It didn't make the national news, but there was a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Kansas City, Missouri last week. No one died; six people were injured. Witnesses said there was a "verbal disagreement" between two groups of young men before the shooting.
There shouldn't have been a shooting at all, because the mall has a "no weapons" policy. However, the shooters might have missed that because the sign prohibiting weapons was a couple of inches smaller than required. Watch as a local news reporter breaks out a tape measure and measures the gun-free zone sign.
"NO WEAPONS ALLOWED"
โ ๐ฉบ Dr. Napervillain Bunny๐ฐ (@Type07Safety) January 22, 2024
Reporter *bewildered* that a shooting could possibly happen when the sign clearly states no guns.
"What?! How could it be? Sign was wrong size, probably"#missouri #ccw #dgu #2A pic.twitter.com/5OnCoVX1AY
So the mall is at fault?
Because if the โNO GUNS ALLOWEDโ sign was just bigger, maybe in flashing neon letters, a mentally ill and suicidal person wonโt ever attempt to commit a mass shooting ever again!
โ Helena Handbasket ๐ฎ๐ฑ (@BumpstockBarbie) January 22, 2024
Leftists are trolling us at this point ๐ https://t.co/1ojo7hrZl4
This has to be satire. I refuse to believe this is real.
โ Yanny (@yanikmtandere) January 22, 2024
Original story: January 17 shooting. https://t.co/pqkqeCE94K
โ ๐ฉบ Dr. Napervillain Bunny๐ฐ (@Type07Safety) January 22, 2024
It should've said no murder or other violence.
โ Tim ๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐ดDecentralize and nullify ๐ด๐ดโโ ๏ธ (@Tim_The_Sandman) January 22, 2024
You've got to be really specific if you want people to not break specific laws...
I think sheโs on to something. If the signs are big enough criminals might finally get the hint to stop breaking the law.
โ Future Reeducation Camp Survivor (@Sinsaint2022) January 22, 2024
Obviously it's because it wasn't big enough. What criminals are going to respect the rules when the rules don't even respect the rules?
โ Dan ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ Behrman ๐ (@DanForTexas) January 22, 2024
By her logic an extra 2 inches of sign would have prevented it ๐๐๐
โ ๐ฆDAMNITJEREMY๐ฆ (@G0DDAMNITJEREMY) January 22, 2024
Astounding. I don't know how a gun was able to be carried past a sign with no power to stop anyone.
โ Bents (@BanditBents) January 22, 2024
The sign just wasnโt big enough. That is why the criminal was able to enter the place.
โ John Hyde (@The_DrJ3ckyll) January 22, 2024
Well there you have it - if only they had the proper size sign this tragedy would have been prevented.
โ Dave Crance (@DaveCrance) January 22, 2024
If the sign falls short of the measurement, then it is not legally binding.
โ Ezekiel the Elder of Vespers (@RougeOne1791) January 22, 2024
It should have been placed higher, instead of at ground level, for greater visibility. And it should have been available in braille for the visually impaired.
โ Tom Moy (@TomMoy8) January 22, 2024
Classic gang violence. Pistol caliber firearm, multiple wounded but no fatalities, escalation of "disagreement between groups". Gun prohibition signs aren't going to stop that behavior.
โ LucianLafayette (@LafayetteLucian) January 22, 2024
I live near Kansas City and watching the news the morning after this happened I was just shaking my head at how they downplayed this mass shooting. It didn't fit the narrative of either MAGA or white supremacist, so it wasn't something they could use to push their propaganda.
โ TTL Inc (@TTL_inc) January 22, 2024
Is she this stupid? do these people think these signs are magic and make it impossible for someone to go in there with a gun?
โ nanaki prolife (@nanaki_prolife) January 22, 2024
This is a hot scoop. If the sign had been regulation size, the gang bangers would have put their illegal guns back in their cars before entering.
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