,437 posts) Sun Oct 5, 2025, 05:50 PM Oct 5

2 killed, 12 injured, as gunfire erupts on the streets of Alabama's state capital

Source: ABC News

At least 14 people were shot, two fatally, including a teenage boy and a woman, at an intersection near downtown Montgomery, Alabama, late Saturday night, according to police.

At least five of the shooting victims were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said at a news conference on Sunday.

He said seven of the gunshot victims are under the age of 17, and that the youngest is 16.

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Graboys said that based on the preliminary investigation, the gunfire erupted when an individual targeted in the shooting returned fire. The chief said that once the shooting started, multiple people in the crowd pulled out weapons and opened fire, too.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-killed-12-injured-gunfire-erupts-streets-alabamas/story?id=126227205

Gee, maybe it's not a good thing that gunz are so readily available to everyone in the US.

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2 killed, 12 injured, as gunfire erupts on the streets of Alabama's state capital (Original Post) groundloop Oct 5 OP

All Americans have been enrolled in the death by gun lottery. Irish_Dem Oct 5 #1

Yup, it's a grim lottery, and we're all signed up. Magoo48 Oct 5 #7

A reverse lottery. You win by not being selected. Irish_Dem Oct 5 #8

So when is the Orage Turd sending in the National Guard to Montgomery? LogDog75 Oct 5 #2

Given that Montgomery is nearly 60% black that seems like a real possibility. groundloop Oct 5 #5

Probably About The 12th of Never... COL Mustard Oct 5 #15

Gee..my very first thought. What are you waiting on Trump? Bengus81 Oct 6 #20

what was that about an armed society being a polite society? DBoon Oct 5 #3

Dead people are markodochartaigh Oct 5 #6

Too many guns. Too many of wrong type of guns. Too many of the wrong people with guns. PufPuf23 Oct 5 #4

Gosh, maybe Donny Two-Dolls should send in Federal troops! n/t TygrBright Oct 5 #9

Live by the Gun MrWowWow Oct 5 #10

Sounds like TSF's war zone might be in Montgomery. sinkingfeeling Oct 5 #11

Send in the troops! Wage war on Montgomery! mwb970 Oct 5 #12

Will the guard be called out Blues Heron Oct 5 #13

Isn't Tubular Tommy running for guv? pfitz59 Oct 5 #14

Perhaps ICE can Invade "War Torn" Mongomery, Cha Oct 6 #18

Two d**m many guns. riversedge Oct 6 #16

This remind anyone else of Cha Oct 6 #17

Polite society. Old Crank Oct 6 #19

This incident is exactly what Gunners want their firearms for: self-protection maxsolomon Oct 6 #21

Irish_Dem

(77,990 posts)

1. All Americans have been enrolled in the death by gun lottery.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 05:51 PM

Oct 5

Whether they like it or not.

Magoo48

(6,679 posts)

7. Yup, it's a grim lottery, and we're all signed up.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:19 PM

Oct 5

Irish_Dem

(77,990 posts)

8. A reverse lottery. You win by not being selected.

Reply to Magoo48 (Reply #7)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:27 PM

Oct 5

LogDog75

(986 posts)

2. So when is the Orage Turd sending in the National Guard to Montgomery?

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 05:51 PM

Oct 5

groundloop

(13,437 posts)

5. Given that Montgomery is nearly 60% black that seems like a real possibility.

Reply to LogDog75 (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:12 PM

Oct 5

COL Mustard

(7,802 posts)

15. Probably About The 12th of Never...

Reply to LogDog75 (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:16 PM

Oct 5

Or maybe the third Tuesday of next week.

Bengus81

(9,587 posts)

20. Gee..my very first thought. What are you waiting on Trump?

Reply to LogDog75 (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:35 AM

Oct 6

DBoon

(24,520 posts)

3. what was that about an armed society being a polite society?

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 05:54 PM

Oct 5

markodochartaigh

(4,645 posts)

6. Dead people are

Reply to DBoon (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:12 PM

Oct 5

the most polite people you will meet.

PufPuf23

(9,665 posts)

4. Too many guns. Too many of wrong type of guns. Too many of the wrong people with guns.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 05:59 PM

Oct 5

Mass shootings are part of the USA culture now.

What else could be expected?

Only a matter of time until the ICE incursions turn into chronic street warfare.

Too many shootings aren't lone whackos and looks to get worse in immediate future.

Liberals get blamed but a majority is from the right.

Ticket to ride for Trump.

TygrBright

(21,261 posts)

9. Gosh, maybe Donny Two-Dolls should send in Federal troops! n/t

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:27 PM

Oct 5

MrWowWow

(1,461 posts)

10. Live by the Gun

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:30 PM

Oct 5

Die by the gun.
.

sinkingfeeling

(56,788 posts)

11. Sounds like TSF's war zone might be in Montgomery.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:37 PM

Oct 5

mwb970

(12,014 posts)

12. Send in the troops! Wage war on Montgomery!

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:45 PM

Oct 5

Blues Heron

(8,054 posts)

13. Will the guard be called out

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:51 PM

Oct 5

pfitz59

(12,090 posts)

14. Isn't Tubular Tommy running for guv?

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:05 PM

Oct 5

Perhaps Senator Susie Homemaker can offer thoughts and baked goods.

Cha

(315,845 posts)

18. Perhaps ICE can Invade "War Torn" Mongomery,

Reply to pfitz59 (Reply #14)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:38 AM

Oct 6

Alabama

riversedge

(78,840 posts)

16. Two d**m many guns.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 03:06 AM

Oct 6

Cha

(315,845 posts)

17. This remind anyone else of

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:36 AM

Oct 6

the Wild West that we saw in movies?

The Feds gonna Invade Montgomery, Alabama now?

Old Crank

(6,422 posts)

19. Polite society.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:27 AM

Oct 6

maxsolomon

(37,826 posts)

21. This incident is exactly what Gunners want their firearms for: self-protection

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 11:27 AM

Oct 6

Everyone self-defended after the initial attack.

How'd it work out? "Only" 14 shot and 2 dead?

"It would have been worse, but for all the guns" say the gun apologists.

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