[Vision2020] 3 wounded in Houston college shooting

Wed Jan 23 09:54:26 PST 2013

Exactly, Joe!

It should be noted, though . . .

If drunks had no cars to drive, there'd be no drunk driving and only sober, clear-thinking people would be driving.

Another thing . . .

Do you realize that it is more difficult to transfer ownership of a car than it is to transfer ownership of a gun?

Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares"
http://www.MoscowCares.com

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still 
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon

On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:46 AM, Joe Campbell <philosopher.joe at gmail.com> wrote:

> No one thinks the gun is responsible. You seem to think it is irrelevant. No gun, no shooting seems pretty clear. And there is NO way our skies are safer with people packing. Lots could go wrong.
> 
> On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Does a gun in a holster on your person on board a plane somehow cloud your mind and coerce you into hijacking the plane?  Presuming that is doesn't, then if someone does want to hijack a plane they now have to contend with an unknown number of armed passengers.
>> 
>> This idea that I keep seeing from the left that the gun in responsible is surreal to me.  Even if I suddenly appeared on a plane in full battle gear leading a merry band of rogues also fully-equipped that would do my bidding with no questions asked, I still would not hijack the plane.
>> 
>> If someone did attempt to hijack a plane I was on, I would rather have a weapon on me than not.
>> 
>> Of course, there are other safety concerns with carrying a projectile weapon aboard a pressurized cabin being propelled through the air high above the ground, but a sudden rash of hijackings by otherwise bored passengers is not among them.
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>> 
>> From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
>> To: Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com> 
>> Cc: "vision2020 at moscow.com" <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 7:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] 3 wounded in Houston college shooting
>> 
>> Exactly, Wayne!
>> 
>> And just who does the TSA think they are?  Not allowing us to carry guns on airplanes.  
>> 
>> If everybody carried guns on airplanes, there would be fewer hijackings, right Wayne?
>> 
>> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>> 
>> "Moscow Cares"
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>   
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>> 
>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still 
>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>> 
>> - John Lennon
>>  
>> 
>> On Jan 22, 2013, at 7:27 PM, Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> A powerful argument for allowing everyone to carry guns.  The world is overpopulated, especially with stupid people, hence arming everyone will eventually reduce the population.
>>> 
>>> w.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>>> A fight between two people led to the shooting at a Texas community college, where a maintenance man was caught in the crossfire and wounded, officials said.
>>> 
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iBei8AWoQc
>>>  
>>> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>> 
>>> "Moscow Cares"
>>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>>   
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>> 
>>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still 
>>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
>>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>> 
>>> - John Lennon
>>>  
>>> 
>>> On Jan 22, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Doesn't make me feel good nor bad. I'm waiting for the details AND the facts before I make a decision.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Jan 22, 2013, at 1:44 PM, Rosemary Huskey wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Apparently, two of them were armed and did hurt themselves.  Make you feel better about it, Wayne?
>>>>> Rose Huskey
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Price
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:41 PM
>>>>> To: Tom Hansen
>>>>> Cc: Moscow Vision 2020
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] 3 wounded in Houston college shooting
>>>>>  
>>>>> Different sides of the same coin:
>>>>>  
>>>>> And no one was armed and could defend themselves.
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>> On Jan 22, 2013, at 1:29 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On the good-news side, nobody was killed, huh Mr. Crabtree?
>>>>>  
>>>>> Courtesy of CNN at:
>>>>>  
>>>>> http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/22/justice/texas-college-shooting/index.html
>>>>>  
>>>>> -------------------------------------
>>>>> 3 wounded in Houston college shooting
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> CNN) -- Three people, at least two of them students, were wounded in a
>>>>> shooting on a Texas community college campus Tuesday, a school spokesman
>>>>> said.
>>>>> 
>>>>> One of the shooters at the North Harris Campus of Lone Star College was
>>>>> among the wounded and is in custody, spokesman Jed Young said. The other
>>>>> shooter fled the campus, he said.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Authorities were searching for a suspect in a wooded area next to the
>>>>> campus, a law enforcement source said.
>>>>> 
>>>>> A fourth person at the college suffered a heart attack during the
>>>>> shooting, according to a federal law enforcement official who received
>>>>> reports from the scene. Reports indicate the shooting occurred at the
>>>>> school's library, the official said.
>>>>> 
>>>>> "The police believe the danger has been mitigated," Young said.
>>>>> One suspect is in custody, Harris County Sheriff's Office spokesman Thomas
>>>>> Gilliland said in a written statement. "Their role in this incident is
>>>>> under investigation."
>>>>> 
>>>>> There were more than 10,000 students on the campus at the time of the
>>>>> shooting, Young said. The campus was evacuated and closed for the
>>>>> remainder of the day, according to a post on the school's website.
>>>>> 
>>>>> "I'm still hoping that all of my friend are OK," said Amanda Vasquez, a
>>>>> freshman at the college who heard at least six shots go off while she was
>>>>> in English class. "I didn't really see any of my friends afterward. I was
>>>>> just trying to get to my parents."
>>>>> 
>>>>> Police and emergency responders swarmed an entrance to the campus, aerial
>>>>> video from KPRC showed.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Lone Star College student Brittany Mobley told CNN affiliate KHOUthat she
>>>>> saw the shooting.
>>>>> 
>>>>> "I saw two dudes basically get int
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