19 people shot Thursday afternoon, Friday morning

[Killer]

Originally Posted by Vis

The gunman was shot and killed by police, the New York Police Department reported..

I thought NYC was a gun-free zone?

[Vis]

Originally Posted by Killer

I thought NYC was a gun-free zone?

You shouldn't think that

[Vis]

Update

NYScanner’s Twitter is reporting the gunman was recently fired from his job.
Update

WNBC: Empire State Building shooting was “a workplace dispute that spilled out onto the street”
Update

Witnesses say the two coworkers fought on the sidewalk before one pulled out a gun and opened fire, killing a female bystander and shooting several others.
Update

This post has been revised with an updated casualty count. Reports now say 3 people have died.

[Killer]

I find this hard to believe - there are no guns in NYC - Mayor Bloomberg has declared it a "Gun Free zone"


Bloomberg: 'Cops may have shot innocent bystanders in an attempt to kill the shooter...'


Construction worker Chris Ogden was working on a scaffold above the building’s 33rd St. entrance when he watched in disbelief as the gunman — in a suit and carrying a briefcase — opened fire.

“He shot the guy in the head,” said Ogden, 23. “The guy went down. He took a second shot when he was down.”

The well-dressed shooter then “walked down the block, like nothing was happening, real casual,” Ogden said. “We were screaming from the top, ‘It’s the guy in the grey suit!’”

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.1143522

[MACH1]

Originally Posted by Killer

I find this hard to believe - there are no guns in NYC - Mayor Bloomberg has declared it a "Gun Free zone"


Bloomberg: 'Cops may have shot innocent bystanders in an attempt to kill the shooter...'


Construction worker Chris Ogden was working on a scaffold above the building’s 33rd St. entrance when he watched in disbelief as the gunman — in a suit and carrying a briefcase — opened fire.

“He shot the guy in the head,” said Ogden, 23. “The guy went down. He took a second shot when he was down.”

The well-dressed shooter then “walked down the block, like nothing was happening, real casual,” Ogden said. “We were screaming from the top, ‘It’s the guy in the grey suit!’”

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.1143522

yep....better ban all guns. Can't have people being "accidentally" shot by the very people that are protecting them.



And we all know how the looney's and thugs will abide by the law.

[Atlanta Dan]

Nation Celebrates Full Week Without Deadly Mass Shooting

UPDATE: Never Mind

http://www.theonion.com/articles/nat...9293/?ref=auto

[Killer]

the real reason you should always run from cops


All Empire State shooting victims were wounded by officers

New York (CNN) -- All nine people injured in Friday's shooting in front of the Empire State Building were wounded by police gunfire, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters Saturday.

The officers unloaded a total of 16 rounds at a disgruntled former apparel designer, killing him after he shot and killed a co-worker and engaged in a gunbattle with police, authorities have said.


http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/25/justic...ing/index.html

[Vis]

Originally Posted by Killer

the real reason you should always run from cops


All Empire State shooting victims were wounded by officers

New York (CNN) -- All nine people injured in Friday's shooting in front of the Empire State Building were wounded by police gunfire, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters Saturday.

The officers unloaded a total of 16 rounds at a disgruntled former apparel designer, killing him after he shot and killed a co-worker and engaged in a gunbattle with police, authorities have said.


http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/25/justic...ing/index.html

These people were trained. The real reason you don't want everyone packing and taking a shot at the bad guy is the number misses that hit innocent people.

[MACH1]

So it's okay to shoot up innocent people as long as you have training?

[Vis]

Originally Posted by MACH1

So it's okay to shoot up innocent people as long as you have training?

No, it's telling how even people with training, when faced with the situation, can't hit the target, or only the target.