Hostage Situation at Veteran's home in Calfornia

[Archbob]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/09/us/gunfire-at-california-veterans-home/index.html

So, three have been taken hostage and I think the perimeter has been secured and negotiations may take place.

But hi, if the retired veterans all been armed with AR-15's and hand grenades, this wouldn't have been a problem right? They kicked ass once and they can do it again right?

What do you think?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/09/us/gunfire-at-california-veterans-home/index.html

So, three have been taken hostage and I think the perimeter has been secured and negotiations may take place.

But hi, if the retired veterans all been armed with AR-15's and hand grenades, this wouldn't have been a problem right? They kicked ass once and they can do it again right?

What do you think?

While the linked CNN report didn't pick it up, local sources are reporting that the shooter is one of the veterans.

 

[FriendlyFire]

Looks like PTSD related case

State Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) said that the unidentified gunman was a member of Pathways, a program for war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Dodd said all of the hostages are employees who worked with the suspect in the Pathways program, including Executive Director Christine Loeber.

Dodd said the suspect, who had been in the program since last year, was asked to leave the program earlier this week

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Looks like PTSD related case

Leading to the obvious question...why is someone participating in a PTSD program able to acquire such weaponry?

 

[Broken_Erika]

Leading to the obvious question...why is someone participating in a PTSD program able to acquire such weaponry?

Because not allowing them to own guns would violate their second amendment rights which is apparently a fate worse than death?

 

[Zkribbler]

3 hostages & gunman found dead.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

3 hostages & gunman found dead.

Unfortunate.

That said, when he singled out those three to keep and let the rest go things looked grim.

 

[inthesomeday]

Predicting a tasteless movie adaptation by 2023