Wonder what spin they will put on the shooting at Virginia Tech

[Pathfinder]

Later this week, when things are a little clearer, I will post to DOWN RANGE. For now, though, our thoughts and our prayers are with the fallen, and with those mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters and friends who now have to find a way to continue living.

Amen, Brother, Amen.

[wheels]

I think this is going to require all of us to have more self defence training and attitude. Our culture is not designed that way. When the students heard shots, they all ran. No one tried to tackle, cut, stop the shooter. This is easy to say, since I was not there and my heart goes out to the people that have been affected by this horrible horrible black day. Our culture needs to learn to fight back. To stand for our own safety and for the safety of others.

The students are probably not focused on purchasing a gun for self defence - they are trying to make it out of school. If this happend at west point would the shooter have been taken down? I think the answer is yes. The shooter might have gotten some people, but as many.

God please help the friends and families affected by the events at VT. Please help us all with our grief and pain.

wheels.

[Boulderlaw]

And so it begins: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/17/opinion/17tue1.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

"Yesterday’s mass shooting at Virginia Tech — the worst in American history — is another horrifying reminder that some of the gravest dangers Americans face come from killers at home armed with guns that are frighteningly easy to obtain."

Michelle Malkin and others have been proactive in responding:

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/007324.htm
http://jmanley.blogspot.com/
http://www.google.com/search?q=gun%20ban%20at%20virginia%20tech

[flyandscuba]

It turns out that the primary weapon used in this event (a Glock 19) was purchased through a gun shop in Roanoke -- legally -- and the resident alien buyer had passed an extensive background check....much to the dismay of the anti-gun crowd, I'm sure.

[Dakotaranger]

Honestly, we know what the spin is going to be. Blame an inanimate object not the monster.  What is sickening (Other than some madman killed 32 people) to me is they are trying to spread their agenda instead of allowing people to grieve.  Before we worry about what they are going to do let's just let the dust settle. 

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[Rock44]

yes,the evil gun loaded itself and started killing,ban them all.then they will go after the kitchen knives ,hammers,etc.the worst mass killings in america did'nt even use guns they used box cutters and diesel fuel and manuer.the enemies of freedom are starting to work.we are going to feel this one

[storm1911]

Not to make light of this situation, but the media brainiacs are reporting the bad guy used a 9 mm and a 22 mm. A 22 mm ? No wonder the death toll was so high. This sure shows the lack of firearms knowledge in the press, as I have seen this mistakes from several reporters on different networks.