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'Madden' gunman David Katz

artappraiser — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 01:49:35 +0000

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'Madden' gunman David Katz twice hospitalized for mental health

Shooting suspect's parents clashed over his treatment, divorce filings show

By Vic Micolucci - I-TEAM reporter, anchor, Garrett Pelican - Digital executive producer, Associated Press

Updated: 8:16 PM, August 27, 2018

Jacksonville shooter legally armed himself in state with one of USA's toughest gun laws

Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, Updated 4:03 p.m. ET Aug. 29, 2018

When David Katz gunned down two fellow video game enthusiasts Suday in Jacksonville, Florida, the question followed: Was this the random act of an enraged gamer bent on revenge or an unstable person who should not have had access to a gun?

In hindsight, the latter seems logical, particularly in light of court documents from his parents’ bitter divorce that suggest Katz’s psychological troubles started more than a decade ago.

But in legal terms, Katz, 24, who killed himself at the scene after injuring several others, lawfully obtained his two handguns in Maryland, a state that is among a dozen with comparatively high hurdles to firearm ownership [....]

Madden NFL Shooting Rocks

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:20:02 +0000

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Madden NFL Shooting Rocks High-Stakes, Ultra-Competitive World of eSports

Top players compete for prize money, endorsements and fame. Now they have to worry about their safety.

By Will Sommer @ The DailyBeast.com, 08.27.18 6:32 PM ET

A fatal shooting in Florida

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:31 +0000

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A fatal shooting in Florida on Sunday thrust e-sports, a young and growing industry, into the national spotlight https://t.co/AHSq8A90Rs
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) August 27, 2018

Anything to save the NRA,

artappraiser — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:55:23 +0000

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Anything to save the NRA, anything, go after the First Amendment before you give an inch on the Second:

Fox News panel calls for regulation of smartphones and video games: "When we think of other risks to children and their health ... we actually take action and we ban those things" pic.twitter.com/R0S0wTY6Fx
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) August 27, 2018

This is tragic.

Richard Day — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 20:21:58 +0000

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This is tragic.

It is like I have nothing more than silly nothing phrases.

Let us get more guns.

And then we shall be safe?