Update! More than 20 dead in Virginia Tech shootings

[derekkj 0]

I live and work not too far away from Lynchburg and just learned that my bosses daughter spent the weekend at VA Tech with some friends and was supposed to return to her university later this afternoon. My boss is out of the office today so I have not heard if he has heard from her, but it certainly brings it closer to home.

[Savanphil 3]

Oh my....this is so tragic.

[Otto 83]

Similarly...:

Only need a driver's license and a (bigger) check to go out and buy a car, then get drunk and kill someone...

A car's sole purpose is not a weapon.

In 2005, 16,885 people were killed

in alcohol-related crashes

- an average of one almost every half-hour.

[Mags 112]

Similarly...:

Only need a driver's license and a (bigger) check to go out and buy a car, then get drunk and kill someone...

A car's sole purpose is not a weapon.

In 2005, 16,885 people were killed

in alcohol-related crashes

- an average of one almost every half-hour.

But a car's purpose is to drive, a gun's purpose is to shoot.

Edited April 16, 2007 by mags

[Robor007 0]

I am all in favor of civilians owning firearms; however, I do think there needs to be stricter background checks and perhaps a psychological evaluation performed beforehand. Maybe a firearms safety course as well. Unfortunately, there are too many unstable people out there giving all the sane gunowners a bad name.

Another reason to have better concealed-carry laws - these things never seem to happen in places where it's possible more people are 'carrying' than just the bad guys..

That is not the answer.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Similarly...:

Only need a driver's license and a (bigger) check to go out and buy a car, then get drunk and kill someone...

A car's sole purpose is not a weapon.

In 2005, 16,885 people were killed

in alcohol-related crashes

- an average of one almost every half-hour.

But a car's purpose is to drive, a gun's purpose is to shoot.

Wouldn't you consider it ironic that stats are reversed when it come to deaths?

I've said it before... humans are deadly. We can turn anything into a weapon if we want to. It's a shame to see blame transferred to inanimate objects when the real suspect is in your nearest mirror.

[Heracles 417]

Similarly...:

Only need a driver's license and a (bigger) check to go out and buy a car, then get drunk and kill someone...

A car's sole purpose is not a weapon.

In 2005, 16,885 people were killed

in alcohol-related crashes

- an average of one almost every half-hour.

But a car's purpose is to drive, a gun's purpose is to shoot.

A gun's purpose is to kill period..

[tiredandwornout 0]

Reports are breaking that the shooter is an Indian/Asian

Perhaps he was rejected admission to the school?

Developing......

[Caladan 19]

AP is saying 31 dead, and the reports are now that the 'Asian' shooter isn't right; the Asian guy is a reporter who was arrested for crossing the police line.

Can we keep the gun control/shoulda armed them comments on the dl until maybe the bodies aren't warm? Christ.

[Robor007 0]

Local sports radio station (620am) reporting the murderer was 'looking for his girlfriend'. Also reported that he chained the hall doors so the students couldn't get out and executed them. 31 confirmed dead and unknown more injured. Too bad he can only die once.

Edited April 16, 2007 by Robor007

[Otto 83]

Wouldn't you consider it ironic that stats are reversed when it come to deaths?

I've said it before... humans are deadly. We can turn anything into a weapon if we want to. It's a shame to see blame transferred to inanimate objects when the real suspect is in your nearest mirror.

Exactly...

[chri'stina 190]

awful...

[JoeMama 0]

That picture kinda gives me flashbacks of Kent State for some reason.

The Kent State massacre. That was quite a long time ago. I hope you weren't standing in the crowd!

[Mary Lou 681]

Such an awful tragedy

[Otto 83]

Update (am sure you're all seeing it too) - very very sad..keeps rising.. (a dark day)

The man responsible for murdering 32 people — the worst mass-murder shooting in American history — who carried no ID, remained unidentified late Monday, police said.

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