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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWayne LaPierre's resume
Mass Shootings in the United States Since 2005This is page 1 of 62 pages!!
How much longer will we put the rights of gun ownership over life itself?
Aurora, CO
July 20, 2012
Twelve people were killed and 58 were injured in Aurora, Colorado during a sold-out midnight
premier of the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" when 24-year-old James Holmes
unloaded four weapons' full of ammunition into the unsuspecting crowd. He detonated multiple
smoke bombs, and then began firing at viewers in the sold-out auditorium, Ten members of
"The Dark Knight Rises" audience were killed in theater, while two others died later at area
hospitals. Numerous patrons were in critical condition at six local hospitals, the Aurora police
said. (Colorado Movie Theater Shooting: 70 Victims The Largest Mass Shooting, ABC, July 20,
2012)
Tuscaloosa, AL
July 17, 2012
A gunman stood outside of a crowded downtown bar and opened fire from two different
positions early Tuesday, sending patrons running or crawling for cover. At least 17 people
were hurt. Nathan Van Wilkins, 44, surrendered about 10 hours after the shooting near the
University of Alabama campus, police said. Authorities believe one of the bar patrons was a
target of the rampage and that it was connected to an earlier shooting at a home. (Alabama
shooting suspect surrenders, SFGate, July 17 2012)
Chicago, IL
July 11, 2012
Four youngsters are among the latest victims caught in Chicagos gun violence epidemic,
including two middle school-aged girls who were wounded in a neighborhood park on the Far
South Side. (Gun Violence Leaves 4 More Chicago Youth Wounded, CBS Chicago, July 11
2012)
Dover, DE
July 9, 2012
At a weekend soccer tournament in Delaware three people died and two were wounded. The
dead included the tournament organizer, a 16-year-old boy participating in the tournament and
one of three suspects alleged to have initiated the deadly violence Sunday afternoon at a park
near downtown Wilmington. (3 dead after gunfire at Del. soccer tournament, AP, July 9 2012)
http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/pdf/major-shootings.pdf
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Wayne LaPierre's resume (Original Post)
MindMover
Jul 2012
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The Magistrate
(95,255 posts)1. Certainly A List Of His Greatest Achievements, Sir
As well as the contents of his favorite materials for masturbatory orgies....
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)2. Excellent!! Thank you!!
gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)3. This needs to be seen everywhere
Turbineguy
(37,372 posts)4. 62 pages
of freedom.
malaise
(269,186 posts)5. You missed this one from Friday night
MindMover
(5,016 posts)6. There have been over a dozen shootings and murders since
the Aurora shooting ....