AP Sources: Rampage gun purchased legally

The Associated Press (hosted on Google) ^ | November 7, 2009 | Lara Jakes and Devlin Barrett

[myknowledge]

WASHINGTON — A 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law enforcement officials said Friday.

Army Col. John Rossi, deputy commander at Fort Hood, confirmed at a news conference late Friday in Texas that the two weapons carried by Hasan were not military arms, but "privately owned weapons ... purchased locally."

He said more than 100 rounds were fired during the attack.

Records indicate Hasan bought the FN 5.7 at store called "Guns Galore" in Killeen, Texas, in recent months and that gun was used in the attack that left 13 people dead, one of the officials said. The pistol has been dubbed a "cop killer" by those who have tried to stop its use.

The law enforcement officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.

[Armedanddangerous]

it is obviously a terrorist attack..organized by someone who planned it from a distance, chose a mentally fragile moslem malcontent who was just right for the task and probably bankrolled it with oil money.

[Spktyr]

Nothing wrong with that, honestly.

[myknowledge]

This is the problem.