Mass shooting at Orlando gay club

My heart is aching for our Florida brothers tonight in the midst of Pride month. The situation's still unfolding, but this already appears to be an unimaginable tragedy. This news may have been changed, or proven inaccurate by the time you read this original post, but there is a possibility of a hostage situation with the gunman reportedly having a bomb. God, this is just awful.



CNN REPORT: Several People Shot at Orlando Gay Club

This is horrible. News also said it was Hispanic night at the club. Wonder if this specific night was targeted.

It breaks my hear that this was during Pride, and on a Latino night popular with a lot of young Puerto Rican kids. Those families must be devastated.

And the shooter is reported to be Muslim, which means this will become a SH*T-show of a million political agendas.

I was supposed to go to gay pride in DC today to take pictures for The Blade. Now all I'm going to do is sit by my phone waiting to hear from friends in Orlando. I can't stop crying. All my prayers go to Orlando to everyone affected by this horrendous act.

Just absolutely awful, I can't even imagine the terror. Thoughts out to all the families and friends of the victims. Such a shame, I don't even know how you prevent something like this anymore when some nut job can just shoot his way though one of the doors.

It weighs heavily on my mind that if I had made one other choice in my life, I could have been in that club celebrating Pride.

We need something, anything. At least take away assault weapons, there's no damn need for them.

The fathef of the gunman has said he fells this was just an anti-gay act. Seeing that the shooter is Muslim, this will get swept into their religious beliefs and probably terrorism. The press I am seeing right now is trying to be very careful about the way they are reporting this.

Earlier it was reported that a lt of top political figures were making statements calling it terrorism.

SM2, I agree with your sentiment, but it seems clear that this guy targeted queer people specifically and managed to kill 50 of us. How is that not terrorism?

This is so infuriating in every way. And if I see one more post from some anti-gay politicians with their prayers, I will throw something. Don't pray for us when you helped this happen.

This is horrible. A homophobic hate crime being used to fuel hated toward Muslims. Absolutely stomach-churning on so many levels.

Looks like that's already off to a brisk start in this thread, based on the last few posts.

I don't see any political agendas here, only common-sense humanity. You being a self-professed libertarian, I shudder to think what your views on gun control are.

Updated On: 6/12/16 at 01:26 PM

LIZA: ONCE AGAIN YOU ARE REPORTING ALLEGATIONS AS FACT.



Stop doing this just so that you can make yourself seem "smarter" or "more aware" than everybody else. This is offensive to all of us, and an insult to the dead.



You know perfectly well that the "pledged allegiance to ISIS" story comes ONLY from Congressman Adam Schiff, who said on CNN this morning that he has been informed by "intel officials" that the Orlando shooter pledged allegiance to ISIS.



STOP REPORTING ALLEGATIONS AS FACT. The facts themselves, as they are confirmed, are awful enough without your embroidery.



You know perfectly well that has NOT been confirmed.

Updated On: 6/12/16 at 02:01 PM

Headband will be Headband, best just to ignore it.

Go away Kdogg, just go away from this thread.

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Updated On: 6/12/16 at 03:00 PM