Maine Tragedy: Stephen King Reacts to Mass Shooting
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2023
- A mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine leaves at least 22 people dead. Stephen King, who is a Maine native and lives nearby, shared his thoughts about it on X, formerly known as Twitter. He writes, 'The shootings occurred less than 50 miles from where I live. I went to high school in Lisbon. It’s the rapid-fire killing machines, people. This is madness in the name of freedom. Stop electing apologists for murder.'
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The shooting is such a tragic event, and it's heartbreaking to see King talk about it, while it happened not too far away from where he lives. I'm thinking of the victims and their families and friends during this difficult time.
Yeah. No one should be able to go out and be with friends and have this happen to them. 😠
King doesn’t live in Maine anymore and hasn’t for quite some time, his house is a mere tourist attraction at this point. From a Mainer
I live in Maine. This is a horrible tragedy. Prayers for those families who lost their loved ones. Prayers for Maine 🙏🏼💔
@doggbadd5591With ridiculous restrictions.
Every time I read a Steven King book I'm shocked how good of a writer he is
Stephen King hasn't written any good thing good for about 15 years
King wrote great novels and short stories from 72-2000. That is an amazing run. He still writes a decent one now and then, but his 70s-90s work is the best and still enjoyable.
Are you serious?
when does stephen king a horror film maker speaking on a mass shooting 🤔🎬
That's his home and he's an American. He has every right to speak on it.
I'm sure his movies have given plenty of unstable people idea's!
And not only "when," but "how?"
Definitely read Rage written by Stephen King
It wouldn't surprise me if Robert Card had read it.
If you can find it. It is not sold anymore but you can find them in libraries, with Bachman as the author.
@@h0plite996 I found a copy in the original Bachman Books
Praying for the family 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Even Stephen King couldn't come up with a horror movie this crazy and scary.
Funny a guy who makes millions writing books showcasing & even celebrating violence against people for entertainment, now seems so upset by violence ? I guess when HE doesn't profit from it he gets upset.
@@gennietayfer7514it’s a book it’s not real life no type of comparison
Yes he could, obviously you never read his books
It's horrible what happened, words can't describe it -
But to say that a writer like Stephen King, or any other writer for that matter, could not come up with such a story does not make sense -
Sadly this type of tragedy happens all the time in the United States of America, no need for fiction
I understand people in Lewiston and all of Maine are in shock and disbelief, but this is such a predictable event
Will anyone be surprised when the next tragedy hits in a few days or weeks ?
Totally agree with Steve’s response! Enough!
Yes he used his gun finger and made gunshot sounds to shoot the innocent!
The majority of people aren't afraid of being mowed down by a guy with an assault weapon. They are afraid of being homeless or without adequate and affordable health care and not having enough money to retire on comfortably.
... until it happens in your neighborhood... or to you and yours.
Try not to be reveal your ignorance.
The Land of the Sick 🇺🇸
Land of the Narcissist‼️
I agree with Patrick Dempsey and Stephen King! Enough is enough with all this gun craziness!
You're absolutely correct . Only criminal should have them.
See how stupid that sounds?
Its 15 hurt 18 dead
It is so sad that such things happen and with such an amazing writer talking about the situation it just breaks my heart
Is it mental health? I'm just asking. It's sad.
Why does this UA-cam channel has an automated voice?
Stephen king says Ban GUNS!
Use to live in skowhegan maine was a beautiful area surprised to hear that happened out there, but now days i suppose it ahouldnt be much of a surprise.
This is just going to be a normal day in America. People will mourn in days and few weeks, it’s normal again.
This has been a problem. Those shooting incidents in public places such as mall, park and even in children’s school, america did not do anything to resolve this.
Instead, they would somehow justify the incident as a MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
I just don’t understand why these kind of killing’s cannot be tag as being a terrorist.
Is it because of the skin colour? which is most of the criminal shooters are white?
Is it because, they are not muslims and they are white americans?
Or your system is really messed up and you don’t really care at all.
I agree with stephen, why oh why should anyone own such powerful weapons !? Do not try to tell me that the government cant come up an answer to this most serious problem !
It's not the tools it's the mental illness behind them!; and the acceptance of mental illness as a normal thing.
Thanks Stephen...Imagine if every mental health nut owned a gun in America?! Phew!😅 RIP victims and get well soon all injured victims 😢💔💔💔😭😭😭😭 hope they catch this nut soon, because this nut is not only a coward hiding after killing innocent people but hes a smart nut, too😳🙄🙄🙄
Prayers
I just watched a man in tears, who lives near the crime. Saying he wishes he had a gun now. Keep the politics out of this ET.
He wouldn't be able to do anything.
@@newbeginnings4122 What makes you think that?
The shooter can shoot you if you have a gun you can shoot them!
If the police had done their due diligence, after they were alerted by the shooters family, this wouldn't even have happen. King and the other's blaming inanimate objects for the evil in people just doesn't make sense.
the world is full of people with evil in them, but the US is the only country with over a mass shooting every single day. In my country there have been 6 in the last 60 years or so. Why? Because we have strict gun laws.
Stop blaming the police. They are overwhelmed by all the sick gun worshipping.
A ridiculous comment. Police have no power to do anything. You should review laws before you blame someone other than the shooter
@@teressastuckey I agree that ultimately the shooter is to blame. BUT, Criminal Threatening is against the law in Maine and is punishable of over one year and less than three years, he should have been in jail awaiting a court case. Also, after being entered into care for a mental health incident he is legally a "prohibited person". No need for red flag laws, there are already plenty of safeguards in place, but the judicial system neglects to use them.
100% facts…
Who cares?
Hey queen,
The veterans needs to come before terrorist, illegals, criminals. May you know the pain that these people have to go through.
too may guns. too easy to get. too many nuts.
@doggbadd5591no other rich country has these shootings, because no other country allows guns ..when will the sane americans prevail over the psychopaths that oppose gun controls. Be a civil country, America. BAN GUNS.
yeah that AR just happened to drive then walk and then shoot itself at people. in what world is the operator of a tool never held liable for what that tool does while in use by said person. you know if a person runs people over with a truck no one says ban trucks or vehicles. this is because we all use that tool. if every american house was required to have a gun for protection this idea that guns are the issue wouldnt exist.
maximum overdrive 2
How come Nancy didn’t ban hammers? She hates Paul?
These idiots never mention that it is already illegal to kill people for no reason and the consequences can include the death penalty...why doesn't that stop any maniacs
More are killed annually with a hammer than an AR-15 style rifle ......actually very rare..
Another "victory" for the gun lobbyists...
PLEASE listen to Stephen King. He has written about horror shows and most dont even have guns! But still guaranteed to scare the pants off ya
those books were written about real places, real people, and some true events. He doesn't include a gun because guns aren't as scary. But given that it almost always takes place in Maine, at least two characters own a gun in his stories. And yes, some of his stories did involve shootings.
SAD😢
My deepest condolences to everyone affected. That being said I want to point out that it was mental illness that was the cause of this tragedy! To you people who blame firearms I want you to know this. Also I want to point out that military/police members; former and current have way more access to firearms and are able to carry them alot more places than ordinary civilians. We dont need more gun laws or restrictions that's not what the issues are. The issue is mental illness.
I agree, I live 15 min from there and my friend was one of the ones killed , he would be pissed to know it was being used to try and push gun control. The system failed on flagging this guy and taking the proper steps to stop this and it’s that same system saying they want our guns now for their colossal mess up. When a system can’t even handle the responsibility it had why give them more power? When that lunatic was at large, everyone I know was happy to have a gun in they’re house.
Ok so I’m gonna throw this out there, because gun grabbers are foaming at the mouth over this already. I live in Maine, less than 10 min from where this down. I knew these people, Bob Violette RIP was one of my sons bowling coaches. Maine is one the most heavily armed states to live in, we all have firearms be it handguns or long guns to bows etc… Maine is so safe we generally don’t need to carry, we were actually one of the safest states tho I’m sure this will skewer peoples minds on that. This man was mentally unstable and the mental health systems failure is what caused this, so for the victims please focus on the real issue here and let’s start getting people the real mental health care they need. I’m not saying this psycho is innocent by any means, there’s a special place in h**l for him, but I would rather focus on what could actually prevent this.
Amen. I lived ten minutes away. Knew some of the folks as well. Maine has never had an incident like this and with all the weaponry we own we also have the lowest crime rate. I couldn't agree with your comment more.
What's the point of being a pro-gun state if you aren't going to carry?
I mean it's right to be pro-gun but you have to use it!
@@Cacowninja we do carry but let’s face the reality we don’t really have a big wanna be gang banger thug life culture shoot first ask questions later style out here. We settle shit like men, you got problems we talk.. if that don’t work we throw hands. Not this pu**y shit the kids are into these days. Plus we all hunt, dude used a hunting rifle that’s shaped to look like an AR but dems just see black and scary… so the point is cause we can and that won’t change regardless of what Mills thinks. She’ll be out next term mark my words, also I’ll point out the bowling alley was a gun free zone and it was a kids night so this sick fuck intentionally went to shoot kids. Why didn’t your dem mental health system stop him when he was admitted is the real question.
Same
Stephen king is Bob lazar
Funny a guy who makes millions writing books showcasing & even celebrating violence against people for entertainment, now seems so upset by violence ? I guess when HE doesn't profit from it he gets upset.
Honestly I was worried about King.
i thought of him too. he’s the only person i know who lives in maine
@@boosqueezy2418 Patrick Dempsey but he doesn't count the same way
those names : Card and King...
Its not the guns fault its the idiot that squeezes the trigger no more no less they want you to be gun free and helpless...
Coincidentally Stephen King wrote an essay on American mass shootings called "Guns". Also, I thought King lived in Florida these days?
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He couldn’t just offer his sympathy and support without making a political statement?
never let a crisis go to waste
many rethuglicons never pass up a tragedy to push their reichwing fascist radical extremist agenda.
Because Stephen king is a disgusting hopeless individual, n I’m judging him by his past rhetoric n not this event. He is such a fool. I stopped reading anything of his as soon as I realized what kind of person he is.
@@alexandergrant-xg2do Funny a guy who makes millions writing books showcasing & even celebrating violence against people for entertainment, now seems so upset by violence ? I guess when HE doesn't profit from it he gets upset.
He has a soul!
I heard Mr Card's favorite book was The Dark Tower part 1. It inspired him.
Send king to live on the gaza strip, he'd change his mind about guns real fast
the idiot cops were actually at the ice rink trying to stop me from playing hockey when this happened #cnn #foxnews #nhl #maine #lewiston #usa #michigan
@user-gw your comment doesn't seem legit.
and what BIG PHARMA DRUGS was he on?
Big pharma, no one seems to be interested in the fact that most of the shooters were on their products. All the masses want to do is regurgitate leftist talking points and beg the government to "save us".
Violence is Violence whether it be with a firearm, brick, bat, knife, fist, feet, vehicle, etc. The question is: Where will s. king and his Gun Control pals be to help should you and yours be cornered by a criminal? The answer is where such Gun Control zealots always are...NOWHERE.
quit equating high powered AR15 type weapons killing ability to rocks knives bats fists whatever.
I agree. @@jimmylieb5225
. The AR 15 has been around for over 50 years so to say it's a problem now is nothing short of a lie. Mental illness and doing nothing about it is the problem
@@jimmylieb5225 are you willing to give up your right to drive because some make terrible choices get behind the wheel while intoxicated and kill innocents?... Didn't think so.
@@jimmylieb5225the reason they equated rifle deaths to blunt or sharp object deaths is because in all actuality, there are more deaths every year from blunt and sharp objects (if you include car bumpers as blunt objects...it is even a wider margin)🤔
Shame on anyone in the government offering only “thoughts and prayers” shame! 🫵🏻🇺🇸
@djartfx - shame on your public whining instead of having a solution
Lady violence is everywhere. 2nd amendment if 80% of those people carried a firearm that dude would died or been injured
I am writing a horror story where if you say the name "Robert Card" three times in the mirror he will then appear next to you. I'm dedicating the story to Stephen King.
@braylonmaverick - that's a bizarre comment
The names are jus' kinda SUS...
"Someone pulled the 'R-CARD*' 'Just-In-TIME**' in, for,or as a 'SCHEME***"
*Name of shooter..
**Name of bowling alley shooting site...
***'Schemengees' was name of bar shooting site. ~'Schememgees' in Luxembourgish Germanic language is translated as: 'SCHEME'
'Jus WEIRD...
To every single Republican offering thoughts and prayers today I have a message for you: this is on you.
How? The laws that are already on the books WERE NOT enforced. You only want highly trained people to have guns? Oh, he was. So tell me how additional laws would have prevented this?
No, its actually not. Try again
Are the weekend shooters in Chicago Republican?
You blame republicans in a blanket statement, how ignorant. Why don't you stop with the talking points and think. The police were warned and they did nothing, they had the chance to intervene and did nothing. Stop blindly hating people that had nothing to do with this whatsoever.
wow, how lame can you be,,,,,
Stop asking famous people for statements.
Guns should have a goverment chip that shows exactly when and where guns are shot
Uhhhhhh, no.
Stephen King is right!
Funny a guy who makes millions writing books showcasing & even celebrating violence against people for entertainment, now seems so upset by violence ? I guess when HE doesn't profit from it he gets upset.
the idiot cops were actually at the ice rink trying to stop me from playing hockey when this happened #cnn #foxnews #nhl
So sad and tragic! For Steven King to lay the blame on fire arms. What about the frame of mind and the movies Steven King has made. Maybe if movies didn’t glorify murder and savage killings then the minds of people watching wouldn’t think up something that can be seen on tv and the movies everyday.
Wow. That's some weapons grade bullshit you just spewed. Every country in the world has mental health issues and violent movies. The difference is when other countries had horrific mass shootings they banned guns. They still have mental health problems and violent movies but NO mass shootings. It's the guns, stupid.
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Haha he had mental issues he didn’t watch saw
@@AncestralSleepHow do you know what he watched?
The last 10+ Shooting were quickly forgotten after the revelation that the shooter was openly a Democrat.
The story is very very and I mean very juicy the first 24 - 48 Hrs. As more information arises typically 4-6 Days , the media slowly kills the story and the very same people who claim to care and to be good people in Social Media suddenly have amnesia problems and stay quiet. For example The last major shooting happened to be committed by a Trans Shooter who left a Manifesto. To this day the Police hasn't released the Trans Manifesto. Will The Media kill the story in 4-6 days? Well it depends if the shooter had Woke Intentions. All this is not meant to be an exaggeration.
Being trans doesn't mean you're a Democrat, thats the weirdest thing I've heard.
@@ryanschaefer4847 don't try to be clever. That's what you meant, not the other poster.
The last 10 is vile enough of a statement t, but they were forgotten because a NEW FUKIN SHOOTING HAPPENS SO QUICKLY AFTER. dopey
@@teressastuckey huh? Dude rambles on about Democrat shooters and brings up the trans shooter as most recent example. So, yeah.
Blame Trump and the Republicans for refusing to enact commonsense gun safety laws. Nobody needs an AR-15 Weapon of War with a 120 bullet clip.
No. I blame the actual person responsible as well as those who knew he was a threat and did nothing
Wait, you aren't going to blame the police department that was told by the shooters family that he was a threat? Your unhealthy hatred for someone that had nothing to do with this event whatsoever is completely irrational.
@autumnfragrancw - 😂why not blame you and your whining. That's as appropriate as blaming Trump. Don't be such a do-nothing-except-whine kinda' gal. You don't understand that most of the democrats don't approve of more gun control either. They just hide behind the few that do. You being ignorant won't solve this issue. You all h a t e Trump but you allow him to govern your thoughts.
Of course this becomes political. Thank god for the constitution and the 2A. Criminals don’t follow gun laws so it does not matter what laws are in place, a criminal will get a gun.
Democrats like Clinton, Obama & Biden with their control of the House & Senate had decades to change things. They DID NOT. Blame Democrats too !
That's why we need to be armed
no other rich country has these shootings, because no other country allows guns ..when will the sane americans prevail over the psychopaths that oppose gun controls. Be a civil country, America. BAN GUNS.
There's already more guns than people in the USA.
The idea that more guns would make the country more safe is a delusional one.