Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Shots fired at Virginia Tech (AP: 33 dead, 15 wounded)
http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/story.php?relyear=2007&itemno=248 ^

Posted on 04/16/2007 7:14:16 AM PDT by LexHoskin

Gunman on Campus; Stay inside your building, away from windows; Shooting incident at West Ambler Johnston Hall

(Excerpt) Read more at vtnews.vt.edu ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; rkba; secondamendment; selfdefense; vatech; virginiatech
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 621-640641-660661-680 ... 4,981-4,995 next last
To: SmoothTalker; All
I apologize. I made that joke early this morning way before the situation was known. Obviously, had I known 22 people would have been killed, I would not made a joke about it.
641 posted on 04/16/2007 9:42:29 AM PDT by Perdogg (Cheney-Bolton 2008)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 591 | View Replies]

To: LexHoskin

Is it just me, or does anyone else think all the evil stuff happens in mid to late April?


642 posted on 04/16/2007 9:42:46 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Ben Franklin, we tried but we couldn't keep it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: atomic conspiracy
“Gun-free zone” whiners have blood on their hands.

This is why, when I was in college, I ignored the gun laws prohibiting me from toting onto campus. I only leave my gun in the car if I think there's a metal detector.

643 posted on 04/16/2007 9:42:59 AM PDT by SittinYonder (Ic þæt gehate, þæt ic heonon nelle fleon fotes trym, ac wille furðor gan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 630 | View Replies]

To: txroadkill

Take plenty of mags. I hope your .45 is a hi-cap.


644 posted on 04/16/2007 9:43:00 AM PDT by Lurking in Kansas (Nothing witty here... move on.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 624 | View Replies]

To: Corin Stormhands; All
If anyone lives in the area, the thing they will need is blood.

I was XO at Radford AAP in 1974 when the TNT plant blew up and we had over 130 injured. I also was a member of one of the rescue squads.

Words can’t describe how I feel about this terrible tragedy.

645 posted on 04/16/2007 9:43:00 AM PDT by U S Army EOD
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 615 | View Replies]

To: AppyPappy

Praying for you...


646 posted on 04/16/2007 9:43:06 AM PDT by milford421 (U.N. OUT OF U.S.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 635 | View Replies]

To: TomGuy
I just heard that too. Not to mention the messages being sent over Blackberries.

I got a stinky feeling a lot more is underlying this case.

LEO's are probably following SOP, but why hide the headcount info?

So, does the person needing the info personally double-count for accuracy to make it official for an official to release it?

647 posted on 04/16/2007 9:43:10 AM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 618 | View Replies]

To: Redleg Duke

Police Presser,

Shooter was on the move for TWO FREAKING HOURS at two locations!

Not saying if the shooter killed himself or by cops.


648 posted on 04/16/2007 9:43:25 AM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 592 | View Replies]

To: fatima

Dr. Charles W. Steger is the President of Virginia Tech (since Jan. 7, 2000)


649 posted on 04/16/2007 9:44:03 AM PDT by jdm
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 614 | View Replies]

To: Danae

Then they could just as easily use false reports to lure him into a trap, couldn’t they?


650 posted on 04/16/2007 9:44:07 AM PDT by null and void (To Marines, male bonding happens in Boot Camp, to Democrats, it happens at a Gay Pride parade...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 638 | View Replies]

To: jdm
What would a professor be doing in a dorm?

Personally tutoring some 19 year old?

651 posted on 04/16/2007 9:44:26 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 455 | View Replies]

To: Lurking in Kansas

A person with the will, a lot of ammo, a crowded compacted area such as a classroom/hall and no worries about other people shooting back can do a lot of damage.


652 posted on 04/16/2007 9:44:28 AM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 623 | View Replies]

To: P8riot

Possible ... but if its like here in Texas which allows alot in the way of firearms and concreal and carry ... firearms are still illegal on state property and places where alcohol is sold. I am curious if the Corps at Virginia Tech has any type of armory or weapons. Like my alma mater; Texas A&M, Virginia Tech has an active Corps of Cadets and proud military history.


653 posted on 04/16/2007 9:44:35 AM PDT by Mac94
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 605 | View Replies]

To: Lurking in Kansas

Most college security guards aren’t armed—It wouldn’t have made a difference. The only thing that could have mediated this event would be the presence of armed civilians.


654 posted on 04/16/2007 9:44:42 AM PDT by rottndog (Prayers for the dead at Virginia Tech (exluding the perps, obviously).)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 623 | View Replies]

To: ExSoldier

Libs are claiming on a couple of sites that the shooter is a Fundamentalist CHRISTIAN...

But the Fox photo clearly shows a KOREAN????


655 posted on 04/16/2007 9:44:43 AM PDT by tcrlaf (VOTE DEM! You'll Look GREAT In A Burqa!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 619 | View Replies]

To: Redleg Duke

Exception that proves the rule!


656 posted on 04/16/2007 9:44:48 AM PDT by Tribune7 (A bleeding heart does nothing but ruin the carpet)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 592 | View Replies]

To: zendari

There apparently weren’t any members of the Cadet Corps around. If there had been, the casualty numbers would be far lower — although they might be comprised entirely of cadets. Every cadet I knew would have crawled through broken glass on the bloody stumps of their legs to kill the shooter with their bare hands rather than let something like this happen.


657 posted on 04/16/2007 9:44:50 AM PDT by Terabitten (How is there no anger in the words I hear, only love and mercy, erasing every fear" - Rez Band)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 637 | View Replies]

To: zendari

If everyone were “packin” then Criminals would be DEAD before the police could get there. There would be a WHOLE lot less casualties, Criminals would be FAR less bold, in fact, I think crime would go DOWN. WAY down.


658 posted on 04/16/2007 9:45:12 AM PDT by Danae (Anail nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 637 | View Replies]

To: LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot

Peddle your crap elsewhere troll. I can guess what the LLMF stands for. Left Leaning to start with.


659 posted on 04/16/2007 9:45:20 AM PDT by kabar
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 633 | View Replies]

To: CheyennePress
I’ve learned to skip Drudge and go to Free Republic for live breaking news.
660 posted on 04/16/2007 9:45:34 AM PDT by Bronzy ( Religion of peace? Huh?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 309 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 621-640641-660661-680 ... 4,981-4,995 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson