Mass shooting in Toronto

[The_War_Wagon]

9 shot, shooter dead

Nine people—including a 9-year-old girl—have been shot in the Toronto neighborhood known as Greektown, authorities said.

The gunman has been killed. Authorities said it is too early to determine if there is a terrorism link...

Prayers for the injured and their families. Cringing, for the inevitable spin.

Can't wait to see how they explain Canada's heavy restrictions, and yet crime STILL happens - & how they misapply this event to the American context.

[MountainRaven]

I'd guess Canada enacts a handgun ban.

[BoringGuy45]

9 shot, shooter dead






Prayers for the injured and their families. Cringing, for the inevitable spin.

Can't wait to see how they explain Canada's heavy restrictions, and yet crime STILL happens - & how they misapply this event to the American context.

They're probably praying they can trace the gun to a U.S. dealer.

[Airhasz]

RIP...

[SteyrAUG]

How might it have been different if the little girls father had a carry permit.

No system is perfect, but a lot of "public mass shootings" get shut down as soon as they start which is why they happen in "gun free zones" like schools.

[Vegas]

Bottom left corner of the second video in this article...

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/07...oter-dead.html

[flenna]

There are several videos out of people filming the shooting from their apartment windows. What a bunch of helpless mopes. All I can think of is how quickly one could have stopped the killing had they had a rifle and the will to use it. Even grandad's old 30-30 would have done the job.

[austinN4]

From the link in post #6:
"Over the past weekend, Toronto police deployed dozens of additional officers to deal with a recent spike in gun violence in the city. The city's mayor has previously said the city has a gun problem.

"The mass shooting comes a few months after the driver of a van plowed into pedestrians on a Toronto sidewalk, killing 10 people and injuring 14. Authorities have not disclosed a motive in that incident."

[WillBrink]

From the link in post #6:
"Over the past weekend, Toronto police deployed dozens of additional officers to deal with a recent spike in gun violence in the city. The city's mayor has previously said the city has a gun problem.

"The mass shooting comes a few months after the driver of a van plowed into pedestrians on a Toronto sidewalk, killing 10 people and injuring 14. Authorities have not disclosed a motive in that incident."

City has a "gun problem," but a van recently killed 10 people. Critical thinking, it's a thing Mr Mayor.

[The_War_Wagon]

Toronto Councilor Paula Fletcher told CP24 she was told the gunman was emotionally disturbed.

"It's not gang related. It looks like someone who is very disturbed," Fletcher said.

Councilor Mary Fragedakis also said she heard the gunman was disturbed.

So if all these elected officials knew he was a nutjob - and getting a handgun in Canadia is a bigger PITA than America... HOW did he get a handgun?!?!