Kip Powick Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Tribune staff and wire reports12:27 p.m. CST, January 10, 2013 TAFT, Calif.—Gunfire erupted on Thursday at a California high school in inland Kern County, a sheriff's department dispatcher said, and media reports indicated two people had been shot and the assailant arrested.The dispatcher confirmed the shooting at Taft Union High School but gave no other details.A California ABC affiliate reported that sheriff's deputies were going room-by-room to secure the school and that two people had been shot, but had no immediate word on their condition. It said the shooter had been apprehended by police.The station, 23ABC News, reported that some people had called the station from inside the school, where they were hiding in closets.(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Writing By Cynthia Johnston; Editing by Paul Thomasch and Carol Bishopric)Taft is a city in the foothills at the extreme southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley. Taft is located 30 miles west-southwest of Bakersfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I know it's early, but some of the media are indicating a shotgun was used and it's starting to sound like the incident is the result of a bully situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gill Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Better enact a shotgun ban. After all, there are more shotgun homicides in the US than "assault rifle" homicides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Not at a rate of 26 grade 1 students and their teachers in under 4 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 The population of the USA is 5 times that of the UK. Last year, the USA had 55 times as many gun-related deaths as the UK. One has strict gun control, one ... not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Who's numbers are you using JO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gill Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 JO, I'm going to reply to that on another thread, the "NRA contribution" one since I feel that's a more suitable place and there are already a goodly number of valid comments there. Once I get around to it, hopefully later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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