Yet Another One

And yet another mentally ill Trans (kinda repetitive, that) did a mass killing, this time killing his own family and a family friend in a hockey arena.

Certainly it is a disturbing but unfortunately not an unexpected trend, and trans individuals are now quite disproportionately represented in mass killings.

The New York Post: Transgender father Robert Dorgan ID’d as RI hockey shooter who gunned down family as sick posts are revealed

In a less progressively enlightened age, we used to consider someone who wanted to cut off their genitals to be a danger to themselves.

Those who are diagnosed as a threat to themselves or others are typically are prohibited from buying and possessing  firearms, which seems more and more like a good idea, doesn't it?

This guy was indeed both a danger to himself and others, but instead of being declared mentally ill and treated for his psychosis he likely got celebrated and got some hormone treatments to make him even crazier and unstable to boot.  

Instead of treating mentally ill people as mentally ill, we just put them on opposing-gender hormones, and watch them go off and kill people. The left then gets more up in arms when the killers are "mis-gendered" than with the fact that they killed a bunch of people.  Oh, and the left instead of addressing the problem of feting the mentally ill will instead call for generalized gun bans against those who are not mentally ill and not a danger to themselves or others.

Maybe that approach and failed trendy belief system should change.

Kudos To Grand Blanc Police Officers

Unlike other police agencies (cough Broward, cough Uvalde), when it came down to it, the Grand Blanc Police did their jobs, and did them very well.

The Detroit Free Press: Newly released body camera video shows Grand Blanc Twp. officers racing toward shooter

 The Detroit News: Two officers take on alleged Grand Blanc Mormon church shooter, bodycam video shows

The officers arrived quickly, took decisive action and advanced on the killer and put effective shots on him and stopped his rampage. Their rapid and effective intervention prevented this massacre from becoming even worse.

Well done indeed.

Another Mass Killing In A School

But this time, it's outside the USA, so it likely won't draw quite as much coverage or condemnation.

Oh, and the killer used a knife rather than a firearm, so again, expect it to receive less coverage, and don't expect many calls for "common-sense knife control".

The Detroit News: Man with knife kills 6 people at kindergarten in China before being arrested

Schools tend to be the target of choice for whackos and killers looking to make themselves infamous because the  location tends to be insufficiently secure and defended, and it has a pool of victims who generally, being children, are not as able to react, fight back, and defend themselves.

The article closes with this helpful note:

China prohibits most gun ownership. Personal attacks usually are carried out with knives or homemade explosives.

And yet, even with pretty much perfect gun control, in a totalitarian state no less, massacres of innocent children by evil scum still happens.  Note the emphasis on personal attacks, in China, it's the government there that uses guns to kill it's dissenters.

Illegals Doing Murders Americans Won't Do

Yet another mass killing that doesn't fit the narrative and will drop form the news soon.

I mean it was a good starting narrative: Some whacko in Texas kills neighbors when they ask him to stop shooting his AR-15 in the part of his backyard near their property. 

Reports then identified the shooter as Hispanic, which started to chip away at the narrative.

Next, reports indicated his immigration status was "unclear" (sadly that story was later "updated" and that reference erased) - that's called a clue.

Now that he has been arrested we  find out that, per the Detroit News Sheriff: Suspected Texas gunman caught hiding under laundry:

The alleged shooter is a Mexican national who has been deported four times, according to U.S. immigration officials. The gunman was first deported in March 2009 and last in July 2016. He was also deported in September 2009 and January 2012.

So he wasn't just illegal, he was repeatedly deported as a criminal illegal.

We also find out that 4 of the 5 victims were also illegals, with the fifth victim arriving illegally but getting her status "adjusted" afterwards.

A secure border sure would be nice, now wouldn't it?  After all we really don't want illegals doing murders Americans won't do, now do we?

"No guns for illegals" is hardly going to be a good rallying cry for the gun banners, now is it? 

After all, that's already the law.  But, the progressive gun banners also argue that no person is illegal, so it's a bit of a conundrum for them.

Quelle Surprise - MSU Killer Is [Not] A Previously Convicted Felon

The Detroit News: 3 killed, 5 wounded in Michigan State shooting were all students; suspect identified

Turns out the a-hole in question, who shot himself when confronted by police, was previously convicted of a felony and released from supervision in 2021.  Thus he was legally not allowed to possess firearms yet did so anyways last night.  Again, criminal don't obey laws.

The narrative has thus immediately pivoted to gun control, as discussing the problem of Black felons in possession of firearms and committing crimes would raise far too many politically incorrect questions.

That sound you hear is the standard narrative getting flushed down the toilet.

Every single one of the proposed gun control laws that Whitmer demands would not have prevented this situation.  Not a single one.

Update:  No, it turns out he's not a convicted felon.  The felony charge was dropped to a high misdemeanor by the Ingham County Prosecutor. 

And, it turns out he legally bought at least one of the two handguns used in the murder at a pawn shop and thus passed the background check on the purchase.

Thus Whitmer and the Democrat's proposals for more gun control, including "universal background checks" still would not have stopped this as he passed a background check just fine due to a Democrat prosecutor dropping the felony charge to a misdemeanor.

MSU Killer Dead, Democrats Go Straight To Gun Control Narrative

It turns out it was indeed a single murderer a-hole and they was plenty of false reports of shots and of multiple killers when there were not

The killer was a 43 year old Black male, not apparently a student nor an employee of the University. 

This is curious as they also claim they don't know his identity So how do they actually know he was not a student nor an employee?.

No motive yet, victims not identified and unknown if they were students or at some event on campus or what.

The Detroit News: 3 killed, 5 wounded at Michigan State campus shooting; suspect dead

The narrative, given the nature of the shooter, has of course quickly and immediately set on gun control and not on the characteristics of the shooter as it would have otherwise.

The Detroit News: Gov. Whitmer on MSU shooting: 'We cannot accept living like this'

 

Just like clockwork, the Democrats immediately call for gun control and propose lots of new laws that would more likely than not have prevented this attack nor are they waiting for the facts to come out and even attempt to craft a law that would be targeted solely at potential mass killers.

Possible Mass Murder Ongoing At Michigan State University

Apparently, a shooting incident has taken place at a dorm at Michigan State University and is ongoing with the shooter(s) still at large.

The Detroit News: One confirmed dead at MSU campus hall as police search for shooter

The Detroit Freep: Michigan State University police report second shooting at IM East

Current reports will no doubt be revealed to be completely and absolutely wrong. 

Some reports had 2-3 to as many as 7 shooters (which would imply some very problematic coordination and make it a whole different matter), but per most recent reports, which could be wrong too, it seems it is a single a-hole. 

My bet is single a-hole in question will likely have a marked and extensive mental health history with a likelihood towards harm that no one did bugger-all about.

Of course, the whole incident is un-possible as a University Dormitory is a gun-free zone in Michigan, right?

Oh, wait, You're telling me that criminals don't obey these laws?  Surprise.

But, as a result of these laws, there's plenty of unarmed students - including quite a few I know personally who so far thankfully report they are safe but hiding in their dorm rooms or elsewhere - who are now cowering in place without any effective defensive tools.  

Nice victim disarmament zone you got there, be a pity if some a-hole bent on mayhem wandered into it. Yeah, the a-hole just did.

And of course, this takes place in East Lansing, just as the Democrats are on a gun-control push here in Michigan right next door in our state capital, Lansing. I'm not saying its some conspiracy, as the Democrats are always pushing gun control here whenever they can and thus this is not a surprise.  But, now that they have all three branches of government -  expect some bad laws to get rushed through before any calm consideration can take place.

Update 11:22 pm: Police have announced they are still searching for the suspect, described as a "Black male, short in stature, wearing red shoes, a gym jacket and a ball cap.": WXYZ.Com: LIVE COVERAGE: Police say at least 5 shot on Michigan State University campus

Again, I expect details will remain garbled for some time, probably get more accurate reports tomorrow.  Hopefully the a-hole gets caught.

The Narrative Is Nothing If Not Predictable

The California mass killing at a dance hall that left ten dead has followed the by now rather predictable narrative:

1.  First, the claim is made before the facts are out that it was a race-based attack and blame is placed on white supremacy or "hate".

2,  When the facts then show it was an Asian man attacking other Asians, the narrative shifts immediately, without missing a beat, to "gun violence".

The shift from blaming the attacker to blaming a tool is as rapid as it is predictable.

The New York Times: Good morning. Once again, America is confronting the aftermath of a gun massacre.

. . .


The gunman, whom the authorities identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, is believed to have then gone to a dance hall in the neighboring city of Alhambra. But he fled, according to the authorities. Officers later found him in a parked van after he reportedly shot himself to death.

The gunman used “a magazine-fed semiautomatic assault pistol” that is probably not legal in California, Luna said. His motives remain under investigation.

“Gun violence needs to stop,” Luna said. “There’s too much of it.”

This kind of mass shooting has become tragically common in the U.S.; what would be a rare horror in any other developed country is typical here. Yet the cause is no mystery. America has an enormous amount of guns, making it easier for someone to carry out a deadly shooting.

. . .

If anything, the chart, which uses data from 2017 and 2018, understates America’s problem. The U.S. rate of gun homicides has increased in recent years, according to the Small Arms Survey.

And just like that, right on cue, the narrative jumped from  the bugbear of a race-based attack (and one should note that in the US, the vast majority of attacks on Asians from non-Asians are committed by African-Americans, not whites) to "gun violence". 

Funny how the NYT notes gun violence has "increased in recent years"  but doesn't look at all into the reasons for that like the Ferguson effect, the Defund the Police Movement, the End Cash Bail Movement, and the fact that the majority of violence is confined to a small but active criminal subset of the population that gets the revolving door treatment from the justice system.

Indianapolis Shooting A Demonstration of Red Flag Laws' Innate Flaw and Failure

The Indianapolis killer as far as we know to date was not driven by any white supremacy beliefs (much to the sadness of the progressives), but instead was apparently well known to be CCFCP*

Indeed, he was even "known to the FBI" which as Cindy at From the Caer has rightly commented, is about the most useless titles for a potential mass-killer. Apparently, "known to the FBI" means the FBI makes sure it will stay well out of your way until you commit a mass killing and then say "yep, we knew him".

Verily, this fellow and the action taken by police in response to his being CCFCP* and proclaiming he wanted to commit suicide by cop was indeed the very example of the glaring failure and obvious inherent flaw of Red Flag laws:

The Detroit News: Prosecutor: FedEx shooter didn’t have ‘red flag’ hearing

Authorities believed they had done what they needed to by seizing the pump-action shotgun from Brandon Scott Hole in March 2020, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said.

“Absolutely there needs to be some intervention and absolutely the firearm needs to be taken away. … But the risk is if we move forward with that (red flag) process and lose, we have to give that firearm back to that person,” Mears said. “That’s not something we were willing to do.”

The shotgun was never returned to Hole, police have said.

Read that one again.  He was reported to be likely to kill others and himself, the police responded by taking a firearm away and then not even holding a "Red Flag hearing" because they might have lost and had to return it.

So they did what everyone who has concerns about red flag laws has pointed out as to what can occur: They left him free to go out and purchase another firearm and commit murder, and he did.

But hey, at least they thought they did what they needed to do.

Yep, take the firearm away from the madman and leave the madman free and unsupervised to go forth and  commit mayhem - including going out and buying another gun, explosive, gasoline, what have you. 

A rather glaring and fundamental flaw in the whole process.

Now, had they taken him in under a psych hold it would have gone differently. If he was then involuntarily committed as a threat to himself or others - which sounds pretty darn likely - then after a hearing (with all that due process stuff the anti-gunners don't like, which is why they circumvent it to go with a red flag law), he would have been designated in  NICS and been unable to legally purchase a firearm. Even more importantly, he would have received treatment for his underlying psychosis of being CCFCP.* These involuntary commitment laws predate red flags and are a lot more effective.  But the police and other officials need to actually decide to use them.

But, that was too much work apparently, and the police apparently figured that just partially red flagging him instead of having him get treatment for his underlying mental instability would suffice.

It obviously did not.

Red Flag Laws don't prevent an act of mass murder, they just delay it a bit.

* CCFCP for those who don't know means Coo Coo For Cocoa Puffs.  Since we don't know the wackjob's actual diagnosis, that will have to suffice.

Note The Disparate Narratives Between The King Soopers And The Atlanta "Massage" Parlor Shootings

Two mass murders, occurring days apart, but being treated rather differently by the media and politicians.

First, as keenly noted by ProudHillbilly, Al-Issa was known to the FBI. He thus joins the long list of many other "known wolves" that the FBI knew about but did little to interdict.

Second, and I'd like more confirmation of this, but it appears that the killer, now identified as Syrian refugee Al-Issa allegedly swore allegiance to ISIS before the attack.

He also drove 30 miles out of his way past lots of other supermarkets to attack this particular store which happens to advertise a large array of Passover items for sale.

Arutz Sheva:  Report: Boulder shooter swore allegiance to ISIS, targeted 'Jewish store'

King Soopers website indeed advertises the grocery chain as “Your One-Stop Shop For Kosher Groceries.” The chain also has stores included on a Vaad Hakashrus of Denver list of stores that carry kosher items.

Citing a source in Boulder law enforcement, Loomer also told the National File that the shooter had sworn allegiance to ISIS before the attack.

Again, I'd certainly like further confirmation from other sources, but if this is confirmed, will the media start reporting this as a terrorist attack directed against Jews by a mentally-deranged ISIS enthusiast? 

Or are they just going to bemoan "gun violence" and ignore any motives when it doesn't fit their narrative?  Interesting how the media and Democrats fail to speculate on this shooting whereas they went all out to immediately establish an untrue and speculative narrative regarding the Atlanta killings.

 Next issue:  Why are we not seeing pledges and campaigns and bromides to end violence against Whites after this shooting?  

After all, 100% of the 10 victims of the murderer were white, which is 25% more than the amount of Asian victims killed in Atlanta by the mentally deranged sex addict (6 out of 8 victims were Asian, two were White one of whom, incidentally enough hailed from Detroit) .

The media sought and did create a narrative then of white-based anti-Asian sentiment that the MSM and Democrats ran with even when the facts were out that the murderer in that case stated he did it for mentally deranged sex-related reasons and he was trying to kill sex workers and apparently clients of same rather than any particular racial group.    

Now, with 100% White victims no such narrative of anti-White violence is being pushed and the murderer's Islamic and Syrian background and potential motives are not being discussed or speculated upon by the MSM.  Quite a contrast in treatment.

It's quite possible at this stage of course that Al-Issa was simply a nutcase, but its also possible at this point that this was a racially- and religiously-charged attack especially given that he was on the FBI's very passive radar. 

One would think that should get as much speculation to motive by the MSM and politicians as the prior attack did.  But of course it does not - it doesn't fit the narrative being set.

The Narrative Will Have Issues With The King Sooper Murders

Turns out the killer in the Boulder, Colorado supermarket shooting is going to mess with the MSM's narrative of white supremacists as perpetrators and white racism as the motive for such.

Turns out it is not quite that simple.  

The arrested scumbag is named Ahmad Al-Iwi Al-Issa, or Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa,  or Alyssa depending on how the media chooses to spell his name. No motive has been released so we wont jump to any conclusions but it's unlikely to be the media narrative fave of "evil white maleness" - just sayin'.

We will note that making the supermarket a gun-free zone certainly didn't help any except to make sure those who would perhaps have lawfully carried there did not do so if they complied with the request:

In the wake of mass shootings elsewhere, Kroger [owner of King Soopers] asked shoppers in 2019 to leave firearms at home. 

Surprise, a mass murderer didn't obey a request not to bring a firearm into the store.

Of course, Biden et al are already using this crime as a rush to push thorough their gun control ban agenda before the bodies are even cold.

33 Killed In Mass Murder, No Firearm Involved

In a land with pretty much perfect gun control, Japan, evil people still can come up with ways to kill a lot of people.

In this case a whole lot of people, with a higher death count than Parkland or Newtown.

The Detroit News: Man screaming ‘You die!’ kills 33 at anime studio

A man screaming “You die!” burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked anime fans across Japan and beyond.

Like the 1990 Happy Land club mass murder by gasoline in the US which killed 87 people, flammable liquids are very easy for murderous criminals to obtain and use.