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To: Ted Grant
I think the little children were huddled close together and terrified. Frozen. I think you’re just wrong.

I doubt you're thinking. If they were huddled, then how did he hit the ones in the middle? How did he get KILL shots on almost EVERY person he targeted, when most similar massacres did NOT end that way? If he had the .223 that he left in the car, I'd give him better odds of beating a 1-to-1 kill ratio... but he had handguns, terrified targets, screaming, knew the cops were going to be there soon, adults as well as kids at target, had to reload at least ten times (for 100 shots), and as you say, kids could have been huddled... and he topped a ONE-TO-NINE ratio

The kill ratio IS worth looking into. It is out of whack with the usual results of these kinds of incidents. Beslan (elementary school hostage-taking) had 1100 victims, but "only" 380 killed. Columbine was 21-to-13. China's knife-attack had 22 injured, ZERO dead (and they were also tiny, frozen, fragile grade-schoolers).

165 posted on 12/15/2012 6:23:08 AM PST by Teacher317 ('Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss.)
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To: Teacher317
The Port Arthur Massacre had similarities: IQ of alleged shooter (confessed, not tried) was 66. Allegedly killed 35, 20 in the cafe, 19 of which were head shots supposedly fired from the hip, few surviving wounded. Many discrepancies exist as to testimony and verifiable fact, and the records were sealed.

The result is certain, however, Australia destroyed over 400,000 firearms in a mandated "buy back" program.

197 posted on 12/15/2012 7:28:27 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: Teacher317

Shoot one kud, he falls over, exposing another child.

These are kids that go up to about your hip. Small, light bodies.

This doesn’t stretch credulity much.

We just disagree.


199 posted on 12/15/2012 7:32:50 AM PST by Ted Grant
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