View Full Version : Shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland, school confirms
Shooter45
03-20-2018, 07:28
Great start to a Tuesday morning and definitely not going to help anything right now:
Great Mills High School in Maryland was on lockdown after a shooting on Tuesday morning, school officials confirmed.
The incident was contained and the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office was on the scene, the school said on its website. Maryland State Police also told Fox News they were responding to the incident. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were also heading to the scene.
The Sheriff's Office warned parents to not "respond to the school" but instead go to Leonardtown High School, where students will be transported.
NBC Washington (https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Shooting-Investigation-Underway-at-St-Marys-Co-High-School-477374093.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand&__twitter_impression=true) reported multiple injuries, but that was not immediately confirmed by authorities.
Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [ATF] are traveling to the school to investigate the incident.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted Tuesday that his office is “closely monitoring the situation at Great Mills High School.”
“Maryland State Police is in touch with local law enforcement and ready to provide support. Our prayers are with students, school personnel, and first responders,” Hogan wrote.
The school is located about 60 miles from Washington, D.C.
The incident comes more than a month after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. That massacre, carried out by a former student, left 17 people dead.
This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/20/shooting-at-great-mills-high-school-in-maryland-school-confirms.html
Impossible. The People's Republic of Maryland has some of the toughest gun laws in the Country. The gun grabbers have specifically said if we all had laws like Maryland then this wouldn't happen.
I woke up to the news talking to a student inside the building. I had just woken up so wasn't really absorbing much but I thought he was saying seven injured. It seemed to be over and I was under the impression that law enforcement was there and the kid had to go so he could leave the building. Sorry in advance if any of that was muddled by being half asleep.
With the way the media is I'm afraid that there will be a rash of copycat shootings in the future.
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Some studies have shown that these shootings occur when the media hype from the last one fades. The shooters are looking for recognition in the various news media. I wish the media would quit publishing their names. I also wish these people would get mental health help before they lash out and innocents are hurt.
Scanker19
03-20-2018, 08:52
News is saying that it was ended by a school resource officer that shot the shooter. Which has to be fake news, as I’ve been lead to believe that armed personnel wouldn’t/couldn’t stop a school shooter.
JohnnyEgo
03-20-2018, 10:39
Some studies have shown that these shootings occur when the media hype from the last one fades. The shooters are looking for recognition in the various news media. I wish the media would quit publishing their names. I also wish these people would get mental health help before they lash out and innocents are hurt.
Very true, and perhaps under-appreciated as it applies to mass shootings. Suicide clustering is a well-documented phenomenon, particularly among teens. I've started to wonder if many of these school mass shooters are a subset of the same group at risk of suicide in the first place; young people who are unable to cope with external factors and challenges, and looking to 'solutions' based on application of under-developed judgment and decision making in response to social and cultural inputs. Whatever one thinks of armed guards or teachers, where are the calls to put more mental or behavioral health counselors in schools?
Very true, and perhaps under-appreciated as it applies to mass shootings. Suicide clustering is a well-documented phenomenon, particularly among teens. I've started to wonder if many of these school mass shooters are a subset of the same group at risk of suicide in the first place; young people who are unable to cope with external factors and challenges, and looking to 'solutions' based on application of under-developed judgment and decision making in response to social and cultural inputs. Whatever one thinks of armed guards or teachers, where are the calls to put more mental or behavioral health counselors in schools?
As I've said, the media pimps school shooting with black rifles. They regularly message if you have a grievance and want validation to grab an AR and murder as many people as you can.
As a reward they put the monster's name in lights and picture on the front page for two weeks as they reinforce their existing anti-gun narratives and test new ones. The disturbed kid who offs himself doesn't even make the news. The kid who shoots up his school is remembered every time there is an anti-gun story/statistics/"do something" opinion piece.
The Little Monsters get relevance and the media gets talking points. It's a symbiotic relationship and it's sick.
They need to stop reporting the names of the shooters...but they don't.
Maryland teen wounds two at school, dies after gunfight with officer (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maryland-high-school-shooter-dies-after-exchange-with-officer-sheriff/ar-BBKsWWG)
Sheriff Cameron said Rollins pulled out a Glock semiautomatic handgun around 7:55 a.m. (1155 GMT) in a hallway and shot the students.
The attack, which lasted less than a minute, ended after the school resource officer, Deputy 1st Class Sheriff Blaine Gaskill, ran inside the building and confronted Rollins, with both firing a single shot almost simultaneously.
The officer was not harmed, Cameron said. Rollins was confirmed dead at 10:41 a.m. (1441 GMT) after being taken to a hospital.
I wonder where the kid got the AR-15 Glock?
Probably got it online, delivered to his house with no background check..
DUH!
Either that or the NRA sent it directly to him at home for free, because that's what they do.
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News is saying that it was ended by a school resource officer that shot the shooter. Which has to be fake news, as I’ve been lead to believe that armed personnel wouldn’t/couldn’t stop a school shooter.
I heard that as well. Seems like maybe a trained and armed individual on campus might be the easiest way to thwart these idiots or at least minimize the number of casualties. Who would have thunk it?
OtterbatHellcat
03-20-2018, 19:27
Crays, .......I think you're right on this.
Bailey Guns
03-20-2018, 20:05
I guess they're not saying yet the deputy actually fired the round that killed the shooter. Apparently they fired almost simultaneously. Either way, the deputy still caused the shooter to stop shooting innocents. Good job, Dep Gaskill.
"Our school resource officer was alerted to the event. He pursued the shooter, engaged the shooter, fired a round at the shooter," Cameron said. "The shooter fired a round as well. In the hours and days to come, we'll be able to determine if our school resource officer's round struck the shooter."
Cameron said police were investigating if the shots fired killed Rollins or if he committed suicide.
Shooter45
03-20-2018, 20:19
I guess they're not saying yet the deputy actually fired the round that killed the shooter. Apparently they fired almost simultaneously. Either way, the deputy still caused the shooter to stop shooting innocents. Good job, Dep Gaskill.
Suicide will be way cheaper in the end.
.455_Hunter
03-20-2018, 20:49
No doubt the appearance of the deputy caused the jackwagon to initiate the suicide process. Doesn't really matter which bullet did the deed. Good job!
JohnnyDrama
03-20-2018, 20:54
Interesting....
I've been away from a radio and computer all day. The biggest items on my news feed are The book of Faces market research, the trouble with self driving cars, and several old European monarchies. Did something really go down, is this just click-bait, or, as the event did not fit the narrative was it dropped from the news stream?
Hmmmm....
The media seems to be seriously downplaying the fact that an ARMED school resource officer stopped this from becoming a mass casualty event. But no agenda there...nothing to see here...
Bailey Guns
03-21-2018, 06:19
FoxNews had the school shooting across the top of their home page with photos, etc... CNN had it buried in a small-font list of other minor news items on the side of their home page.
CoGirl303
03-21-2018, 06:44
glad an SRO was on site and wasnt a coward like in Florida. Two injured sadly, but only the shooter died.
I read somewhere that the shooter had been in a relationship with the female victim that he had shot and that investigators were combing both their social media accounts for a possible motive.
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They need to stop reporting the names of the shooters...but they don't.
Maryland teen wounds two at school, dies after gunfight with officer (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maryland-high-school-shooter-dies-after-exchange-with-officer-sheriff/ar-BBKsWWG)
I wonder where the kid got the AR-15 Glock?
Doesn't matter, they are still working AR-15s into it which are basically just below M-16s...
https://i.imgur.com/ueqzN1P.jpg
Basically.
The message continues to be obvious and well received by Little Monsters.
This kid didn't get his name in lights because he used a handgun. Had used an AR he would be famous.
Madeinhb
03-21-2018, 18:14
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School shooting victim 'brain dead,' life support ending (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-shooting-victim-brain-dead-life-support-ending/ar-BBKAnsT)
GREAT MILLS, Md. (AP) — A teenage girl who was shot when a classmate opened fire inside their Maryland high school is brain dead and is being removed from life support, her mother said Thursday
Melissa Willey told news reporters Thursday night that her daughter, 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey has "no life left in her." She said Jaelynn would be removed from life support during the evening.
Sad stuff. I was hoping that both kids that were shot would pull through.
CoGirl303
03-23-2018, 09:02
School shooting victim 'brain dead,' life support ending (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-shooting-victim-brain-dead-life-support-ending/ar-BBKAnsT)
Sad stuff. I was hoping that both kids that were shot would pull through.
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RIP young lady
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CoGirl303
03-23-2018, 11:48
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/good-guy-gun-hails-another-stopping-maryland-school-shooter-n858766
Appears the kid got his fathers gun and used it.
Maryland also has laws on this. Father needs to face negligence charges.
http://lawcenter.giffords.org/child-access-prevention-in-maryland/
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/good-guy-gun-hails-another-stopping-maryland-school-shooter-n858766
Appears the kid got his fathers gun and used it.
Maryland also has laws on this. Father needs to face negligence charges.
http://lawcenter.giffords.org/child-access-prevention-in-maryland/
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Your BLUE is starting show through again.
CoGirl303
03-23-2018, 11:58
Your BLUE is starting show through again.
lol.
I'm gonna hold fast on this one. Had the dad locked the gun up, this wouldn't have happened.
But the buck stops with the Dad. NRA, gun makers, legislators, etc aren't responsible.
Like it or not, agree with it or not, the fact is the Dad broke Maryland law and should be held accountable.
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The state has laws on it and it's incumbent upon the state to make sure its citizens don't break the law. The state should face negligence and homicide charges.
See what I did there?
lol.
I'm gonna hold fast on this one. Had the dad locked the gun up, this wouldn't have happened.
But the buck stops with the Dad. NRA, gun makers, legislators, etc aren't responsible.
Like it or not, agree with it or not, the fact is the Dad broke Maryland law and should be held accountable.
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From your first link:
It was not clear how the teenager, who lived in Lexington Park, Maryland, got hold of his father's weapon or what make or caliber it is.
From your second link:
Maryland law provides that a person “may not store or leave a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised child would gain access to the firearm.”1 This section does not apply if:
The child’s access is supervised by an individual age 18 or older;
The child’s access was obtained as a result of unlawful entry;
The firearm is in the possession or control of a law enforcement officer while the officer is engaged in official duties; or
The child has a certificate of firearm and hunter safety.2
State administrative regulations may impose storage requirements in certain locations.
Hold fast all you want. Unless you have some knowledge of fact that you haven't shared with us, there is a slight possibility that Pops has zero culpability.
But, hey, hang him anyway.
The state has laws on it and it's incumbent upon the state to make sure its citizens don't break the law. The state should face negligence and homicide charges.
See what I did there?
LIKE
Who says the firearm was loaded?
Who says the firearm was loaded?
Who said there was a firearm? Did we all just assume that object's form?
CoGirl303
03-23-2018, 15:23
From your first link:
From your second link:
Hold fast all you want. Unless you have some knowledge of fact that you haven't shared with us, there is a slight possibility that Pops has zero culpability.
But, hey, hang him anyway.
Ok, run some scenarios by me, I'll entertain the notion.
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kidicarus13
03-23-2018, 15:38
Ok, run some scenarios by me, I'll entertain the notion.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkFather had pistol locked up.
buffalobo
03-23-2018, 15:42
Kid breaks in to locked cabinet.
Or: Kid held a "Certificate of Competency in Firearms and Hunter Safety".
Can get that at 14yo
CoGirl303
03-23-2018, 16:55
Father had pistol locked up.
if it was locked up how did he get it?
and obviously if the father had it secured, then no he shouldn't face any charges.
my comment is based on the premise he failed to secure it. I should have clarified that in my previous post. my fault.
Kid breaks in to locked cabinet.
cabinet? safe?
Pistol was unloaded.
where/how did he get the ammo?
Or: Kid held a "Certificate of Competency in Firearms and Hunter Safety".
Can get that at 14yo
I had my Missouri Safety Hunter Education card at 13. Not sure what that has to do with anything? That doesn't allow a minor to bypass the law and possess, own or purchase a handgun.
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Doesn't matter where he got the ammo. Law only stipulates that loaded firearms be locked up.
I had my Missouri Safety Hunter Education card at 13. Not sure what that has to do with anything? That doesn't allow a minor to bypass the law and possess, own or purchase a handgun.
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Maybe you should read the Maryland statutes regarding children and the storage of firearms. Crays posted them for you.
If you're going to claim a law was broken by the father at least know your shit. We already know the shooter didnt give a damn whuch laws forbid him from possessing a handgun.
Again:
Child Access Prevention in Maryland
Last updated November 17, 2017.
Maryland law provides that a person “may not store or leave a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised child would gain access to the firearm.”1 This section does not apply if:
•The child’s access is supervised by an individual age 18 or older;
•The child’s access was obtained as a result of unlawful entry;
•The firearm is in the possession or control of a law enforcement officer while the officer is engaged in official duties; or
•The child has a certificate of firearm and hunter safety.2
CoGirl303
03-23-2018, 17:10
Maybe you should read the Maryland statutes regarding children and the storage of firearms. Crays posted them for you.
If you're going to claim a law was broken by the father at least know your shit. We already know the shooter didnt give a damn whuch laws forbid him from possessing a handgun.
noted
Again:
thanks.
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I just got home from work and saw the follow-ups.
Exactly the points I would have highlighted. Thanks folks.
Saved me all that typing.
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kidicarus13
03-23-2018, 19:54
if it was locked up how did he get it?
Really?!
buffalobo
03-23-2018, 19:58
Really?!Mine was huh?
BPTactical
03-23-2018, 20:31
Wait, you mean a kid broke the rules to attain possession of his father's handgun?
Fuck it, ban parents.
It will prevent kids from breaking rules.
OtterbatHellcat
03-23-2018, 21:25
Yes.....
Fvck bad parents....no business introducing people into the world whatsoever.
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