Of course Donald Trump claims the solution is more guns!

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At last a thread on this.

We managed pegging but not a debate on 49 people being murdered.

First let me say that Donald Trump is not to blame.

Secondly. Donald trump is a self serving politician like all the others. Deal with it.

Thirdly.

Let us be under no illusion that the extreme version of Islam that has inspired this and many other atrocities is a real problem that is pervading our society, Christian,Jew,Hindu and Muslim alike.
Let's stop moaning about here today gone tomorrow, self serving politicians and recognise the real enemy.

Extreme religion wants to impose itself on our lives and undo all the progress we have made in the Western World. It wants to persecute gay people, treat women like slaves and stop science and free speech.

Now I have a disliking for all religion as you will know by now but right now a twisted radical version of one in particular is the current problem.

What as people of Planet Earth are we going to do about it?

Lots of rumours going around that ISIS's main leader has been killed in an airstrike. So if they're true, then this twisted little cult is as good as finished.

"Look at that. Accident blackspot? These aren't accidents! They're throwing themselves into the road gladly! Throwing themselves into the road to escape all this hideousness!"

Stop people with a history of violence, mental health problems and who appear on FBI terrorism watch lists from buying assault rifles and firearms would probably be a start.

Whilst the individual was clearly inspired by IS, and radical Islam, he wasn't actually a member of any terrorist group or affiliation. In fact it seems he may well have not been all that much of a radical Muslim either, given he was a regular at Pulse and had been known to get drunk there, and used a gay dating app.

Also, it seems that he had a history of domestic violence, showed clear signs of bi-polar disorder. He'd also been investigated by the FBI as a suspected terrorist, and cleared. Twice I believe.

Something you tend to see in spree shootings, is mentally unravelled people, associating themselves to extremist agendas, that effectively justify their rage. Neo-Nazism, nihilism and fundamentalism often appeal to people who have experienced a psychotic episode because it provides proof that their paranoia and delusions are not false, and offers a 'solution'.

The attack bears far more similarity to other Spree shootings in the US, than to terrorism. The idea of the 'lone wolf' terrorist, has become a convenient means of explaining away what are very serious issues in the US around hate, violence, guns, mental health and race.

Its no more an act of terrorism than the Columbine shootings were.

Its pretty clear that he 'self identified' to IS, rather than was actually part of it (even is declaration of support was incorrectly presented.

But for the US, it'll be easier to deal with this as Terrorism.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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The colour of them or their aura?

now it comes out that the guy had gone to the club many times. people claiming he had gay tendencies of some sort. he was all over the map. more of a mentally ill man, who found himself an excuse to do something terrible.

and of course, he had no problem getting access to military grade weaponry....for snakes and such.