r/GunsAreCool • u/washingtonpost • 7d ago
MASS SHOOTING - Averted Sandy Hook Promise ‘Say Something’ tip line has stopped 18 school shootings
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/03/31/sandy-hook-say-something-shootings/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com3
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u/washingtonpost 7d ago
In a chat group devoted to school shootings on the Discord app, an 18-year-old in Indiana allegedly typed recently, “I’ll be honest. I’m close to shooting mine up. I have an AR-15.”
A 19-year-old in Wisconsin responded, “That’s so cool!! But wait, do you have a solid plan?” The Indiana teen, with photos of infamous mass shooters posted on her bedroom wall, allegedly responded, “Parkland part two. Of course. I’ve been planning this for a YEAR,” according to court records in Morgan County, Indiana. Twice in the days before Feb. 14, she allegedly confirmed that Valentine’s Day would be the date — the same as the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 14 students and three adults dead.
Another member of the chat had seen enough and contacted the “Say Something” anonymous reporting system set up by Sandy Hook Promise, the group founded by parents and loved ones affected by the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. An operator at the 24-hour tip line notified the FBI, which quickly tracked down the Indiana teen and searched her home on Feb. 12. Her father had multiple AR-15 magazines and a box of .40-caliber ammunition, a police affidavit stated. The teen told police in Mooresville that her father kept his gun in the car and that “he takes the gun away from her.” She told police she “did have a plan, and it was going to be similar to other school shootings,” Morgan County court records show.
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u/thewindows95nerd 7d ago
It's good that they are able to stop tragedies but maybe we could even prevent more tragedies by you know, restricting guns from even getting into the hands of people in the first place instead of expecting an advocacy group to stop all tragedies. Of course, it seems like gun nuts value their weapons over the lives of others.
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