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[~Neowin~]

Police officer 'among injured' in Wisconsin shooting


Police have confirmed that a shooting has taken place at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek in the US state of Wisconsin.
A police spokesman said an officer had been shot multiple times but was expected to survive. There are reports of other casualties but no confirmed numbers.
The spokesman said one suspect had been shot, but another gunman might still be on the loose inside the temple.
"This is an ongoing and very fluid situation," he said.
Local police said that a call had been made to them at about 10:30 local time (15:30 GMT).
Police have corralled journalists outside the temple and urged them not to broadcast aerial footage that could compromise the operation.
Oak Creek is a town of about 30,000 people in the south-east corner of the state.
'Many injured'
Parminder Kaleka, who was waiting outside the temple, told the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel that she had phoned her brother-in-law - who she said was the priest of the temple - who was inside "at that time [the] shooting happened".
"He told me 25 or more people got shot, at that time they don't even know if they are dead or alive, so a lot of people got injured."
She said she had heard her brother-in-law had also been shot, and said desperate families were gathered outside the temple waiting for news.
"This is a big tragedy for our church," she said, saying everyone had always assumed it would be a place of safety.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-19138754

[theyarecomingforyou]

It's good to see guns protecting more lives... oh wait.

[thejohnnyq]

Yea, like a knife never killed anyone -- http://www.news.com....v-1226441838914

[jakem1]

No doubt we'll get more hand wringing from the country that refuses to do anything about the problem they've created.

[Azies]

I smell right wing extremism..

[roadwarrior]

More than likely, the temple was a "gun free zone", just like the theater in Colorado. That plan works really well, doesn't it?

[DirtyLarry]

thejohnnyq, on 05 August 2012 - 18:56, said:

Yea, like a knife never killed anyone -- http://www.news.com....v-1226441838914

Yes, forks can kill, baseball bats, vehicles, a plastic bag, the list literally goes on and on and on and on of all of the different items that can be used to kill. We all know this to be fact.
With that said, if anyone in their right mind is going to try and tell me that guns are not the most efficient means for killing, then that is truly ridiculous. End of story.

So keep on trying to use this as some kind of counter argument. I will still know guns make it a hell of a lot easier to kill then anything else out there.

[Roxkis]

theyarecomingforyou, on 05 August 2012 - 18:52, said:

It's good to see guns protecting more lives... oh wait.

"Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither"

[ecotrojan]

thejohnnyq, on 05 August 2012 - 18:56, said:

Yea, like a knife never killed anyone -- http://www.news.com....v-1226441838914

This is about guns, stay on topic before the merry go round please

[Tender Foot]

jakem1, on 05 August 2012 - 19:06, said:

No doubt we'll get more hand wringing from the country that refuses to do anything about the problem they've created.

If the Revolutionary War never happend most likely the 2nd Amendment of today would be very different!

[theyarecomingforyou]

thejohnnyq, on 05 August 2012 - 18:56, said:

Yea, like a knife never killed anyone -- http://www.news.com....v-1226441838914

There have already been several high profile shootings in the US in recent months and yet you're using one knife attack in China to try to justify the ineffectual gun restrictions in the US?

Roxkis, on 05 August 2012 - 19:17, said:

"Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither"

You can't use that as a blanket statement to avoid sensible restrictions on firearms. By that logic people shouldn't be required to have a driving licence as everybody should have the liberty to drive as they please. Liberties only extend to the point that they impact other people and in the US it is clear that the lack of adequate regulations is costing more lives than it is protecting.

[Tender Foot]

theyarecomingforyou, on 05 August 2012 - 19:33, said:

You can't use that as a blanket statement to avoid sensible restrictions on firearms. By that logic people shouldn't be required to have a driving licence as everybody should have the liberty to drive as they please. Liberties only extend to the point that they impact other people and in the US it is clear that the lack of adequate regulations is costing more lives than it is protecting.

Look how the Prohibition Era turned out! people still did things regardless of what regulations are on the books so your comment is null N void!

[Co_Co]

Tender Foot, on 05 August 2012 - 19:39, said:

Look how the Prohibition Era turned out! people still did things regardless of what regulations are on the books so your comment is null N void!

did you miss the word sensible? if you use extremes like banned completely or free for all theres gonna be problems. most solutions are in the middle.

by that logic iran should have a nuke...why regulate them right.

[theyarecomingforyou]

Tender Foot, on 05 August 2012 - 19:39, said:

Look how the Prohibition Era turned out! people still did things regardless of what regulations are on the books so your comment is null N void!

Gun restrictions have been proven to work in numerous countries, including the UK and Germany. This isn't some hypothetical scenario - gun restrictions reduce firearms fatalities.

[+Azusa]

Here we go again!