 Virginia Tech Shootings, 33 dead, including shooter |
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| Virginia Tech Shootings, 33 dead, including shooter |
 Apr 16 2007, 12:34 PM
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QUOTE (schwab @ Apr 16 2007, 01:33 PM)  CNN now saying 31 and still 29 injured.... this could happen on any university....and is there any real way to stop this sort of thing? i assume a machine gun was used in this....why exactly is it legal for the public to have machine guns? What purpose do they serve for public use? Im not bashing gun supporters, I am just curious on why they should be legal. From everything I have seen and read so far (listen to some of the video clips) it was a semi-automatic weapon fired repeatedly. He was probably armed with two handguns. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Apr 16 2007, 12:34 PM
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QUOTE (Hartmann @ Apr 16 2007, 01:33 PM) They have reported that the gunman was Asian. I dont think it was...they were showing images of them handcuffing an asian guy who they originally thought was responsible...but they let him go because it wasnt him (obviously) -------------------- bored...so i did this
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Apr 16 2007, 12:36 PM
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QUOTE (schwab @ Apr 16 2007, 01:34 PM) I dont think it was...they were showing images of them handcuffing an asian guy who they originally thought was responsible...but they let him go because it wasnt him (obviously) No I saw that as well. I have a couple of friends at VT who are e-mailing information out as they get it. One said at the time of the first shooting they were looking for an Asian man. Also, multiple quotes on different news sites have confirmed that the gunman was an Asian male (or appeared to be). -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Apr 16 2007, 12:36 PM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
This ABCNews dude sucks, trying his damnedest to make the university look at fault. Hate the media sometimes.
On a side note, they have a Holden Hall, too 
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Apr 16 2007, 12:37 PM
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 monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8 |
damn, this is fucked up.
and virginians should prepare themselves for nonstop news coverage about this for the next 8 years. |
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Apr 16 2007, 12:37 PM
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QUOTE (James @ Apr 16 2007, 01:36 PM) This ABCNews dude sucks, trying his damnedest to make the university look at fault. Hate the media sometimes. On a side note, they have a Holden Hall, too what is with techs and holden halls -------------------- bored...so i did this
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Apr 16 2007, 12:38 PM
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 POTATO OLES Group: Members Posts: 1,602 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Newark, NJ Member No.: 17 |
I read some unconfirmed reports that he was using 2 9mm handguns. So the machine gun issue wouldn't even figure in here.
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Apr 16 2007, 12:53 PM
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I was raised on the dairy, BITCH! Group: Members Posts: 3,080 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Cedar Park Member No.: 49 |
On SA there was a guy who's brother was in one of the classrooms that was shot up. He said the gunman walked in and started shooting. His brother and one other guy were the only people in that room not to get shot. They ran to the door when he left and held it shut and the guy came back and shot through the door.
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Apr 16 2007, 01:04 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
walked into my last class and my friends were talking about this. crazy but i dont see security lines or metal dectetors on college campuses in the future. more campus police and publicize campus toll numbers to report crimes, suspecions
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Apr 16 2007, 01:12 PM
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QUOTE (schwab @ Apr 16 2007, 01:33 PM) CNN now saying 31 and still 29 injured.... this could happen on any university....and is there any real way to stop this sort of thing? i assume a machine gun was used in this....why exactly is it legal for the public to have machine guns? What purpose do they serve for public use? Im not bashing gun supporters, I am just curious on why they should be legal. how the hell could he get his hand on a machine gun? raid an armory? |
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Apr 16 2007, 01:12 PM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,558 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Seoul, South Korea Member No.: 28 |
the news says it was a young asian guy...looking for his girlfriend.
he got the students to line up on the ground on their bellies, then shot them. how cowardly... he also chained the door shut they said. anyway, Bush is gonna make a statement at 4:15 (guessing thats ET...so that's 3:15 our time). --------------------  |
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Apr 16 2007, 01:17 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
yup. Asian guy armed with 2 handguns. Thats what CNN reported like 10 minutes ago
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Apr 16 2007, 01:19 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
it would be nearly impossible for them to put metal detectors on campuses. Too many doors to too many buildings. I dont see that happening. Obviously, Virginia Tech needs to step up their security. Kinda seems odd to me that he shoots someone in the dorms and then opens fires across campus. Shouldnt the school have been evacuating already? I dont know. Just some random thoughts as usual.
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Apr 16 2007, 01:21 PM
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QUOTE (Jessica @ Apr 16 2007, 02:19 PM) it would be nearly impossible for them to put metal detectors on campuses. Too many doors to too many buildings. I dont see that happening. Obviously, Virginia Tech needs to step up their security. Kinda seems odd to me that he shoots someone in the dorms and then opens fires across campus. Shouldnt the school have been evacuating already? I dont know. Just some random thoughts as usual. I was being facetious... Kind of a poke at the TSA. They locked down the campus and in those two hours the gunman made his way from one side of campus to the other. The lock down was suspended and the second shooting occurred. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Apr 16 2007, 01:22 PM
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QUOTE (Jessica @ Apr 16 2007, 02:19 PM) it would be nearly impossible for them to put metal detectors on campuses. Too many doors to too many buildings. I dont see that happening. Obviously, Virginia Tech needs to step up their security. Kinda seems odd to me that he shoots someone in the dorms and then opens fires across campus. Shouldnt the school have been evacuating already? I dont know. Just some random thoughts as usual. no it seemed odd to me that there was a shooting at 8am, and the others were 2 hours later. you'd think they would have put the campus on lockdown after the first shooting...but we're just speculating and armchair QBing right now... |
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