Public sentiment is marked by deep concern and frustration over recurring gun violence, especially in historically safe areas like Times Square. Commenters express skepticism regarding the effectiveness of current gun laws, a sense of resignation about the normalization of such incidents, and a profound concern for community safety. The tone ranges from anger to hopelessness, underscoring a wider belief that systemic issues are at play.

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chillyatl

What's probably one of the craziest things about this, is it didn't even make the news/headlines (at least on the BBC). This is a shooting in one of the main/best known tourist spots in the US... But shootings and gun violence in the US is so normalized and commonplace that it doesn't even make the news...

I only heard about it from a random pages post on Facebook a day later...

It's also one reason (among all the obvious ones right now) that people are hesitant to visit the US. The US was never high on my list to visit because of the guns mainly...

Nomad_88_

Dermitdending

Times Square is such a shit hole. If you’re not being harassed by meth Elmo it’s some shitty comedy club or I guess the occasional shooting. Only reason to go down there is to go to broadway.

ReferentiallySeethru

USA250

That's crazy. How did they get guns when it's illegal to have one there? Do criminals not follow the law? Crazy.

thebasharteg

Welp. Cross New York off my list of places to visit.

Driver4952

bukezilla

How did this happen? Didn’t the shooter realize that Times Square is a “restricted zone”? Is he stupid?

erishun

Safe zone right? That's Illegal to have a gun there!!!!!!! Arrest that man

Sidekicks74

Living_Reference1661

Does Hochuls proposed bill to have a $1M liability insurance policy in place to purchase a firearm, also include the illegal sales to criminals? I’m sure that will deter most of them and “gun violence” will drop significantly if so…🙄

Substantial-Neat6636

Well, that's not possible. You see, Times Square is a sensitive area designation, and no guns are allowed there. Must be some mistake.

Uranium_Heatbeam

Somehow these criminal 'lawmakers' are still able to dictate that the entire city be a gun free zone. And yes, it's the entire city for most people when the subways are off-limits.

proletariatrising

They obviously knew putting up signs saying "Gun Free Zone" won't work... So that way they can eventually claim gun violence is still so bad that they must actually ban citizens from having any guns ever.

StarCommand1

They are gearing up for next round of guns laws. Gonna have a bunch of incidents

TheSlipperySnausage

Royal-Doctor-278

A lot of guys here think this doesn’t affect us, it does more than you think. This gives politicians more reason to create stupid and ridiculous laws, it’s just too bad criminals don’t follow the law. These laws only fall on us.

Fryboy34

Life without parole.

You wanna gang bang little boy? Enjoy prison for the rest of your miserable life. Lock up his parents, too.

SemiAutoAvocado

Weren’t they just bragging about “lowest number of shootings” ?  Forgot to knock on wood.

Magnus462

How? Shooter was 17 so can’t even get a pistol permit, no 18 hour class, not registered with NYPD, Times Square is a gun free zone, etc. So many laws that should have prevented this, because laws on law abiding people always stop criminals, right?



Right?

bobleeswagger804

Here we go again, watch the Liberals start complaining, "got to take guns from everyone", got to be kidding me.

Disastrous-Job87

tambrico

Gun free zone. Criminal should’ve read the sign. 

Where’s big brother’s protection?
Why wasn’t hockaloogie there to stop this!?

lordpurpleknightfall

Must have missed the sign? No, maybe they just can’t read……..

motorider500

Hope he completed his 16 hour course and read the signs.

ArmedNurse

Besides the obvious criming by crimers; tell us more about this amazing “.380 mm Glock pistol”.  Journalists are useless with fact checking.

Baboonslayer323

This happens right after that bullshit article of how “violence is at an all time low in NYC” ahh hahahaha Yeah where? In the gentrified parts of Brooklyn? The ones who wrote that article obviously never took a walk in far rockaway at 2 am.

Scambuster666

That’s wild I thought it as a gun free zone

Affectionate_Map6774

And shootings are down huh?  Funny how it always happens in gun free zones.   Shows how well gun control works.   Hochul and her flunkies should try a different career, maybe stand up comedy.    She’s used to failure and I think that would be the ultimate success for her being a failure.   She’s a real joke

PeteTinNY

Kid can’t read the signs!! Wtf I thought the signs made Times Square a safe place. He prob got an appearance ticket for next week since nobody died.

Own-Common3161

You guys do realize the violent gun crimes numbers are higher in places like Tennessee and Texas than New York, right?

Being interested in changing NY gun laws in one thing but don’t make it seem like we’re the Wild West of 2025.

Prize_Instance_1416

WOWEEZOWWEEE 

HoW ThEy Do CrImE WHeN CrImE ILLeGaL??!?!

Do you still think big G is gonna throw a lightning bolt at you if you sin? How are you people adults?

BlazedBeacon

supercoolguy54

 Terrible reporting by NYT, what the hell happened?

YesicaChastain

Why there are so less posts about this incident

Zealousideal-Fill814

&gt; were taken to Bellevue Hospital and were likely to survive, the spokeswoman said.


After they wake up in Bellevue they wish they hadn’t made it.

20FNYearsInTheCan

Can't believe the no gun zone sign didn't stop this

BrandonNeider

Impossible. Times Square is a gun free zone!

helloyesthisisgod

Did they not know it’s illegal to shoot at people?

marcsmart

Just another day in no consequence New York. At least this one involved guns so they might actually do something about it.

bobbacklund11235

The problem is it's an underserved demographic and community.

 It's just by magic that half of them use your tax dollars to purchase a $500 murder machine from 1000 miles away, and it's racism's fault 18 year old innocent bystander girls get shot in the neck at tourist destinations.

Good-Jump-4444

“Send in the social workers” -Mamdani

Low_Divide3392

If he really did that he’s one of the biggest crashouts known to mankind, like who in his right mind would boom a nigga on timesquare? And if he did it he should’ve went to hide in some Congolese village for the rest of his live cuz he def looking at 20+years if he gets proven guilty here

zebwsh

Oh nah that’s Melly g he wears that outfit every day. Damn he saw his man’s died in his hands it’s crazy.

Noceilings448

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Damn and Flash was telling Melly G to get back that same day. Now it makes sense

Former_Ad_4686

Deep_Egg1442

DOA needa change there name to COA, Crashout Over Anything

BigCheefer19

It get me thinking y’all think nas had some different type thinking after this? cus he prolly thought he dead got away with this shit

vhronicthinking

Thats wicked. Melly was just out there lackin heavy smh

OrganicAutonomy

Of all the places he chose Times Square? Nigga a crashout

Beneficial-Hornet147

“I was on midtown on 44 serving the feens just me &amp; looney” is this looney?

I hope none of ya ever gotta watch ya friend die right in front of you, shit stays with you forever regardless of how they went out. Chills smh

MiachelJames23

Melly really seen his own mans die in his hands dats crazy

blooddiamonds_

they boutta include him in that kay and 83rd shit

Traditional_Rough_12

How can y’all spot people so easily, y’all knew off rip that was the Melly G Kid..

CoffeeSignificant602

I dead seen the melly g nigga in Times Square before too shit crazy 😭

Electronic_Party_900

VloneIsolation

damn smh I hope this shit not true for nas they gon cook this nigga into hell

BUNDATCLAFFY

Tbncjg

Oh nahh that’s melly💀 free Nas and Mr.Up it in fashion expeditiously🫡

yslquan

omg they’re abt 2 throw the fucking book at this nigga

Is the guy with his hands on his knees already hit in the video? Is it known what caliber and how many shots were fired and where he got hit
Crazy that he was still standing there and everything

BussinThat10MM

Crazy how the white bird flew by in the beginning kg the video

mokeyda

“Saw my close friend shot flatline am I sane”

EjKingx

Wait you saying buba and noti was chilling with this guy all this whole time?

Serious-Pick-8860

Wide_Satisfaction171

Stunning_Painting_50

It was an 800 junky no one saying he was affiliated but melly ran on his man’s which is sad tbh

United-Might4827

shawn-polly

What’d they say at the end of the Ah-ha video….”DUMB, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb”

bostondangler

dafacelesscaseworker

YungSmellyNutz

Existing_Day_7183

paulinohensley22

Do yall think he smoked him cuz brodie was criyng on a live a few months ago i dont see him do this type of shit 
But i dunno

datboineedssome_milk

JoelToTheWoo

Impossible theres plenty of no firearms signs. How could this be. /s

Gorilla_33

That’s a sensitive area where guns are not allowed, so this can’t possibly be true. Hochul’s CCIA makes this impossible!

john-james12

This again proves gun free zone is a fucking joke..

Ok-Yogurtcloset-4176

CivilLime9924

Unfortunately this is the law we have to deal with. Sometimes you have to fall back. I don't like it, but it is what it is legally.

verced911

A 17-year-old was arrested after opening fire in Times Square, injuring three people during a verbal dispute early Saturday morning.

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