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Mass shooting at Brazilian bar leaves 11 people dead

 

A group of heavily-armed men — riding on a motorcycle and in three cars — went on a shooting rampage at a bar in Brazil, killing at least 11 people on Sunday, according to officials.

The “massacre” unfolded in the country’s northern Pará state in the city of Belem, the public safety department said. Authorities did not release a motive.

 

Seven men were said to have carried out the 4 p.m. attack, according to Brazilian news outlet G1, which cited Pará officials. Six women and five men were killed. Officials said almost all of them were shot in the head.

 

Police managed to wound one of the alleged gunmen and took him into custody, but the others reportedly got away. The bar that they targeted is in a high crime area, which had to get police reinforcements earlier this year, according to G1.

 

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44 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said:

Since we don't have a general mass stabbing thread.

 

I've heard the whole "Well, if people didn't have guns they'd use something else" excuse. Anyone want to bet whether there'd be at least 15 (or probably way more) dead children here instead of 15 wounded if this guy had an AR?

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53 minutes ago, mistertim said:

 

I've heard the whole "Well, if people didn't have guns they'd use something else" excuse. Anyone want to bet whether there'd be at least 15 (or probably way more) dead children here instead of 15 wounded if this guy had an AR?

 

depends a lot on skill and other factors.....with a  blade or AR (or other options)

 

one other factor is opposition.

 

humans can be both easy and difficult to kill.

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14 minutes ago, twa said:

 

depends a lot on skill and other factors.....with a  blade or AR (or other options)

 

one other factor is opposition.

 

humans can be both easy and difficult to kill.

Would you say skill is equally tantamount to killing 10-15 people when using a knife vs an AR-15? If we’re talking about Orlando/Vegas numbers in similar settings, can an individual with extensive combat training and experience kill that many people with a knife in the same amount of time? 

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Just now, Berggy9598 said:

Would you say skill is equally tantamount to killing 10-15 people when using a knife vs an AR-15? 

 

yes

 distance and ability to evade/oppose are the main variables that make weapon choice really relevant.

 

 

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Yes, it’s easier to kill with an ar-15. 

 

It doesn’t matter because while you guys are arguing over whether and ar-15 is bad or not, a group of people are working to make carrying a concealed handgun a constitutional right. 

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1 hour ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said:

 

It’s a tool used primarily to kill people, and has no other practical use.

 

Oh.  Well with that opinion I would have assumed you are against all semi-automatic, magazine-fed sporting rifles.  Not just AR-15's.  

 

Interesting.

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