Two people died after a shooting at a Wal-Mart in Grand Forks, N.D., early on Tuesday morning, the Grand Forks Herald reported.
Grand Forks Police Lt. Derik Zimmel said that police believe the shooter was one of the two individuals who died following the shooting. A third individual was hospitalized with gunshot wounds, according to Zimmel.
Police have not yet identified a motive for the shooting or made any arrests. A Grand Forks Air Force Base said that a local airman was involved in the shooting, but officials did not specify how he was involved, according to the Grand Forks Herald.
I was in a quiet, very upscale town north of my home Sunday. Main St is a cobblestone/brick affair, lined with trendy restaurants, jewelry stores, art galleries, clothing shops, antique stores, other shops catering to upper middle class people. There’s even a Bentley dealership. Sunny day, laid back, lots of families shopping, eating, having ice cream on benches along the street. Children’s shouts can be heard from the little league ball diamond a hundred yards from the commercial district I’m in. An idyllic setting.
Two police cars casually patrolling the small town, nothing amiss. Then I notice six people afar. I see one of them carrying a large U.S. flag on a pole. It’s Memorial Day weekend I figure, appropriate. As they get closer I notice they’re all strapped seemingly for war. Assault rifles, sidearms, bullet bandoliers on their chests. The lead walker brandishing a pump shotgun, the loader open to show a cartridge, I guess just in case anyone doubted he was ready for action. My day was spent there, walking each side of the street, enjoying all the eating and shops. These people walked the full length of the main street, all day, with what I’ll characterize as hardened glares the whole time. As they passed people reacted with a level of nervousness and silently pondering to themselves “What the f**k are you all up to, and why?!” as they passed. I know because I talked to some that felt that way.
I can’t think of any earthly reason for why these people felt the need to spend their day in that setting behaving like that. But I suspect this country is insane with gun lust, and when I read of people getting gunned down in a Walmart I don’t give it a second thought. Not giving it a second thought bothers the hell out of me.
Their version of the 2nd amendment leads here:
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Best post I’ve read in a long time
Remember: Guns Dont’ Kill People; People of Walmart Kill People.
Bloodletting in Aisle 5, bloodletting in Aisle 5… Juan, please get a mop, it’s too early in the morning for our victi…uh…customers to see the carnage.