Two people critical in hospital as officials in Bend say 16-year-old suspect shot dead by bystander

A 16-year-old shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot dead by a community member, authorities said at an evening news conference.

The dead children at Silver Rail elementary school were aged five, eight and 11, officials said.

A seven-year-old and a 54-year-old were also hospitalized with critical injuries, according to police.

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[–] 42 points 5 days ago (10 children)

You know the “strictest “ gun laws are simply things like doing a background check on all gun transactions right?!

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  • [–] 16 points 5 days ago (9 children)

    And those background checks clear very fast. I purchased a gun a few years ago and the background check cleared within a minute or two, it wasn't significantly more difficult than buying a candybar.

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  • [+] -7 points 5 days ago (8 children)

    It takes a minute or two just to fill the form out on the laptop...

    Under half an hour walking in and out is realistic for the entire process, but even if your hitting a stop watch the second the employee hits "submit" and staring at a screen hooked up to a fiber Internet connection...

    It's not a "minute or two"

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  • [–] 8 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    In Texas, you can peer to peer a gun sale without any checks of any kind…

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  • [–] 4 points 5 days ago

    In the vast majority of states that's true...

    Which leads to people intentionally not looking at license plates or even asking for a driver's license.

    The only way to get in trouble as a seller is if you know the buyer can't buy a gun, so sellers avoid all possible information, including age or if they live in that state.

    I purchased a rifle at like 12 at a flea market because I was already 6 foot tall and my dad wanted to see if I could. Dude didn't ask for Idea and I handed him less than a hundred dollars

    As long as that loophole exists, anyone can get a gun. Even if they have to drive a state over.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 days ago (4 children)

    I'm confident I was in the store for less than 40 minutes, and yeah, when I say "a minute or two" that's obviously a every rough estimate.

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  • [–] -2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

    it wasn’t significantly more difficult than buying a candybar

    Kind of curious what you call that then...

    But really doubt I'm ever go to see it

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (2 children)

    I'm not entirely sure what you're asking/saying here.

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