AP-Times Square Alliance Poll: Mass Shootings, Terror Attacks Gave Americans Bleak Outlook On 2015

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Was 2015 worse for the world than last year?

A new Associated Press-Times Square Alliance poll mass shootings and terror attacks weighed heavily on the minds of Americans in 2015, revealing that most polled believe this year was worse than 2014.

According to the poll, the most important events to Americans in the past year were the shootings in San Bernardino, California, as well as shootings in South Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.

AP-Times Square Alliance Poll: Mass Shootings, Terror Attacks Gave Americans Bleak Outlook On 2015

More Americans Fear Terrorism in US Than Mass Shootings

More Americans say they are worried about being the victim of a terrorist attack than a mass shooting, according to a Gallup poll released on Wednesday.

“While mass shootings seem to be a common aspect of American life nowadays, and terrorist attacks are relatively rare, more Americans say they are worried about being victimized by the latter than the former,” Gallup said.

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MORE AMERICANS FEAR TERRORISM IN US THAN MASS SHOOTINGS

While mass shootings seem to be a common aspect of American life nowadays, and terrorist attacks are relatively rare, more Americans say they are worried about being victimized by the latter than the former,” Gallup said.

According to the poll, some 47 percent of Americans say they are “very” or “somewhat” worried a family member will become victim of an Daesh-inspired terrorist attack, while 38 percent fear becoming the victim of a mass shooting.

More Americans Fear Terrorism in US Than Mass Shootings

SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING: WHAT THEY’RE NOT TELLING YOU

 

Who did the left rush to blame within minutes, before we knew anything about the shooters, before the bodies were even cold?

San Bernardino Shooting: What They’re NOT Telling You

Meet Syed Farook And Tashfeen Malik, The Husband And Wife San Bernardino Shooters

That’s the question Americans are asking themselves the morning after a husband and wife opened fire with assault rifles killing 14 and wounding 17 at a San Bernardino County employee holiday party.

The shooters, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, left their young child with Farook’s mother in nearby Redlands on Wednesday morning before dressing in “assault clothing,” and crashing the party (literally). A subsequent shootout with authorities left both suspects dead.

Here’s what we know about Farook and Malik so far.

Farook, whose family was originally from Pakistan, was born in America and was employed as an environmental health specialist for San Bernardino County. He did what health specialists do: inspect restaurants and other facilities for health violations.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-03/meet-syed-farook-and-tashfeen-malik-husband-and-wife-san-bernardino-shooters

MEET SYED FAROOK AND TASHFEEN MALIK, THE HUSBAND AND WIFE SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTERS

That’s the question Americans are asking themselves the morning after a husband and wife opened fire with assault rifles killing 14 and wounding 17 at a San Bernardino County employee holiday party.

The shooters, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, left their young child with Farook’s mother in nearby Redlands on Wednesday morning before dressing in “assault clothing,” and crashing the party (literally). A subsequent shootout with authorities left both suspects dead.

Meet Syed Farook And Tashfeen Malik, The Husband And Wife San Bernardino Shooters

Prayer Shaming After a Mass Shooting in San Bernardino

Directly after a mass shooting, in the minutes or hours or days between the first trickle of news and when police find a suspect or make arrests, it is very difficult to know what to do. Some people demand political action, like greater gun control; others call for prayer. In the aftermath of a violent shooting spree in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday, in which at least 14 victims are reported to have died, people with those differing reactions quickly turned against one another.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/prayer-gun-control-mass-shooting-san-bernardino/418563/

PRAYER SHAMING AFTER A MASS SHOOTING IN SAN BERNARDINO

For example: Here’s the Washington editor at the liberal publication The Nation, George Zornick, on reactions from the 2016 presidential candidates:

Prayer Shaming After a Mass Shooting in San Bernardino

NOT WELCOME”: LARGE TURNOUT SET TO PROTEST OBAMA’S ROSEBURG VISIT ON FRIDAY

 Entitled ‘Defend Roseburg – Deny Barack Obama’ – a Facebook page for the event accuses Obama of, “Politicizing the event as a conduit for increased executive orders on gun control via means of his pen, and his phone.”

“We need a lot of people. Please come show your support for Roseburg, not the little man who has no respect for the Constitution,” states the page.

http://www.infowars.com/not-welcome-large-turnout-set-to-protest-obamas-roseburg-visit-on-friday/

Roseburg, Reeling From Massacre, Finds Security in Gun Ownership

 While President Obama has called for improved gun regulations, many in the Oregon community said the shooting rampage had only increased their belief in the importance of owning guns.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/us/oregon-roseburg-shooting-umpqua-community-college.html