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Multiple casualties reported in San Jose shooting

Stevicus

Stevicus

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San Jose shooting: Employees among 'multiple casualties', sheriff says (msn.com)

The shooter is dead after opening fire and killing multiple people at a rail yard.

Gunfire erupted at a Northern California rail yard on Wednesday, leading to "multiple fatalities" of public transit workers before the suspected shooter died, authorities said.
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Calls of shots fired came about 6:34 a.m. PT near 100 W. Younger Ave. in San Jose, drawing a large law enforcement response, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said.
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"There are multiple injuries and multiple fatalities in this case," sheriff's spokesman Russell Davis told reporters at the scene. “The suspect is confirmed deceased."

Davis did not say how the shooter died or specify how many were injured and killed.

Citing an "active shooter," deputies told the public at 7:12 a.m. PT to steer clear of the downtown San Jose neighborhood, about 50 miles south of downtown San Francisco.

Less than an hour later, the sheriff's department reported the shooter was down.

"Our hearts are pained for the families of those we have lost in this horrific shooting," San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said in a statement. "The shooter is deceased, and more information will be provided."

The Younger Avenue address is a light rail yard of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), which provides rail, bus and various shuttle services to the booming Bay Area suburb and technology hub.

Davis called the shooting scene a VTA "control center" which is a "hub that stores multiple VTA trains and a maintenance yard as well."

The VTA confirmed that a shooting occurred, leading to "multiple casualties" and a "suspect deceased." The transit agency added that service was "not impacted."

The area is also in the center of regional law enforcement operations, as the rail yard is within a half-mile of San Jose Police Department, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and District Attorney headquarters.
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The rail yard is half a mile from the police station.
 
McBell

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Hells bells, California should just go Consitutional Carry.
I mean, it isn't like criminals are the least bit worried about breaking California's gun laws...
 
Subduction Zone

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Mestemia said:
Hells bells, California should just go Consitutional Carry.
I mean, it isn't like criminals are the least bit worried about breaking California's gun laws...
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It looks as if it was an employee of the Valley Transit Authority that was the shooter. Nothing to do with criminals with guns.

I can see an accident gunshot at an open carry event. Who knows what sort of domino effect that could have.
 
McBell

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Subduction Zone said:
It looks as if it was an employee of the Valley Transit Authority that was the shooter. Nothing to do with criminals with guns.

I can see an accident gunshot at an open carry event. Who knows what sort of domino effect that could have.
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Ah...
So at what point, exactly, does the shooter become a criminal?

And what does being an employee have to do with it?
 
Suave

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Stevicus said:
San Jose shooting: Employees among 'multiple casualties', sheriff says (msn.com)

The shooter is dead after opening fire and killing multiple people at a rail yard.







The rail yard is half a mile from the police station.
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exchemist said:
Here we go again............what a farce.
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Stevicus said:
San Jose shooting: Employees among 'multiple casualties', sheriff says (msn.com)

The shooter is dead after opening fire and killing multiple people at a rail yard.







The rail yard is half a mile from the police station.
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Stevicus said:
San Jose shooting: Employees among 'multiple casualties', sheriff says (msn.com)

The shooter is dead after opening fire and killing multiple people at a rail yard.







The rail yard is half a mile from the police station.
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More Americans have been killed by semi-auto firearms than the nearly 600,000 amount of Americans killed by C.O.V.I.D.-19, if civilians were effectively banned from having semi-auto firearms, then thousands of American lives would be saved from getting killed by semi-auto firearms each year.
 
McBell

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Suave said:
More Americans have been killed by semi-auto firearms than the nearly 600,000 amount of Americans killed by C.O.V.I.D.-19, if civilians were effectively banned from having semi-auto firearms, then thousands of American lives would be saved from getting killed by semi-auto firearms each year.
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Sources please.
I am most curious the idea that more than 600,000 Americans have been killed by semi-automatic firearms last year alone.
 
Subduction Zone

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Mestemia said:
Ah...
So at what point, exactly, does the shooter become a criminal?

And what does being an employee have to do with it?
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Your original post appears to be without meaning.

I know that banning "assault weapons" is rather pointless. I would put controls on the size of magazines available to people.
 
McBell

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Subduction Zone said:
Your original post appears to be without meaning.
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My original post is pointing out that even with all the "gun control" laws California has, they appear to have not even slowed down those who would ignore them (criminals)

Subduction Zone said:
I know that banning "assault weapons" is rather pointless.
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Common ground is a most excellent place to start

Subduction Zone said:
I would put controls on the size of magazines available to people.
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Which California also has done and we see just how effective such a ban on high capacity magazines (scary firearm accessory) has been...
 
Shadow Wolf

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Suave said:
More Americans have been killed by semi-auto firearms than the nearly 600,000 amount of Americans killed by C.O.V.I.D.-19, if civilians were effectively banned from having semi-auto firearms, then thousands of American lives would be saved from getting killed by semi-auto firearms each year.
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Handguns and a lack of training are also deadly. Handguns are popular weapons for shootings, and easily concealed. A lack of training leads to accidents.
There is no single issue with America's gun laws, culture, and obsession.
Amd do you realize how broad of a term semi auto actually is?
 
Suave

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Mestemia said:
Sources please.
I am most curious the idea that more than 600,000 Americans have been killed by semi-automatic firearms last year alone.
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I meant all together over the entire course of semi-automatic firearms history since they were invented, semi-automatic firearms have killed more American civilians than the amount of Americans killed by C.O.V.I.D.-19 since the beginning of this pandemic.
 
Suave

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Shadow Wolf said:
Handguns and a lack of training are also deadly. Handguns are popular weapons for shootings, and easily concealed. A lack of training leads to accidents.
There is no single issue with America's gun laws, culture, and obsession.
Amd do you realize how broad of a term semi auto actually is?
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This being why I would like private ownership of all semi auto firearms banned. Per Wikipedia, Semi-automatic refers to a firearm which uses the force of recoil or gas to eject the empty case and load a fresh cartridge into the firing chamber for the next shot .
 
Suave

Suave

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Mestemia said:
My original post is pointing out that even with all the "gun control" laws California has, they appear to have not even slowed down those who would ignore them (criminals)


Common ground is a most excellent place to start


Which California also has done and we see just how effective such a ban on high capacity magazines (scary firearm accessory) has been...
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Please let us consider having a sensible gun control measure imposed against the private ownership of all semi-automatic firearms, some sort of federal legislation akin to the National Firearms Act of 1934 that effectively banned fully automatic firearms.
 
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