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Friday, February 21, 2025

Three people were shot and killed in a parking lot outside a driver's licensing office in Louisville, KY. A male victim died at the scene while two female victims died at a hospital. No suspect is in custody. According to the police, "there does not seem to be a public threat." Only in the US can a police officer say that with a murderer on the loose.

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In an average year, 827 people die and 1,857 are wounded by guns in Kentucky. The Bluegrass State has the 11th-highest rate of gun violence in the US. Gun deaths and injuries cost Kentucky $9.6 billion each year, of which $183.4 million is paid by taxpayers. In Kentucky, 54.6% of adults have firearms at home. Gun licenses in 2021: 108,833.

Source: everystat.org

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America suffers warzone casualties every year without a foreign invader. Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has been a fierce opponent of gun restrictions throughout his 35-year Senate career and has reaped the benefits of a close relationship with the National Rifle Association who gave him an A+ rating. I hope he never catches a bullet when he returns to Kentucky after he retires.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-02-21 04:45 PM | Reply

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