henry d Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Reports still sketchy, most of the reports so far from social media and if true it's horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 I hope it is untrue. Three air ambulances scrambled, sounds like multiple victims 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 reckon 1 dead and many injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Multiple fatalities being reported. Not believed to be terror related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 brothers mate lives local claims some nut has shot his own family and himself including a 3yr old child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 17 minutes ago, clangerman said: brothers mate lives local claims some nut has shot his own family and himself including a 3yr old child News is reporting that the perpetrator has been shot dead by armed Police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy1950 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Mail on line reports "Gunman kills 5 before turning gun on himself" Small toddler killed and gunman's mother amongst dead. Deepest condolences to all who have lost someone dear to them in this horrific shooting. Another dreadful incident that wont bode well for legitimate firearms holders. FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Its sad people have died but now theres another nail in the coffin of our sport, it will get twisted and blown out of proportion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriv8 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Stating on bbc it’s a shotgun ! BBC link Flippin heck poor family and as pointed out above it going to tarnish our sport ! a sad sad day Agriv8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 News at 10 said 7 dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Oh dear. Awful. Just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Very sad news, especially about the child but every death and injury is awful. It is devastating that people do this to their own families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisO Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Evil Elvis said: Its sad people have died but now theres another nail in the coffin of our sport, it will get twisted and blown out of proportion How does the murder of a three year old child, get blown out of proportion ? This looks like a horrific incident, where several,innocent people have been callously murdered, our thought should be with them. The impact on our hobby is quite insignificant at this time. Nice that you dedicated five words to the victims though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 It is onky just over 12 hours since this happened and reports are all over the place. Until a proper statement is released then it's all speculation. As has been said, this is truly awful and our hobby is the last thing we should be worrying about. Innocent people have lost their lives because of one person's actions. Thoughts are with all who new and loved them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kory1986 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Just going to say it how it is , you have whole family's killed in car accidents because of drunk drivers and speeders that never even make it to the papers , but because a firearm was used people will be calling for tighter restrictions , its is awful what has happen , but there is no point in giving the PC answer of we shouldn't be worried about are sport at the moment guess what we should be worried a child was murdered the public is going to want action , the default action of the police and government is to ban stuff. Doing the old PC answer is not going to help in a year or so when they are taking our guns oh and let's face it no one going to fight it or stop we will just let it happen . Shame really in two weeks i have heard of a baby in aldershot who was battered to death and a toddler killed by there mother but because there wasn't a gun involved there not much media coverage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Hello, man named as Jake Davison, an American Citizen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 hour ago, ShootingEgg said: It is onky just over 12 hours since this happened and reports are all over the place. Until a proper statement is released then it's all speculation. As has been said, this is truly awful and our hobby is the last thing we should be worrying about. Innocent people have lost their lives because of one person's actions. Thoughts are with all who new and loved them... +1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHE Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Details will emerge in time and I agree, speculation is pretty pointless because we simply don't know what happened yet. All that we do seem to know is that innocent people have been shot, which is tragic. But we can assume that anti groups will seize on it and that some politicians will try to make themselves popular by calling for even stricter licencing. I think that we all know that the licencing system in the UK is pretty tough and doesn't need to change. And we shooters also know that in every previous horrific shooting (Ryan, Hamilton, Bird) the shootings were only possible because the police had issued certificates to people with a criminal past, had ignored warnings about them and had failed to follow their own procedures, indicating that the system itself had worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, kory1986 said: Just going to say it how it is , you have whole family's killed in car accidents because of drunk drivers and speeders that never even make it to the papers , but because a firearm was used people will be calling for tighter restrictions , its is awful what has happen , but there is no point in giving the PC answer of we shouldn't be worried about are sport at the moment guess what we should be worried a child was murdered the public is going to want action , the default action of the police and government is to ban stuff. Doing the old PC answer is not going to help in a year or so when they are taking our guns oh and let's face it no one going to fight it or stop we will just let it happen . Shame really in two weeks i have heard of a baby in aldershot who was battered to death and a toddler killed by there mother but because there wasn't a gun involved there not much media coverage +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotmaker Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 There are some worrying videos posted recently on the alleged shooters own YouTube channel in which his comments suggest that he belongs to or sympathises with the 'incel' community. Some members of this community have been responsible for a number of shootings in the States. (His YouTube account name is 'Professor Waffle') Deeply disturbing. I'll be surprised if this was a legally held firearm/shotgun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 28 minutes ago, shotmaker said: There are some worrying videos posted recently on the alleged shooters own YouTube channel in which his comments suggest that he belongs to or sympathises with the 'incel' community. Some members of this community have been responsible for a number of shootings in the States. (His YouTube account name is 'Professor Waffle') Deeply disturbing. I'll be surprised if this was a legally held firearm/shotgun. Yep, just watched his video “Missing out on teenage love and experiences and people who say its not a big deal'' he was certainly in need of help, all very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabbers Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Just looked the shooter up on Facebook to see if there were any clues as to whether the gun used was legally held or not. My gut feeling is an illegally held weapon was used, he looks wide eyed and spaced out in half a dozen profile pictures. Bad for the image of the sport if he held a certificate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Just announced during news conference he was a certificate holder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 47 minutes ago, nabbers said: Just looked the shooter up on Facebook to see if there were any clues as to whether the gun used was legally held or not. My gut feeling is an illegally held weapon was used, he looks wide eyed and spaced out in half a dozen profile pictures. Bad for the image of the sport if he held a certificate. Tyhe Police video (Chief Constable?) has just confirmed he was a licensed holder. No more details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 The issuing police force surely will face questions over this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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