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[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

The Beaverton put together a nice, fill in the blank for mass shootings.

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2015/10/mass-shooting-in-usa-kills/

Edit: Added the Beaverton article

__________, USA — Up to ___ people were killed and ____ more injured after a gunman opened fire at a ________.

There were conflicting reports about casualties, but _______ from _______County Sheriff Department said the number is at __.

“I heard a popping sound and screaming,” said _________, a _________ at the __________. “And that’s when we all got down. There was ______ everywhere.”

The shooter’s motive was reported to be ________________.

Citizens of _______ were ______ and ______ to hear that something like this could happen in their community.

President _______ and Governor _______ had their _______ and _______ with the victims and their families.

____________________________________________________ gun control ___________________.

The NRA released a statement stating it __________with the victims, but _________ Second Amendment rights and _______________.

[–] BambiDiego 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is the saddest meme I've seen in recent memory, if only because of its accuracy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The Onion's joke lacks the emotional punch of a fill in the blank sheet for mass shootings.

A fill in the blank that was published 9 years ago. The joke has the emotional punch because of how common mass shooting have become and the pattern that follows the shootings.

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