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Nashville college freshman Jillian Ludwig dies after being hit by a stray bullet at a local park (www.nbcnews.com)

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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Everyone together!

Pretty 👏 much 👏 no 👏 one 👏 needs 👏 a 👏 gun 👏 in 👏 first 👏 world 👏 countries!

They 👏 should 👏 be 👏 made 👏 illegal 👏 for 👏 most!

(Unsurprisingly I see a bunch of blank comments from users I blocked in the past, can't wait to add more to the list!)

Edit: If you downvote me could you please comment just so I can make sure I block all the people who don't believe in reality?

Edit 2: Oh man that's funny, there's someone following my history and automatically downvoting every comment I make 😂

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[-] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Guns don't kill stray bullets do...

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Bullets don’t kill, kinetic energy does.

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[-] damienallbran@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I go to the same college as she did, I didn't know her as I'm two years above her. There is currently a makeshift memorial set up in memory of her where they held the vigil the day after she was shot. What was really surreal was driving around close to where she was shot was just seeing people walking around like nothing had happened, just continuing on with their lives. I felt this same way the day of the Covenant shooting, which was less than a year ago now. I honestly think that the only way this senseless gun violence will end is if someone shoots up the capitol (pls note I do not plan on this or that this is a call to action). I wish we didn't have to deal with this but the gun culture has become to ingrained that I wonder how many innocent lives we'll go through before it ends.

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[-] quindraco@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

This article has some bullshit in it. I don't doubt the reporting; I doubt the authorities. Per actual Federal law, a finding of being mentally incompetent to stand trial means the defendant is incarcerated indefinitely, not released. Why the hell was this guy on the streets?

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I don't doubt what you're saying, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the article probably did some handwaving on the actual circumstances.

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[-] notapantsday@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago

They really need to do something about this. Bulletproof vests should be mandatory in public places.

[-] So_zetta_slowpoke@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I'm not sure how it is in the USA at large, but where I live, I can walk right into a store and buy a gun, but I have to get a special permit to own a bulletproof vest 🤦‍♂️

Wouldn't want to make it harder for the police to murder me I guess.

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[-] Heikki@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

Stray bullet also makes it sound like it was "aimed" and mjssed the target a little bit

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Also in the column "Events that don't happen in civilized countries":

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