Thread by @ZimermanErik

Mr. Shinzo Abe, unfortunately has been killed. Here 2 videos of the scene released thus far. The shooter, a punk who reportedly served in the Navy seemed to be using a homemade gun. The security ring & response leave much to be desired. Though we do see one guard start running

https://twitter.com/ZimermanErik/status/1545243871348678657

towards the attacker shortly after the failed first shot. Unfortunately he was in an opposite corner and too far to get there before the lethal second shot. Not sure how fast or correct the medical response was either. Condolences to the Japanese nation on the loss of your

honorable leader and a friend. Hope that if any others were involved in addition to this punk, they are quickly discovered. We see him here on the extreme left. Far closer than he should have been while wielding his lethal contraption. Apparently built from two pipes.

The guards could have done much better. But it is extremely difficult to maintain a high vigilance in a job where 99.9% of the time nothing happens. The guard doing the tackling came from quite far & did well. Others closer appeared to have dropped the ball, though the security

ring in general failed quite obviously. We shall see if more and clearer videos surface. Sincere condolences once again to #Japan and Mr. Abe's family.

We may also conclude that it seems the left will have to ban pipes, plastic, metal and 3D-printers as well as guns.

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