So you're telling me the good guys with guns prevented the entire thing right?

I thoroughly despise living in Georgia. There are so many gun-fetishist, uneducated, redneck morons who live near me that I have, at times, felt like I was literally suffocating.

The moment I can move, I will get the hell out of this hell-hole of a state. The only good thing you can even say about it is that it’s not as bad as Florida — where there are just as many idiots, but also sweat running down cracks you didn’t know you had.

And having a kid in school, this is one of my worst fears as a parent. The sheer helplessness those parents must feel right now, it’s both mind-boggling and maddening.

Fuck Georgia. Fuck the USA. Fuck the piece of shits who value their guns over children. And fuck anyone who believes that the cost of their own freedom is watching as children are murdered in the classroom.

You have to be 18 to buy a gun and the shooter is 14 so he didn't get the gun legally.

He was also investigated at 13:

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/barrow-school-shooting-suspect-previously-investigated-for-threats-fbi-says/URBYIRVIN5CBRFUDDTWV2HNNQE/

Red flag laws will open floodgates of abuse to accuse anyone of being unstable based merely on perceptions. Not sure I trust those. But in general you made a great list.

Now guess from where were bought most guns used in violent crimes in other states: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/chicago-gun-trace-report-2017/27140/

I'm willing to bet this 13 year old didn't walk into a gun store and make a purchase. I see this as a failure by the parents for being negligent with their firearm(s). Maybe one of those laws would have prevented them from making a purchase though.

Looks like The Onion just dropped their 37th iteration of this article.

And Settling things at high noon

MAGA would be my guess.

I imagine something similar to Columbine: Unchecked bullying culture in the student body.

He’ll “be tried as an adult” because nothing matters and what if it did.

I recall plenty of kids that enjoyed hurting others... We need common sense counseling and mental health care checks for students, and for adults in this country.

why the hell do we care so much about air travel?

Because highjacked planes are capable of attacking the ruling class (e.g. the Pentagon and the Capitol Building), not just the little people.

Oh man, Republicans would vote all in on spending money to reinforce school security. As long as they get to pick the military industry organizations that they have all their stock in of course.

You're in luck! I've just launched an anti-crime AI focused company, designed to keep kids safe! Our predictive model will identify high risk individuals and other undesirables. We can then remove them to a safe location where they can learn to be productive in our work and education programs!

I saw this story earlier.

It was under the one about Steve Doocy asking a dumb question.

America has reached the point where mass shootings in schools are barely newsworthy.

Remember the days when a story like this was shocking? Now it's not even a surprise, nevermind a shock.