SHERIFF T.K. WATERS: “The story is always about guns — people are bad — this guy’s a bad guy. If I could take my gun off right now, and I lay it on this counter, nothing will happen. It’ll sit there — but as soon as wicked person grabs ahold of that handgun and starts … Read more
Well that didn’t take long. Sunday’s shooting at a video game tournament held at the Jacksonville Landing is about to be the subject of its first lawsuit as a result of the event. As news4jax.com is reporting . . . A Florida firm plans to file a lawsuit this week alleging that negligent security contributed to … Read more
“Even now as I type the words ‘gun law,’ I instinctively know someone is saying “What about Chicago?” — a place of strict gun laws and rampant gun violence. This person is not really asking about Chicago’s well-being with respect to gun violence. Such a query would suggest that this person cared about the answer. “They are … Read more
America can prevent shootings like Jacksonville. But it must come to terms with its gun problem. Have you noticed that the Voxen’s default prescription is always more gun control? Go figure . . . We don’t yet know why this particular shooter carried out a horrific act of gun violence. But we do know why … Read more
According to the LA Times, “The gunman who opened fire at a busy Jacksonville, Fla., pizzeria during a video game competition — killing two gamers and wounding up to nine others before killing himself — has been identified as a player who had been defeated earlier in the tournament. The suspect, David Katz, 24, of … Read more
Details are still emerging from this afternoon’s mass shooting at a Jacksonville, Florida video game tournament. The event took place at an area called the Jacksonville Landing, a waterfront venue for all types of public events such as concerts, festivals, etc. As is the case in well over 90% of mass shootings, the Jacksonville Landing … Read more
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