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Mayor Turner On Orlando Shooting

Mayor Turner On Orlando Shooting

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by: KingwoodDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 18 Site Admin  OP 
~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 1:36pm  
Mayor Sylvester Turner has directed City staff to begin making plans for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the victims of today's Orlando shooting rampage.  The vigil will be held Wednesday evening at sundown. "Like the rest of the country, Houston is grieving today," said Mayor Turner.  "It is past time for us as a country to come together against hatred toward any person or persons based on group affiliation - enough is enough.  We stand with Orlando, with the families of those killed or injured, with the LGBT community and against violence anywhere."The mayor's comments came just before he was to speak at en event marking the 41st anniversary for the Houston LGBT Political Caucus.  The mayor is also speaking tonight at an annual Ramadan event.  Houston City Hall be lit with LGBT pride colors this evening.Today's massacre comes two weeks before Houston's Pride celebration.  Mayor Turner has already been in communication with Acting Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo about HPD's plans for addressing safety concerns. 
 
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 1:47pm  
@KingwoodDotComThank you for Posting, my friend, yet I would have rather appreciated if Mayor Turner would have included the specific wording, "Radical Islamic Terrorist Attack"....The Political Correctness, on BOTH sides of the aisle, is literally killing Americans.....It is indeed a very sad day for America....  For Americans....  
 
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 3:00pm  
What if the shooting were at a country club? Would city hall be lit up for that too? I am not against lgbt things but these people are not going to shut up about this. I hope the pro gun gays gays speak out and try not to make this segment of the population anti gun. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 3:08pm  
In the words of a friend..."differences of ideas and opinions SHOULD be what makes this thing we
call humanity great, but instead we choose to hate and use them to bring
humanity where it has come to today." 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 7:18pm  
While I have no problem with the LGBT community, why did Mayor Turner make this shooting sound like a LGBT issue? 4951
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choclab Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 8:45pm  
Because he is Sylvester. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 8:55pm  
We need action. Not sentiment. Somebody do something. ANYTHING is better than nothing. Not even trying to improve the situation. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 8:58pm  
We need action. Not sentiment. Somebody do something. ANYTHING is better than nothing. Not even trying to improve the situation.
 
@beastmode: What type of action?
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 9:01pm  
For one, the Adam Lanza's and Vets with PTSD NOOO GUNS. I'm a Veteran, also combat wounded but no PTSD. Time to stop this nonsense. Mental illness no guns period.Muslims entering the country for 5 years no guns. If you get flagged, NO GUNS. This clown was flagged twice.  4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 9:04pm  
For one, the Adam Lanza's and Vets with PTSD NOOO GUNS. I'm a Veteran, also combat wounded but no PTSD. Time to stop this nonsense. Mental illness no guns period.Muslims entering the country for 5 years no guns. If you get flagged, NO GUNS. This clown was flagged twice. 
 
@beastmode: Whats a flag?
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 12, '16 9:19pm  
Because he is Sylvester.
 
@choclab: Or .... maybe there is a real threat.http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-gay-pride-la-weapons-20160612-snap-story.html
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 13, '16 9:28am  
For one, the Adam Lanza's and Vets with PTSD NOOO GUNS. I'm a Veteran, also combat wounded but no PTSD. Time to stop this nonsense. Mental illness no guns period.Muslims entering the country for 5 years no guns. If you get flagged, NO GUNS. This clown was flagged twice. 
 
@beastmode:   I agree with the sentiment, but most criminals don't get their guns legally.  I also have  PTSD and depression and got help.  I had my guns locked away during the worst of it but there's no way I would allow them to be confiscated by law enforcement because I would never see them again.  There needs to be more honest and frank discussions about mental health and firearms.
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 13, '16 9:31am  
This clown was flagged twice. 
 
@beastmode: AMEN...that's ridiculous....flagged by the FBI for possible terrorism ties and we allow him to purchase weapons...I guess it would have been against his rights if we denied him b/c of religious and ethnicity...that would have been a big ole lawsuit...we need to stop worrying about offending people...pffft...we can't win...
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 13, '16 9:32am  

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>> Because he is Sylvester.
 
@choclab: Or .... maybe there is a real threat.http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-gay-pride-la-weapons-20160612-snap-story.html
 
@uneasyrider:  Unfortunately, this nation has encouraged intolerance.... some people are so intolerant that they will become violent because of it.
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 13, '16 9:51am  
I'm sure these guys took the time to fill out their paperwork...When are those idiots in politics realize this is how the guns are getting out illegally....STOLEN..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txb31Z2kRbA 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 13, '16 10:00am  

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@choclab: Or .... maybe there is a real threat.http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-gay-pride-la-weapons-20160612-snap-story.html
 
@uneasyrider:  Unfortunately, this nation has encouraged intolerance.... some people are so intolerant that they will become violent because of it.
 
@Retired_Engineer: I agree. It has always been easy to hide behind an ideology to commit acts of hate and revenge, we've seen it since the birth of the KKK. This massacre was not Emoticonrimarily influenced  by ISIS ideals but driven mainly by this scumbag's hate for gays. An associate of his mentioned that Mateen also expressed hatred for other groups as well. Looking back at the mass shooting in California it seems it was mainly the result of a workplace dispute and the Fort Hood shooter felt he was being bullied over his religion. Actually Dylaan Roof (the Charleston shooter) could have claimed allegiance to ISIS also being that he executed  Christians. Many crimes have been committed in the name of religion and patriotism.
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