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Old Jan 20, 2020, 11:45 am
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VegasGambler
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Originally Posted by WestCoastPDX
So is an ‘active’ shooter different than a ‘passive’ shooter?
or what about a passive aggressive shooter?

Is that a thing?
And is an active shooter still a shooter when they are no longer active?


The words society uses to describe things are never, ever overdone or sensationalized.......
I'd describe someone without a gun as a non-shooter.

But this was an active shooter scare. That doesn't imply an actual active shooter, it just implies that people are scared that there is one.
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