... We would be sending the National Guard to Anderson, South Carolina, Beaufort, South Carolina, the coast of North Carolina, and high school/college events in Mississippi.
This is where domestic terrorists are really striking. Causing fear. Motivating us to stay in our homes, rather than enjoy life and times out with friends. Showing how some people really don’t know how to use guns except for some evil purpose.
Add ‘em up - 18 people dead among the places mentioned above.
People shooting up bars from boats.
People shooting up homecomings.
People shooting up neighborhood bars.
So far, no one has shot up the ICE detention facility in Portland.
Or Broadview.
So far, no one has shot up the Washington Monument. Or the No Kings Marches - although the weekend has just past and we haven’t had time to check in all over the country. Now, you could make a case that someone shot up the ICE facility in Dallas and the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, and that could be called anti-government terrorism. Federal agents did go there there to have a look around. But there was no “boots marching in the streets” like in LA and DC.
No, it really doesn’t have anything to do with people being shot dead. It simply has to do with who’s in the president’s ear talking to him about hell-holes and blue cities and other mirages. It has to do with no one else around the president willing to tell the president that the person in his ear is simply wrong ... and dangerous. It simply has to do with a federal agency starting a fire, then complaining when the fire department shows up to call out their arson. It simply has to do with the war in his country against brown people and muzzling dissent - it is our national disgrace.
Reach Vic MacDonald at 864-833-1900.
If you want to know how disgraceful it’s gotten, find and read this article on the CNN website: “Her 13-year-old son was arrested, then taken by ICE to a detention facility. The police chief calls it a first for his city.” Great reporting.
Sandy Hook Promise Statement on Mass
Shootings in Mississippi and South Carolina
NEWTOWN, Conn. – As many as six mass shootings occurred in multiple U.S. states over the weekend (of Oct. 10-12), with the deadliest in Mississippi and South Carolina.
In Mississippi, six people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured in a shooting that took place after a high school football homecoming game in the town of Leland.
The FBI has announced the arrest of four suspects in this attack, which includes three individuals in their 20s and one individual in their 40s. Authorities have not announced a motive for this attack.
In South Carolina, four people were killed and at least 20 others injured after a shooting took place at a crowded bar on St. Helena Island. Authorities are investigating persons of interest, but an arrest has not been announced and a motive has not been released.
Over the weekend, other tragedies occurred in Texas, Kansas, Ohio, and an additional attack in South Carolina. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been at least 340 mass shootings throughout the United States in 2025 where four or more people have been killed or injured, excluding the shooter.
In response to this attack, Nicole Hockley, co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise and mother of Dylan who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, issued the following statement:
“The people of St. Helena Island and Leland are living every community’s worst nightmare. In a few moments, their sense of safety was permanently stolen, and families were left shattered.
“Gun violence touches the lives of every person in our nation, and we must come together to do all we can to prevent these tragedies. No one should live in fear of being shot at their school, at a football game, in a bar, or at any public space.
“Gun violence isn’t destiny – it’s a choice we allow by doing nothing.
“We know how to stop it. We just need the courage to do it. When we recognize warning signs, say something to get help, and pass policies that protect our communities, we can create a safer future without the fear and horror of attacks like these.”
For more information about the warning signs of violence, resources for communities, and other proven violence-prevention programs, please visit sandyhookpromise.org.
