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A gunman opened fire at U.S. Congressmen and others who were gathered at a practice this morning for the Congressional Baseball Game. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and at least four others were reportedly injured. The gunman, who has been identified by unnamed sources as James T. Hodgkinson III, was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries:
A gunman unleashed a barrage of gunfire Wednesday at a park in Alexandria, Va., as Republican members of Congress held a morning baseball practice, wounding at least five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (La.).
The suspected gunman is James T. Hodgkinson III, 66, from Illinois, according to multiple law enforcement sources. President Trump announced that the gunman, who was wounded in a shootout with officers, has died at an area hospital.
The wounded also included two Capitol Police officers and a congressional aide, according to one law enforcement official and witness accounts.
Congressman Scalise was shot in the hip and is in stable condition.
Hodgkinson's motive may have already been identified by the media:
A Facebook page belonging to a person with the same name includes pictures of Democratic presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, and rhetoric against President Trump, including a post that reads: "Trump is a Traitor. Trump Has Destroyed Our Democracy. It's Time to Destroy Trump & Co."
Charles Orear, 50, a restaurant manager from St. Louis, said in an interview Wednesday that he became friendly with Hodgkinson during their work together in Iowa on Sanders's campaign. Orear said Hodgkinson was a passionate progressive and showed no signs of violence or malice toward others.
Also at LA Times, Reuters, The Atlantic, The Hill, and CNN.
(Score: 2) by Arik on Wednesday June 14 2017, @07:13PM
I'm not him, but I thought he answered you very well, so apparently we are somewhat similar in our thinking. And I guarantee you *I* don't actually thinking anything like what you're imputing to him here, for whatever it's worth. If I ragged on people for not following 'my specific way of thinking' I'd rag on everyone non-stop, believe me ;)
And I truly don't. I actually have a lot of tolerance. But anyway.
"1. take the fucking guns away from the crazies who shouldn't be able to own them (notice I didn't say to take them away from everyone)"
This is so much easier said than done, there are so many levels of impossible, and if you start trying to make it possible you're going to find yourself reaching for totalitarian distopia territory.
Also you have this starkly manichean view here, you have 'crazies' and 'corrupt/greedy/bigotted' everyone who disagrees with you seems to become an extreme caricature in your mind. Is there no room for genuine political disagreement on important questions? Is there no possibility of a legitimate opposition to your program?
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?