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My condolences to those in Miami and those affected around the world. 

Mass shootings: how do we prevent them and how do we get better responses to those that do happen?

Homophobia: how do we combat the homophobic ideologies of fundamentalist religion?

--Robin


Note: on my phone atm, will format this better later probably on Tuesday.

Obama is currently giving a live speech:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wCQDVdPq3I

What exactly happened?

This sums it up pretty well:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/

What exactly happened?

As best as I can tell:

A mass shooting occurred Pulse, a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, during a Latino celebration nights. At least 50 people were killed and 53 injured, making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11, and the deadliest attack on LGBT people in US history.

The shooter (who has been killed), the child of Afghan immigrants, claimed affiliations with ISIS, and ISIS consequently claimed responsibility.

The attack takes place during both Gay Pride Month and Ramadan.

Another attack on a Gay Pride parade was thwarted in Los Angeles. No relation has been officially announced. A bisexual man planning to attend a Gay Pride parade was arrested in Los Angeles for illegally obtained guns and illegal amounts of fertilizer. Media incorrectly reported that he was planning an attack.

Fucking hell. Watch as Trump capitalises.

He already has, if you've seen his Twitter page 

I don't really use twitter.

I'd link to it, but I don't want to give the man more media exposure. It's mostly congratulating himself for "being right on Islamic terrorism" and doubling down on his threats to ban non-American Muslims from entering the country.

Nah guys it's fine guns don't kill people, people kill people.

With guns.

RIP to all those who tragically lost their lives. As much as I hate to say it, I hope this mass killing serves as the wake-up call America should have heeded the last... 14... 50... 100 times something like this has occurred. Awful to see so many people affected, and in such a vulnerable community as well.

What I'm finding interesting is that there are reports coming out that the shooter was actually a regular at the club, used grindr, and may have possibly been gay. If this turns out to be true, I'm wondering if this is a case of someone who couldn't reconcile their sexuality with their religion, considering that there's some indication that his household and family were rather...radical. For example, his father openly supporting the Taliban and such.

If it turns out to be true, that would make this all the more tragic.

Nah guys it's fine guns don't kill people, people kill people.

With guns.

RIP to all those who tragically lost their lives. As much as I hate to say it, I hope this mass killing serves as the wake-up call America should have heeded the last... 14... 50... 100 times something like this has occurred. Awful to see so many people affected, and in such a vulnerable community as well.

It won't.  The blame will shift around a bit like it does for well...everything, and if anything this will give those people even more reason to say why it's alright that people should carry guns with them practically anywhere.  Because if more people carried guns, this certainly would have been avoided faster...right? /sarcasm

The argument that will always be used is that if people weren't allowed to carry guns, they'd just do it illegally (which they, you know, already do)...and that if they didn't do that, they'd just use another weapon in its place (you know, knives and all which...you know, can be thwarted faster than a gun before it's even hit not even close to as many people).