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Sun-Times: Va. Shooter May Have Been In U.S. On Visa
nbc5 ^ | 4-16-07

Posted on 04/16/2007 7:28:19 PM PDT by doug from upland

Sun-Times: Va. Shooter May Have Been In U.S. On Visa

POSTED: 6:03 pm CDT April 16, 2007 UPDATED: 9:24 pm CDT April 16, 2007

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CHICAGO -- Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed reported Monday that the Virginia Tech shooter is a 24-year-old man from China.

More than 30 people were killed Monday in the shooting rampage on Virginia Tech University's campus.

According to Sneed, the man came to the U.S. last year on a student visa issued in Shanghai.

Police believe the same man may be responsible for threats on campus last week, Sneed reported.

NBC News reported Monday night that the suspect was not a student at Virginia Tech.

Police said the suspect has not been linked to any terrorist group.

Authorities said they know the shooter's identity, but were not releasing it, noting that the man did not carry any identification, and shot himself in the head. The suspect also had no fingerprints existing on record.

Police said they were looking into a cell phone found near his body, NBC5's Natalie Martinez reported. Investigators also said the shooter must have thought about Monday's rampage in advance. Authorities said the shooter was well-armed, with spare ammunition that he carried in his vest for easy access.

A federal assault weapons ban used to limit a 9mm gun to carry just 10 rounds, but with the ban's expiration, 9mm guns can hold 19 rounds, which can fire off as fast as you can pull the trigger.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; virginiatech; vt; vtshooting
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1 posted on 04/16/2007 7:28:21 PM PDT by doug from upland
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A federal assault weapons ban used to limit a 9mm gun to carry just 10 rounds, but with the ban's expiration, 9mm guns can hold 19 rounds, which can fire off as fast as you can pull the trigger.

Wow, I want one of them guns that fires as fast as I pull the trigger! Mine asks me if I really want to fire the gun first!

3 posted on 04/16/2007 7:31:56 PM PDT by randog (What the...?!)
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To: doug from upland
Just curious, was his girl friend a Caucasian?

Any news on that? I heard he was distraught over a break up with his girlfriend. I assume she may have broken up with him?

4 posted on 04/16/2007 7:31:58 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: doug from upland
Police said the suspect has not been linked to any terrorist group.

How do they know this? The police chief of Virgina Tech acted like the ultimate stooge in the press conference, he could not answer any question and he does not know anything. How did they determine that this guy was not part of any terrorist group? Second, the police are the last to know if someone is a terrorist or not, they do not have the means to determine this.

5 posted on 04/16/2007 7:34:06 PM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: randog
May you stand before God and man as my two precious grandchildren's killer if you pass any more gun legislation that will make me a felon should I own a handgun or any other gun for that matter.

Sincerely,

Mary Carpenter

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7CCB40F421ED4819

http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/2nd_Amend/deaths_in_merced.htm

http://www.grnc.org/mary_carpenter_letter.htm

6 posted on 04/16/2007 7:34:29 PM PDT by Copernicus (A Constitutional Republic revolves around Sovereign Citizens, not citizens around government.)
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That poor dude has been all over the internet, I don’t think it’s him


7 posted on 04/16/2007 7:34:47 PM PDT by cmsgop ( "cmsgop" a Mark Goodson / Bill Todman Production)
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To: doug from upland

CNN reporting that “they know his name”, but are not releasing it.


8 posted on 04/16/2007 7:35:26 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: nmh
The girl friend stuff is just a rumor for now, nothing confirmed.
9 posted on 04/16/2007 7:35:35 PM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: jveritas

Thank you for saying one second before I did. Check your fmail.


10 posted on 04/16/2007 7:35:43 PM PDT by AliVeritas (Pray for Tony Snow, Liz Edwards, cancer patients, their families and support.)
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Guy says its not him.


11 posted on 04/16/2007 7:35:47 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: doug from upland

First the bad dog food, now the shooter. Does anything good come out of China anymore?


12 posted on 04/16/2007 7:35:48 PM PDT by Kitten Festival
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To: oceanview

CNN knows that Hillary has filed four false FEC reports and won’t release it.


13 posted on 04/16/2007 7:36:13 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: jveritas

Well...our Homeland Security is just interested in Americans...It’s easier.


15 posted on 04/16/2007 7:36:47 PM PDT by Dallas59 (AL GORE STALKED ME ON 2/25/2007!)
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Coming out. I am not the shooter. Through this experience, I have received numerous death threats, slanderous accusations, and my phone is out of charge from the barrage of calls. Local police have been notified of the situation.

Well, someone posted recently (10:29pm eds) Doesn't look like the shooter, but i don' think it's someone with a whole lot of sense either.
16 posted on 04/16/2007 7:36:56 PM PDT by tfecw (It's for the children)
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To: oceanview

Did CNN say if he is a Chinese national on a student visa?


17 posted on 04/16/2007 7:36:59 PM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: jveritas

they don’t know it. but they know the sheeple have perhaps a 48 hour attention span on this story, so they float and stick to the “no terror links” story from the outset - everyone moves on by thursday.


18 posted on 04/16/2007 7:37:19 PM PDT by oceanview
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Doubt he’s the guy, because he just posted a denial.


19 posted on 04/16/2007 7:37:23 PM PDT by soupcon
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To: doug from upland

I was wonder what the “payoff pitch” was that had the authorities sit on the name. This won’t help the let everyone into our country who wants to come here crowd one bit.


20 posted on 04/16/2007 7:37:40 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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