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This is what gun violence looks like.
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18 innocent lives lost.
They were bowling.
They were playing corn hole.
Yes, the gunman was found dead so we’re safe.
Or are we?
I’m not going to type his name because he’s not who I want to remember.
I’ll type these names instead…
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Ronald G. Morin, 55
Peyton Brewer Ross, 40
Joshua A. Seal, 36
Bryan M. MacFarlane, 41
Joseph Lawrence Walker, 57
Arthur Fred Strout, 42
Maxx A. Hathaway, 35
Stephen M. Vozzella, 45
Thomas Ryan Conrad, 34
Michael R. Desiauriers II, 51
Jason Adam Walker, 51
Tricia C. Asselin, 53
William A. Young, 44
Aaron Young, 14
Robert E. Violette, 76
Lucille M. Violette, 73
William Frank Brackett, 48
Keith D. Macneir, 64
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Maine is still reeling from the shock.
We thought things like mass shootings couldn’t happen here.
We were wrong.
Hold your loved ones close tonight.
💔
River's world..... 
So sad
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It is.
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😥❤️🩹😡 i am so tired of living in a country that does nothing to rectify this situation. Every time this happens its heartbreaking.
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Maine’s gun laws are abysmal, we constantly get an F rating. Hunting culture…
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So if it’s not hunting it’s people crying the 2nd amendment. 😡
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Which is always twisted to their purposes. I have no problem arming a well regulated militia if we’re invaded….
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Well regulated is far different than rogue vigilantism or neo nazi’s. America has had a track record of becoming a country with a hell of a lot of domestic terrorism.
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This happens way to often 😢
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And nothing changes.
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The sadness and pain are real! I wish you could find a way to make Republican voters feel it.
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One of our house reps has changed his tune on the assault weapons ban. He actually apologized for his previous no vote… I guess that’s something.
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It’s something, but it’s far too late for the people who died by gun violence since he took his seat. (Over 25,000 in the States so far this year alone, I read somewhere!) Will he now fight, hard, to change the gun laws? That will be the question?
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Time will tell, but I doubt it.
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I am so sorry that this keeps happening. I am so sorry that this happened so close to your home.
Deb
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Thank you. Until it happens in your area it’s an abstract … it’s a horrible feeling.
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Love and thoughts with you all x
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Thank you.
💕
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i’m glad that particular gunman is no longer a threat. i hope we get gun control laws in place soon. i cannot understand what’s taking so long! love to all the families that are grieving the loss of their loved ones.
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The state where I grew up is a lot like Maine – in the rural areas everyone owns a gun and they honestly believe these incidents only happen in the big cities. I think it would really be a shock to them if it happened down the street. I understand their thinking having grown up with it but it makes me sad. So sorry for Maine. It is a beautiful state.
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Thank you.
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I’d read that the cornhole players were a deaf group, which is so sad because presumably they couldn’t hear the gunfire. This is a nice tribute and a sad reminder that it can happen anywhere.
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Yes, they were. So many sad stories… it overwhelms my heart.
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A very sad situation. We need to vote out all of the politicians who will not enact gun safety. There is no excuse.
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Omg, I just read what The Travel Architect wrote. It’s just heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing their names here.
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