Nine shot and wounded outside S.F. concert

SFGate.com ^ | 11/16/09 | Henry K. Lee

[NormsRevenge]

SAN FRANCISCO --

Nine people were shot and wounded after a fight broke out outside a concert in San Francisco, authorities said today.

...

Police did not report any problems inside the sold-out concert, KMEL House of Soul.

[NormsRevenge]

fistfight escalated to gunfire .. most injuries were minor..

KMEL is a Hip Hop and R&B FM radio station.

Ironically , they just played a Chris Brown tune.. I Can Transform Ya

[SueRae]

i thought they outlawed guns in San Fran. How could this happen???? /s/

[OrioleFan]

Guns were probably outlawed for law-abiding citizens. Isn’t that how it always works?

[GI Joe Fan]

Hmm.

Gunfire at the "hip hop" concert?

Nine people were shot and wounded?

Hmmm...

Did the police "act stupidly" when they were arresting suspects?

[Izzy Dunne]

Wonder where this comment came from:

Big deal. A fight broke out. Everything was fine until the NRA nutcase started firing. I'm telling you, when the military isn't being put to marginal use overseas, they should be locked up.

[MrB]

Shots fired, 9 people injured, NONE DEAD?

[Oldpuppymax]

A massive gunfight with multiple injuries and no deaths. How often is this the case in Obama-voter areas? It must be a function of the “gangsta” practice of having to hold pistols sideways rather than upright. Difficult to aim that way, but evidently it is a requirement for looking tough and cool.

[tet68]

Shots fired, 9 people injured, NONE DEAD?

Those were just the innocent bystanders...

[MrB]

Someone post the “glock side sights” image.

[Never on my watch]

Concert, 10:30 Sunday night? I guess if you don’t have to worry about work on Monday...

I’m sure the concert need to end by 11:30 so that the midnight basketball could commence on time.

[GI Joe Fan]

Evidently the "hip hop" crowd doesn't spend much time at the target range, which is always a good thing once they start shooting at the concerts.

This way, no one gets killed.

I wonder which weapons/calibers/ammo they used?

[rolling_stone]

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/attachment.php?s=2ac72caf21fa7c55de8ee715e10d5940&attachmentid=5475&d=1029116126

[Disambiguator]

Shots fired, 9 people injured, NONE DEAD?

Maybe they were filming a scene for a new episode of "The A-Team."

[NormsRevenge]

I saw that comment... Probably works in the SF DA’s office.

[smokingfrog]

Don’t pull the thing out, unless you plan to bang - Outkast

[rarestia]

Big deal. A fight broke out. Everything was fine until the NRA nutcase started firing. I'm telling you, when the military isn't being put to marginal use overseas, they should be locked up.

Being a Life Member of the NRA, I can attest that I spend more time at the range than even most LEOs. Had this been an actual NRA member, there would be 9 dead, not 9 wounded.

[rarestia]

Big deal. A fight broke out. Everything was fine until the NRA nutcase started firing. I'm telling you, when the military isn't being put to marginal use overseas, they should be locked up.

Being a Life Member of the NRA, I can attest that I spend more time at the range than even most LEOs. Had this been an actual NRA member, there would be 9 dead, not 9 wounded.

[Navy Patriot]

This is a dark day in San Francisco.

[Gritty]

"Whazzat you sayin', mofo!? You disrespectin' my piece!!??""

[digger48]

This one?

[ltc8k6]

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=41002

[smalltownslick]

Somehow I just knew it wasn’t gonna be an Alison Krauss concert....

[thefactor]

probably a smaller gun.

.380, .22, .25, or maybe even a 9mm?

[ghost of nixon]

the House of Soul - attended souly by the souless.

[mrsmel]

“pop the glock, pop the glock, pop the glock, the glock you pop” (stupid song from stupid “rapper” called “Uffie”)

[BertWheeler]

This was a hip-hop or rap concert right?

If so, why is news?

[Dick Bachert]

This is an Onion satire, right?? Except for Boxer, Pelosi and Fineswine, there are no guns in San Freakcisco.

[Larry Lucido]

Those damned Donnie and Marie fans again!

[B-Chan]

Violence? In my hip-hop "culture"?

It's more likely than you think.

[Mac from Cleveland]

This wasn’t an Osmonds concert.....?

I AM SHOCKED!

Concerning the “gangsta” penchant for holding guns sideways while shooting—that other folks commented on—I heard the reason they do that:

It’s because that’s how they come out of the box.

[TC Rider]

It must be a function of the “gangsta” practice of having to hold pistols sideways rather than upright. Difficult to aim that way, but evidently it is a requirement for looking tough and cool.

Nah, that's the way they come out of the box.

[AppyPappy]

Violence at a rap concert. Kinda hard to believe

[Richard Kimball]

If they weren’t, they were probably retired Storm Troopers from Star Wars, except people were actually hit.