Posted on Aug 13, 2021
Plymouth shooter's social media shows love for Trump and guns
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The gunman who killed five people in the southwest of England before turning the gun on himself has been identified locally as Jake Davison, with his social media activity showing a fondness of guns and former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Davison, whose Facebook profile says he is from Phoenix, Arizona, is alleged to have fatally shot three females and two males in Plymouth, England, on Thursday evening before taking his own life by turning the gun on himself.
The 23-year-old has been named locally as the suspect in the worst mass shooting in Britain since 2010, according to BBC News, but his identity has not yet been confirmed by the local authorities. Newsweek has contacted the Devon and Cornwall Police for comment and confirmation.
Davison, whose Facebook profile says he is from Phoenix, Arizona, is alleged to have fatally shot three females and two males in Plymouth, England, on Thursday evening before taking his own life by turning the gun on himself.
The 23-year-old has been named locally as the suspect in the worst mass shooting in Britain since 2010, according to BBC News, but his identity has not yet been confirmed by the local authorities. Newsweek has contacted the Devon and Cornwall Police for comment and confirmation.
Plymouth shooter's social media shows love for Trump and guns
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Firearms and Guns
Murder
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Phoenix
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Well, shit... I love guns and I voted for Trump... better stay out of England.... what a shit headline.... how about a mentally unstable person commited a mass shooting.... how about we put the blame were it belongs...
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Well if a fondness for guns was a big factor we're all screwed then aren't we.
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Ya gotta love [my sarcasm] the headline Newsweek chose for this tragic article:
“Plymouth Shooter Jake Davison's Social Media Shows Love for Trump and Guns”
Obviously a very troubled young man – call him what you will; a Whacko, Nut-Job, Lost-Soul. Regardless of how you choose to refer to him or his innocent victims we are left with the reality of the incident.
The Newsweek item also points out that the suspect’s social-media indicated he had a fondness for a M1 Garand Competition. I hear General George S. Patton liked the M1 too. What was the point Newsweek was trying to infer? [stupid question].
My point is this is a behavior-problem (people-problem); not a weapon problem (Guns). Things don’t cause these tragedies, troubled people do. Deal with the troubled people. Leave the rest of us (and our freedoms) alone.
How I yearn for that yesteryear of “News” instead of Newsweek’s Edward Bernays’ “Propaganda” inspired article that seasons a fact or two with an irrelevant Donald Trump quote/meme, and trying to associate American flags and the eagle to the tragedy. I also heard that General Patton was rather fond of American flags and the eagle.
“Plymouth Shooter Jake Davison's Social Media Shows Love for Trump and Guns”
Obviously a very troubled young man – call him what you will; a Whacko, Nut-Job, Lost-Soul. Regardless of how you choose to refer to him or his innocent victims we are left with the reality of the incident.
The Newsweek item also points out that the suspect’s social-media indicated he had a fondness for a M1 Garand Competition. I hear General George S. Patton liked the M1 too. What was the point Newsweek was trying to infer? [stupid question].
My point is this is a behavior-problem (people-problem); not a weapon problem (Guns). Things don’t cause these tragedies, troubled people do. Deal with the troubled people. Leave the rest of us (and our freedoms) alone.
How I yearn for that yesteryear of “News” instead of Newsweek’s Edward Bernays’ “Propaganda” inspired article that seasons a fact or two with an irrelevant Donald Trump quote/meme, and trying to associate American flags and the eagle to the tragedy. I also heard that General Patton was rather fond of American flags and the eagle.
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