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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: 4, Interesting) by Lagg on Wednesday June 14 2017, @05:42PM
Hm, is prog the new slang for something stupid and twitter based? Anyway, nah I'm going to have to say that I've never seen someone with a vote inside a behind-belt holster hovering near people to be irritating because they think they're badasses. Also, given that democrats have changed so much that the meaning of republican and democrat has swapped since Lincoln's time directly contradicts what you're saying. And the identity politics embraced by both parties with such speed and enthusiasm they forget who they're calling what further contradicts it. You're buying into those identity politics by forgetting that people and parties switch platforms. People aren't static. What you call a "democrat" is what your brain fears. That's all.
Also fucking please with this "you guys". I understand the convenience factor since I do lean a bit towards an open mindset. I'm just not though. I've been told my association is "independent". But I don't like the people who call themselves that and I don't think it fits. I'm not going to suddenly turn into the guy you think I'm going to. The binary thinking and willfully restricting myself to this tiny little bitch-baby of a country's values has been out of my mindset for long enough that I'm used to it. And will serve me well later.
I'm actually pretty heavily against overreaching gun control. Thing is though. If I don't see value in owning or using them anymore because of just how little they're worth the conflict. I don't personally have any reason to think the majority of america that has guns can figure out personal responsibility with such a tool.
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