I am thinking that being observant and having a plan of personal action when something doesnt look right is the way to go.

Relying on paid mercenaries (police) who are regulated to the hilt and at this point totally afraid of what happens if they damage a black person in any way- just doesnt seem to be very effective.

Personally, I feel more secure when the current batch of cops are NOT around to give me tickets and harrassment. I try NOT to get into dangerous situations in the first place, or if I see something that looks strange, I am OUT of there. The cops probably arent there to help at the moment anyway.

The off duty border patrol part of this needs to be brought to light more. The way the media is telling it, the shooter was killed by some sort of elite border patrol officers that came there half an hour later. I dont think we are getting the straight scoop.

Could and would the leftist anti gun proponents give this dude the money to buy the guns? I can totally believe that. I understand he "borrowed" his grandmother's car. I suppose he killed her maybe because she was going to turn him in when she figured out what he was going to do.

Previously, when Trump was president- there was hope for the future.

I have to say that biden's policies have led to a lot of additional stress added to life. When people are stressed, some of them snap or change their behavior in irrational ways.

An 18 year old who somehow cant see a path to a good life for himself can find a way to get the funds to buy guns and steal (borrow) a car, and take advantage of lax security at a school or somewhere else. Not that hard really.

Remember that the second amendment is there to protect us from OUR GOVERNMENT when it goes bad, or another government attempting to keep control of the USA after they take it over.

What did we do for the Ukrainians ? We gave them GUNS which are helping them keep the russians from taking over their country.

My best guess is that the kid probably used a credit card.
But I don't know about that pickup. The last time me dino bought a car, I tried to do it with a debit card after showing a dealer that same day's
ATM slip (whatever you call it) showing I had transferred enough money out of a savings account into a checking account.
Dealer wanted a check. I didn't bring my checkbook but remembered I always keep a blank check in my wallet in case of an emergency.
He accepted the check and I left with a fully paid-for year-old used car.

A number of questionable facts coming out about the whole wretched show: the kid crashed his truck in a ditch, then first went on a shooting spree at a funeral, hitting nobody. Did anyone call 911 when that happened?

The shooter walked around outside the school and was spotted by a number of people. Did anyone call 911? He entered the school through an unlocked door. Why was that door left unlocked, and why didn't those who first spotted him outside check to see that the building was secure?

While armored, well equipped police and US marshals cowered outside, an off duty Border Patrol officer took action, entering the school and killed the shooter with a shotgun he had borrowed from the barber, where he was when his wife called to tell him what was happening.

You're right. This smells fishy.

I do often wonder about staging such a thing. It would take little effort, just setting aside ethics, which we have overwhelming evidence totalitarians will do readily.
Find a nut case. Tell him what to do. Give him money or whatever. Let it happen.

Do it in TX, where you can sway swing votes.

Separately the cowardice of the police knows no bounds. In this case, the Parkland case, or (when I was in college) the old guy who went nuts, shot a couple of cops and a few people and then took a bunch of people hostage in a Kmart in Palm Bay, FL. One ~77 yr old guy stood off police from four towns for hours, with an M1! People lay in the parking lot, shot but alive, and police or the EMTs wouldn't go get them! Get a god damn brink's truck and go get them. These same cops will dress down a 22 year old all day and hand out speeding tickets and advice like they are Sgt York.

NYC, Chicago, LA, et al cops have a tough job. Little town cops? Nope. Some are good. Some a bad. Some a brave. Many are cowards. These are the people the totalitarians want to instill all the power in. I don't think so.

Thank you! I was about to post a very similar comment/question. The Democrats are practically orgasmic over the school deaths. They're giddy with what they think they can accomplish now WRT the next election.

And. I am convinced that between now and November, there will be more.

Or, much like during the Obama administration, is it a distraction from something major they're planning to unleash on the American public?

Certainly the federal government (and the Deep State corrupeteers) want to disarm the American People.
They have frequently been clumsy in their actions.
Perhaps some evidence will emerge on this incident from alternative sources.

If I was a 18 year old hell bent on killing people, would a save up money to purchase a gun, I’d just steal it.

No disrespect freedomfor all, but I’m saying others must be involved. Things just don’t make sense. Why did this kid wait until one week after his 18th birthday. He surely could source a weapon before that, the government must make sure the gun was purchased legally. Therefore, every news story I read said “leally purchased”.

How did a high school dropout that worked at Wendy’s gain enough cash/credit to purchase two top of the line assault weapons and a Ford pickup, all without family knowing about the weapons.

The government has been in the business of manipulation for some time, they need to rid us of our self-defense.

You know, you’ll need a weapon to defend your food… If you can’t defend it, you might as well just set it on your front porch. What's you address?

I don’t trust anything anymore; everything is suspect, and everything is control. We are living through very different times. Now let me get back to the push pins and yarn to stich more of this together.

Add to what you just said and square it up with the fact that school shooting like this is becoming a norm. Our 2nd amendment right keeps the government in line, without it, they are free to rule as they wish. They have to remove the guns; I’m saying this is our government grooming troubled children. There, I said it…. Not that anyone has any proof, but this all seems very contrived.

I don’t even own a “complete” AR-15. They’re not cheap and in this environment not exactly in stock items unless you’re willing to pay through the nose. I’ve got better things to spend the money on right now. Like FOOD!

And I have NO DOUBT he was “encouraged” by some letter people.

Have to agree with you, I heard some rumblings about a raid of a muslim terrorists encampment in that area that taught how to kill little kids in schools...can't verify any of it, BUT I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF IT WERE TRUE!

None of these stories, after the dust settles and some truth comes out, ever make sense. How does a kid like this afford that kind of equipment? I'm pinching pennies now for my next hunting rifle. This kid was barely 18! Of course, there were no parents, only grandparents. He dropped out of school and had all kinds of odd behavior. All of these kinds of stories seem to add credence to the strange conspiracy theory that these are orchestratedsome kind of Sirhan Sirhan Jr. kind of thing...Anymore I'm starting to think anything's possible. Would government interests plot something like this out? I honestly am starting to question....crazy as that sounds.

+1 all of that!

But does open the door to a discussion about mental health

The point of the post was to illustrate the media control we are under. In concert, they all designed to shape the narrative.

Gender is of no consequence.
The perp murdered many innocent children and he chose the victims and the location because he would not face resistance from unarmed people.
The tools he used are not guilty.
If anyone other than the perp is to be blamed, it should be the lawmakers who made certain that the victims would be defenseless.

The fact checks are all over the internet refuting the shooter was a transgender. Fact checkers are from the ministry of disinformation, right? We can trust that… Maybe he was or was not but why the full force of tech in effect on this?