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Quoted: My friend and his son did not make it. I hope when this guy dies it's slow and it fucking hurts View Quote I’d never find your original post at this point. Was that the dad with his autistic son there for league night? I hate to hear that man. May they rest in peace. I’ll be praying for you and their family. |
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Quoted: Stephen King weighs in 'The shootings occurred less than 50 miles from where I live. I went to high school in Lisbon. It's the rapid-fire killing machines, people. This is madness in the name of freedom. Stop electing apologists for murder.' View Quote |
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Quoted: Lots of woods in that area for him to hide. I hope the fucker either offs himself or gets DRT before he can hurt anyone else. I grew up in that area and their is lots of places to hide. Steven King can fuck off and die... View Quote Attached File |
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Quoted: Possible info Reddit (yeah it's Reddit take it with a grain of salt but the guy knows the lingo): View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Possible info Reddit (yeah it's Reddit take it with a grain of salt but the guy knows the lingo): So, my buddy is AGR in the battalions S3 shop of the dude in question. They were at ECT at west point training cadets when he went a little fucko. The state police were called in, and the end result was him being hospitalized. West Point does not have a mental health facility, and he was transferred to a civilian hospital and held for 2 weeks. After release, he threatened to shoot up the saco Reserve Center during September's drill. The COC is shitting bricks right now and are trying to figure out how to cover there asses. Edit: When I talked to my buddy, he was heading in a meeting with the BC and other relevant leadership to try and figure out what to do. Some things he brought up were: -The unit facebook page has been shut down because news outlets were using it to contact soldiers in the unit. -The BC RFI'd my buddy on the COA for when the dude is killed by the cops. Does he get a military funeral? -the dudes first sausage is sweating bullets. I'm not sure the reasoning. My buddies phone was blowing up while talking to him. I'll update more when and if he gets a chance to talk. On a side note, my va councilor and my grammother lives 5 minutes from where he swapped vehicles. I think the leadership is sweating due to what they did or didn't do after his release. They are probably fine. However, they are about to be held under a microscope on a national scale. This event will certainly affect an oer/ncoer, so I bet they are trying to ensure that they did, in fact, take all the necessary actions. It is hard to manage soldiers in the reserves. As a leader, you can't do much unless they are at drill or on orders. For instance, you can't confiscate his firearms. When I was in, I had a soldier who decided to Don his full battle rattle and march down the city streets with an AR at 2 in the morning. The cops took his firearms, and we got him a mental health profile. If the cops didn't confiscate his guns, the profile would be useless because the 90% he's at home he would have access to firearms. Just like the Sutherland Springs church shooting; where some USAF fuck didn't report the crazy dudes issues properly. That whole NG COC should hang at the gallows if what they are worried about is proven true. |
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Quoted: That's about the best mechanism I've heard proposed for how SSRIs might be involved in mass shootings. I've always figured it was just a correlation. Shooters have mental disorders, eventually just about anyone in the USA with any health care contact, who has mental issues, will end up on an SSRI (or other psych med). The other thing they might do is activate people who would otherwise be too stuck in depression to do anything. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: "Guy reported he was hearing voices telling him to commit a mass shooting. Also says he was even institutionalized for it but might have still been active in his position with the NG? Hard to tell for sure but the gun doesn't look like a military issue variant." I'm in the Ky guard I have seen people with a long list of meds (SSRI) that were in and active Until someone acts up they are just like anyone else in the system If he was deployed he probably got put on SSRIs and have not been managed at all after. It has been hypothesized by many here that most mass shooters are on SSRIs. I belive the link was that SSRI's allow the depersonalizing behavior that is required to be a mass shooter. the physical ability towield a firearm is not a significant hurdle , a 6 year old can operate a .22 cricket rifle, or an AR (there are 8 year old's running AK's for african warlords). The MENTAL abilty to put sights on center mass and pull trigger, repeatedly, moving between targets without going "WTF AM I DOING" is likely what the SSRI influance/enable. That's about the best mechanism I've heard proposed for how SSRIs might be involved in mass shootings. I've always figured it was just a correlation. Shooters have mental disorders, eventually just about anyone in the USA with any health care contact, who has mental issues, will end up on an SSRI (or other psych med). The other thing they might do is activate people who would otherwise be too stuck in depression to do anything. I had taken fluoxetine a couple years back and I can tell you the gap between the thought of doing something dangerous and actually doing is greatly reduced. A crack head walks in front of you car and you don’t slow down because you’re perfectly fine with what ever happens. You drive over an overpass or pass impact absorbing rails and wonder what it would be like to run right into it. It got scary as hell and I went off cold turkey against my doctors recommendation. What’s worse, brain zaps or getting fucked in prison for running people over. |
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Quoted: I had taken fluoxetine a couple years back and I can tell you the gap between the thought of doing something dangerous and actually doing is greatly reduced. A crack head walks in front of you car and you don’t slow down because you’re perfectly fine with what ever happens. You drive over an overpass or pass impact absorbing rails and wonder what it would be like to run right into it. It got scary as hell and I went off cold turkey against my doctors recommendation. What’s worse, brain zaps or getting fucked in prison for running people over. View Quote That’s terrifying. Even in my psychotic breaks I didn’t want to hurt anyone. |
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Quoted: Possible info Reddit (yeah it's Reddit take it with a grain of salt but the guy knows the lingo): View Quote https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/who-is-robert-card-confirmed-details-maine-shooting-suspect-person-of-interest/ *this article also states he was not a firearm instructor Mental health history Card recently reported experiencing mental health issues, including hearing voices, and threatened to shoot up a military base in Saco, the law enforcement bulletin said. He was also reported to have been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks over this past summer, according to the bulletin. In mid-July, leaders of the U.S. Army Reserve's 3rd battalion told garrison staff that Card was "behaving erratically," a spokesperson for the New York Army National Guard said in a statement to CBS News on Thursday. The battalion was staying at the Camp Smith training site in Cortlandt, while training at the U.S. Military Academy. "Out of concern for his safety, the unit requested that law enforcement be contacted," the spokesperson said in the statement. "New York State Police responded and transported Card to Keller Army Community Hospital at the United States Military Academy for medical evaluation." |
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Quoted: Quoted: Maine is among the very best states there is to be on the run like that. Might be an exhausting hunt if he isn't found soon. Can't think of a single place that would be better. A large state that is extremely isolated and low populated in most of it outside of the few cities near the bottom, near an international border ( also low populated and rural on the other side ) , near the ocean, has a lot of back trails and rivers throughout the state, and is the densest most forested state out of the entire 50. On top of that southern Maine is only six hours from NYC, and two from Boston if he wanted to try and blend in the cities instead of the woods he wouldn't need to drive as far as other places. The only downside is the cold. Pretty sure you are describing Alaska. Alaska would be good as well but as a whole it isn't near as forested. I think I recall Alaska was 35% forested whereas Maine was over 90%. Lot of open tundra in Alaska. But I guess its so big the forested parts are just as big if not bigger then the entire state of Maine. It would work, but its a bit more isolated and harder to get to other areas if the need/desire arose. |
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A firearm was recovered from the abandoned car at the boat launch.
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Quoted: I’d never find your original post at this point. Was that the dad with his autistic son there for league night? I hate to hear that man. May they rest in peace. I’ll be praying for you and their family. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: My friend and his son did not make it. I hope when this guy dies it's slow and it fucking hurts I’d never find your original post at this point. Was that the dad with his autistic son there for league night? I hate to hear that man. May they rest in peace. I’ll be praying for you and their family. Thanks everyone for the condolences, I'm just kind of in shock right now. Yes, he and his son started bowling together a couple of years ago. His son took right to it and it really helped him socially, Bill said he was getting really good. |
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Quoted: Why take the gun off to bowl? I wouldn't and haven't. Outside of places where I don't really have a choice legally, the only time I take it off is to go in the water. You're correct you can't be paying complete attention all the time and you can always get distracted but at least have the tools on you. That way when you hear the first shots you can snap back. View Quote I take it you don't bowl or at least not don't appendix carry, more than a beginners approach and you'd know wearing a concealed pistol anywhere on your waste would be an issue. Also there's no way to keep a gun concealed in that situation. Maybe a BUG in some baggy-ass carpenter jeans but some of us don't walk around looking like extras on the job site. |
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Quoted: Thanks everyone for the condolences, I'm just kind of in shock right now. Yes, he and his son started bowling together a couple of years ago. His son took right to it and it really helped him socially, Bill said he was getting really good. View Quote Definitely praying for you, your friend’s family, and all the victims and their families. |
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Prayers and condolences to the victims' friends and families.
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Quoted: Sounds like schizo but sort of peculiar timing with the hearing aids. I suppose a tinfoil hat wearing sort would think that an aggregator could hack into that and propagate a shooting. View Quote 1) He's always been an asshole and he's just hearing that for the first time. 2) It would not be hard to make a hearing aid with a radio receiver that could be activated from nearby. Whether it's possible to get someone to go berserk by transmitting messages to the hearing aids is another far fetched question. Subliminal audio messages? It would take a lot of $$$ in research and testing to get something like that to work without alerting the target. |
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Quoted: I know I’m the exception not the rule but it’s not hard to carry while doing things like that. A quality holster and belt with some thought at wardrobe selection it’s fairly easy to not be seen carrying while also not looking like Gecko45 View Quote Nope, not a way if you're an advanced bowler.....Any gun concealed on your waistband would be seen by other bowlers pretty easily. A Miami rig with overshirt maybe but that would be cumbersome as fuck bowling, I'm guessing your idea of bowling is breaking a 100? Go watch some videos of pros and even advanced league bowlers, not sure where you'd have the gun on you where other bowlers wouldn't see it. Best option would be a BUG in some baggy pants or keeping it in your bag nearby. Don't tell me your have a shower or shitter gun? |
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Quoted: Nope, not a way if you're an advanced bowler.....Any gun concealed on your waistband would be seen by other bowlers pretty easily. A Miami rig with overshirt maybe but that would be cumbersome as fuck bowling, I'm guessing your idea of bowling is breaking a 100? Go watch some videos of pros and even advanced league bowlers, not sure where you'd have the gun on you where other bowlers wouldn't see it. Best option would be a BUG in some baggy pants or keeping it in your bag nearby. Don't tell me your have a shower or shitter gun? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I know I’m the exception not the rule but it’s not hard to carry while doing things like that. A quality holster and belt with some thought at wardrobe selection it’s fairly easy to not be seen carrying while also not looking like Gecko45 Nope, not a way if you're an advanced bowler.....Any gun concealed on your waistband would be seen by other bowlers pretty easily. A Miami rig with overshirt maybe but that would be cumbersome as fuck bowling, I'm guessing your idea of bowling is breaking a 100? Go watch some videos of pros and even advanced league bowlers, not sure where you'd have the gun on you where other bowlers wouldn't see it. Best option would be a BUG in some baggy pants or keeping it in your bag nearby. Don't tell me your have a shower or shitter gun? Maybe https://ccwbreakaways.com/ ? |
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Quoted: Thanks everyone for the condolences, I'm just kind of in shock right now. Yes, he and his son started bowling tokigether a couple of years ago. His son took right to it and it really helped him socially, Bill said he was getting really good. View Quote Side note, we seem to have alot in place to counter these attacks before they get underway. I hate to assume someone knew something...but given the times and technology, these attacks generally have a digital trail. |
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