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What are the details of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas?
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    Texas shooter kills at least 19 children and two adults in elementary school. [Read free here]
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    Police identified the gunman as a resident of Uvalde, where the school is located. A former student at Uvalde High School, shot his grandmother before going to Robb Elementary School. The school teaches second- to fourth-grade students. He carried a handgun [into the school], Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said. He was killed by police. Two police officers who responded were shot, but are expected to survive.
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    Gov. Abbott said he had instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers to work with local police to investigate. Some of the nation’s worst recent mass shootings unfolded in Texas.
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    On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a report on active-shooter incidents in the U.S. in 2021 that showed a 50% increase from 2020. According to the FBI, 103 people were killed and 140 wounded in last year’s 61 active shooting incidents, excluding the shooters. Historically, elementary schools haven’t been the sites of mass shootings with as much frequency as high schools or middle schools.
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    It's not just Uvalde, Texas — gunfire on school grounds is at historic highs in the US. [Read free here]
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    School shootings: What we know about them, and what we can do to prevent them. (2021)
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Yes - Sad all around, and it’s believable that the young soldier could’ve been bullied into following the criminal orders, and believable he’s regretful, but the fact remains that the 21 yr old pulled the trigger. “I was ordered to do it” was a common defense of Nazi officials at various levels during the Nuremberg trials. It wasn’t an acceptable defense then nor is it now. Individuals must be held accountable for their individual conduct and individual actions in war.


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Unsure - I think it depends on the crime and the context. This guy admits it and gives some context (I was under orders), but we don't know what would have happened to the guy had he refused the order. I do think i...



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