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MEGA THREAD - Trump shot but safe, 2 others killed at PA rally (lemmy.world)
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WHAT

  • Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump was shot at a rally in PA.

TRUMPS STATEMENT

“I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”

WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW SO FAR

  • gunman is dead
  • Trump "is fine"
  • one attendee is dead
  • another attendee is in critical condition

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[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 92 points 4 months ago

I can’t wait for Trump to turn pro-gun control.

[-] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 64 points 4 months ago

Trump's gun control: if white and conservative, you can own any firearm, if not, good luck

[-] people_are_cute@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 4 months ago

LOL, Trump's shooter was unironically white and registered Republican.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 7 points 4 months ago

No wonder I don't hear much about his identity from the GOP....

[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 48 points 4 months ago

Wouldn't be the first time. Conservatives are conservative up until the moment someone uses freedom from government oversight in a way that hurts or inconveniences them. Then they're all, "There oughta be a law against blah blah blah" without an iota of self-awareness.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 33 points 4 months ago

I like it when they say it's not about guns, it's about mental health and then you say okay, let's have universal healthcare and they say, "no, not like that!"

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Right? I'm 100% ready to agree with them on the mental health aspect, let's address that by giving people healthcare and access to food and housing

But that's not cruel enough for them

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 40 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

He literally said "take the guns, then do process [sic]" years ago

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 9 points 4 months ago

then do process

Heads up, it's due process because it's the process you're due (the process you're entitled to or that's proper, expected, etc), not the process you're doing.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

[sic] means they’re quoting as originally said, including mistakes.

[-] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

He misspelled it when he spoke it? Because they are pronounced the same. And that's not even the correct quote. So what is the [sic] for?

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

You’d have to ask Assman.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago

Could've been a tweet/toot.

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

Also wouldn't the [sic] be directly after "do" and not "process"?

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 4 points 4 months ago

I know, however I looked it up to see the context and it sounds like it was part of a spoken conversation, not written text. As such, the [sic] doesn't make sense.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

You’re right.

[-] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 4 months ago

The bump stock ban overturned by the Supreme Court was put in place by Trump. He is not pro-gun.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 32 points 4 months ago

He's not pro-gun. Neither is he anti-gun.

He's pro-Trump. He'll say anything if he thinks he'll get more money (and now, enough votes to escape his crimes). You won't find a single issue he hasn't flip-flopped on except "How can this make Trump richer?"

[-] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 months ago

He’s not pro-gun.

I just said that.

Neither is he anti-gun.

I'm not very convinced of that.

"It takes so long to go to court to get the due process procedures I like taking the guns early like in this crazy man's case that just took place in Florida he had a lot of firearms and they saw everything to go to court would have taken a long, long time so you could exactly what you're saying but take the guns first, go through due process second." - Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du4xz6Lndxk&t=43s

He’s pro-Trump.

I wouldn't argue with that.

[-] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

Man, I would love to watch his supporters work through the dissonance on that one. On one hand, they already chose Trump over their god... On the other hand, "come and take it" culture is right up there with evangelicalism as far as being really ingrained.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Sure Trump wants to take some of our guns, but Biden wants to take them all!

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

"Trump only wants to take the guns from those people, not us!"

Conveniently ignoring the circle of who qualifies as those people is ever expanding...

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I love when people downvote your comments as if half the shit you say on here isn’t facetious.

Guys, I’m pretty sure they don’t actually think Biden is going to take your guns

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Nobody understands me.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Trump was harder on guns than Obama was.

[-] ABCDE@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Nah, they'll just say they need more guns.

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