Lousiana Rep. Scalise among those shot at congressional baseball team practice

Thursday, June 15th 2017 - 01:40 UTC

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House Majority Floor Leader of the United States Congress -a position commonly referred to as “Whip”- Steve Scalise (R) was among those wounded Wednesday morning when members of the congressional baseball team where fired at as they were practicing on a field in Alexandria, Virginia. The sole gunman was identified as James T. Hodgkinson, aged 66. He was shot by police and later died of his wounds, President Donald Trump announced. Read full article

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ElaineB
This is just terrible. More terrible was Trump's son leaping to condemn the 'hatred of the Liberals' when his own father started this divisive brand of politics. Trump took campaigning into the gutter and made a more divided country. He is still campaigning as he is too stupid to realise he is the president of all US citizens, not just the ones who voted for him. For every left-wing nutter with a gun there is a right-wing nutter with a gun.
Jun 15th, 2017 - 10:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marti Llazo
In the US, if you are shot by a left-wing nut before reaching home plate, is there an option for a do-over for the game?
Jun 15th, 2017 - 07:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Enrique Massot
Violence, especially in the political field, is always regrettable. It is also regrettable that many don't realize the destructive capacities of modern weapons that are able to fire huge numbers of rounds in a very short time, multiplying an individual's capacity to kill and maim before anyone has time to intervene.
Some Republicans have argued that more freedom to carry weapons would be the solution. Sure.
Jun 17th, 2017 - 03:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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:o))
PERHAPS a more peaceful approach is:
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