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Aussie105

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11. How many other pointless gun related deaths were there in America on the same day?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 12:34 AM

Friday

Every such death is a monstrous tragedy, so I'm not going to belittle this one.

But a lot of teeth gnashing and lamenting by those outside the immediate family will be done for political and dramatic effect.
Be on the lookout for that.

RIP Sarah.
You lived a life too short.

So, is now a good time to talk of gun control?
Or will this fade in two days, like all the school and other shootings of the recent past?

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