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Bad, bad, bad. Another government assisted shooting. Does anyone ever notice that these mass shootings occur at places where the people are forbidden by government edict from carrying the tools to defend themselves.
My prayers go to these people and their families. The people need to be able to defend themselves. Fix the government.

I really dont know how people can come up with an idea like this...just go shoot at innocent people trying to better themselves....its ridiculous.

This is just fuckin great, People get down because of the economy and shit, and the "I hate my life." shit causes them to do this?

This is happening wayy to often now, almost a daily occurence. Sounds like domestic terrorism to me.

The desensitizing of the American populace.

Some people crack under pressure . We are all in this depression . We have got to learn to reach out and help each other . That is the only way real through . Still I see a lot of people who keep it all in , won't ask for the help they need . If you can't think of a way out someone else can , if you ask enough people . So so sad .

So much anger and pain in this world. Why do people feel the need to kill strangers? Just don't understand.

pressure is on.......folks are tense with reason---how horrible

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sad day indeed.

this is just gonna keep getting worse... i truly and honestly believe all this idiocy is linked to aig, failures, loss of jobs etc...

I just hope I can write this through my tears. This is my community.Binghamton. The kind of place were you feel safe. Where people are helpful and kind. This is my community!!! This is where I grew up. This is where I lived, where I went to the community college and SUNY Binghamton. I worked around IBM. I don't think people get it. We are "The Triple Cities" where with the surrounding area, we are a quarter of a million in population. Yet we are a gentle and caring community. I, in my own melting pot nationality am thinking that maybe it is the people that companies, medical institutions, businesses, sales and services hiring, are hard and careless. That with their pressures from the gov. and their nasty attitudes put these people over the edge. We all in the usa need to find it in our hearts to be kind and caring, not nasty or testy. Be careful how you talk to people. Be aware when you sense that something is not right with someone.... Put yourself in their shoes. And don't say....well that wouldn't happen. I would never do that. Or he would never do that, or she would never do that. Don't let it go.....Be there, not in a impatient way. But in the way of kindness, mildness, goodness, in a way that is long suffering, self controlling and with faith, love, joy and peace. Remember that horrible situations can be aided if you might be willing to put yourself on the line as someones strength when they can't find it any other place.Love your neighbor and give them hope. As hard as your life is, please, remember there are those that are out there that hurt worse and with the hurt can create even more hurt for you.

i live all of 10 miles from this.. its very surreal seeing my hometown on national news... very sad..

So sad so sad Now they say it's an immigrant with an ax to grind, he had just been fired from IBM ..I dread for his family, I feel for the victims, another meaningless tragedy. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of all involved.

why . . .

I was hoping nothing worse would happen but I was sadly mistaken

This morning I took the bus downtown to pick something up. When I got on the bus the driver told me that main street had been shut down and he had to take a detour. We didn't know why they had shut down but just figured it was a bad traffic accident. When I got off on the detour and headed up to main street to pick my stuff up I looked down main street and saw a lot of police and ambulance lights, but the street looked fine. I was on a deadline so I finished my errands and took a bus back home. An hour later I started getting text messages asking if I was alright and then saw a story about a shooting on main on the internet and it finally all dawned on me.

I'm curious who the gunman is. I'm betting it was a laid off worker who has been watching too much Fox News. Good job Lou Dobbs.

One of the most disturbing things is:one gets used to this kind of incidents.What is happening to this world?

Very sad. I will want to see the reason for shooting.

i go to Davis College, which is right down the street. we send groups to this place every wednesday to help teach english. i am praying for the families of the victims and the shooter. hopefully there will be something my school can do to help.

this world is going absolutely mad

2:45 PM 12-13 Killed. 1 Gun man (Possibly Asian) killed himself but according to police scanners there is still an active scene.
Just today I found an article about Hispanic Leaders now pressuring Obama Administration about immigration bill, here is a link:
http://current.com/items/89940487/its_back_immigration_heats_up_latino_leaders_p...

Damn, this sucks.

I first saw this on CNN and then I thought if it was on Current and so i came to look and low and behold, here it is.

A tragedy and no-less.

Does this have anything to do with our current state of affairs in this country? Like the economy or something.

What was their motives? I hear they were Asian, if that means anything.

-UPDATES-

1:28 pm ET
Mayor Matthew Ryan of Binghamton says that the shooter has a high-powered rifle.
1:40 pm ET
The shooter apparently backed his car up to the back of the building, either to block others from coming in or to prevent others from getting out.
1:45 pm ET
A cheer has gone up among the crowd outside the building, suggesting the hostage stand-off may be coming to an end.
1:52 pm ET
Mayor Ryan is planning a news conference at 4 P.M. ABC News reports that 13 people were killed. The New York Times has not confirmed that number.
2:01 pm ET
Police are looking for someone who speaks Vietnamese to help them with translation. It is not clear if the suspects or the hostages are Vietnamese, but the language barrier appears to be delaying the investigation and the release of information.
2:26 pm ET
ABC News is reporting that one of the gunmen killed himself.
3:06 pm ET
Fox News reports it is now “100 percent sure” that there was a lone gunman and he killed himself.

I pray for there safe return. It's sad nowadays how people do this kind of thing.

My coworker's from Binghamton. My prayers go out to her family and other victims.

My coworker's from Binghamton. My prayers go out to her family and other victims.

My coworker's from Binghamton. My prayers go out to her family and other victims.

Update: CNN Confirms that there are 12 dead reported at 14:01 PM ET.

This is horrible and sadly we are seeing more and more useless public outrage as of late.

I'm just hoping this doesn't turn even more tragic and everyone else comes out alive, so sad for the families of those who didn't.

oh wow . . .

what's up with all the shootings

its kind of depressing

I just hope no one else gets shot well except maybe the gunman.

OMG this is awful! My prayers go out to the hostages...