Shooting In D.C.

[retroguy]

If you're near a TV, turn on the news. Some guy shot up a naval base. There's at least four dead and at least ten wounded. There's a rumor that there might have been more than one gunman, but so far, that hasn't been confirmed.

EDIT: There were two shooters and the navy says they're "down". They haven't said if they're dead or alive.

EDIT: One shooter is dead and it is believed that there are at least two more that haven't been caught yet. Of those two, one is described as a white male wearing a military-style uniform, but they are thought not to be military personnel.

EDIT: Of the two suspected gunmen (aside from the dead one), one has been cleared and is no longer a suspect. They haven't found the other guy yet.

Personally, I smell a rat. Considering how high security is at military bases, I find it extremely hard to believe that a single non-military shooter who wasn't supposed to be there could've gotten onto the base with a gun without someone helping him. I don't want to speculate with no evidence, but I think they need to look at the possibility of a conspiracy. Given what we know thus far, basic logic would exclude the idea of a "lone gunman" in this case.

[420GOAT]

just melt them down now and there will be no trouble.

[retroguy]

Well, they identified the dead guy. He was previously in the navy, but was currently working as a contractor, so odds are, that's how he got onto the base. I don't think we'll learn anything else today, but they did say they were going to investigate whether he planned this with anyone else, so that's good.

[RoyVegas]

Good that he's dead.  Justice swiftly served, no long drawn out trial and a bunch of bullshit just so people have something to read in the news.  Too bad all these nutjobs who do shit like this can't die this way and save us all time and money.

[Arkhan Asylum]

Good that he's dead.

Except for the part where now they can't question him and see what the fuck he was thinking when he decided to go all GTA on a base.

[RoyVegas]

Good that he's dead.

Except for the part where now they can't question him and see what the fuck he was thinking when he decided to go all GTA on a base.

Seeing inside his mind is exactly what they did when that bullet went through his head. 

[CGQuarterly]

Honestly, who cares why he did it?  There's too much of this shit going on lately.  Suicide by cop, but let's take some people out first.  Fuck you.

[retroguy]

Listening to the news this morning, apparently he was a Buddhist. That's a new one. Aren't Buddhists supposed to be pacifists? Also, a friend of his said he was "obsessed" with violent video games (and unfortunately, the media's not making that bit up, the friend actually did say it). Sigh.

The good news is, they can't blame the Muslims for this one (although I'm sure they were hoping they could). The bad news is, we'll have to hear all that "videogames are evil" BS yet again. At least games can't be banned because they're covered by the first amendment, but you know some dipshit's gonna try.

[xcrement5x]

Listening to the news this morning, apparently he was a Buddhist. That's a new one. Aren't Buddhists supposed to be pacifists? Also, a friend of his said he was "obsessed" with violent video games (and unfortunately, the media's not making that bit up, the friend actually did say it). Sigh.

The good news is, they can't blame the Muslims for this one (although I'm sure they were hoping they could). The bad news is, we'll have to hear all that "videogames are evil" BS yet again. At least games can't be banned because they're covered by the first amendment, but you know some dipshit's gonna try.

From what I heard on NPR this morning there were a lot of conflicting accounts about the guy, some people said he was pleasant and friendly, other said he could sometimes be violent.  It may be a case of someone with a mental disorder going off their meds, or it could have been planned an malicious.

[NecroPhile]

Whatever his religion/politics, he was a twat.

[Tatsujin]

I would sign any petition that would ban all that new style toyboy fps crap out of the video game horizon.

[esteban]

I would sign any petition that would ban all that new style toyboy fps crap out of the video game horizon.

But how will we train our future generations of police/soldiers without commercial, mainstream FPS combat simulators?

[Tatsujin]

I would sign any petition that would ban all that new style toyboy fps crap out of the video game horizon.

But how will we train our future generations of police/soldiers without commercial, mainstream FPS combat simulators?

This indeed is a question deserving some more consideration.

[turboswimbz]

I would sign any petition that would ban all that new style toyboy fps crap out of the video game horizon.

But how will we train our future generations of police/soldiers without commercial, mainstream FPS combat simulators?

This indeed is a question deserving some more consideration.

I see no problem.  Tats said video games. Those will clearlybe labeled simulators not games.  .

[FiftyQuid]

So this guy was a occasionally violent ex-military Buddhist that enjoyed violent video games?  That's a mouthful of contradictions.

I hope they catch everyone that was involved.

[RoyVegas]

That's a mouthful of contradictions.