SHOOTINGS - NOVA SCOTIA

[#1oilman]

Seems this morning they are almost sure the shooter was unlicensed and in posession of the guns illegaly , they should be positive they issue them ! They can tell simply by punching your name up in a computer whether or not you are licenced, but leaving the slightest bit of truth out allows the press to spice up the story which certainly doesn't need any more speculation. As for the line that one good guy with a gun could have ended it, well that just doesn't cut it in this case , the shooter was wearing an RCMP uniform and driving a mock cruiser, how many people would have met him at the door with a loaded gun having not known what was happening beforehand. And that's just the case the public just wasn't warned in time. Funny we get unsolicited warnings in the middle of the night on our cell phones to tell us to maintain social distancing but narry a word to tell us some flake is going door to door shooting people and setting their homes on fire. It's an unfortunate situation and heartbreaking to say the least but in the end SEVERAL GOOD GUYS WITH GUNS ENDED IT THE PROPER WAY!

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[browningautorifle]

they are almost sure the shooter was unlicensed

Yes, that part bothers me, they should have been quite able to state clearly withing minutes. Trying to find a way to slant it towards legal and regulated and slid off the rails. The media publishes what sells best for them...

[Aragorn243]

Ok, thanks for the clarification but as I said earlier this is a difference in communication styles. Nothing wrong with that but a bit confusing from the American standpoint. We don't usually call the Police "good guys with a gun" they are simply the police, not that they aren't good guys, don't mean to imply they aren't, we just generally call a good guy with a gun a civilian bystander type. Everyone knows the police have guns. I'll try that CTV.

[#1oilman]

Aragorn I knew what you meant by the statement referring to a good guy with a gun I live minutes from the Michigan border and have done US gun shows for 40 plus years having bee a past member of the OGCA and long time member of the MAACA. Not having concealed or open carry in Canada means the only ones out in public are the police. I keep in touch with US events as probably 75% of the news I watch is on the Fox network. I hope you were able to connect with the CTV news online to follow the NS shootings.