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MASSACRE: Up to 27 people, including 20 children, shot dead (now it's ADAM Lanza, 20)
NY Post ^ | 12/14/12 | LARRY CELONA, JOSH MARGOLIN, DANA SAUCHELLI, NATALIE O'NEILL and DAN MacLEOD

Posted on 12/14/2012 12:59:01 PM PST by raccoonradio

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To: Real Cynic No More

Why would someone with a .223 use the more expensive 5.56 ammo? It’ll quickly wear out their barrel or jam as you allude to. Typically a 5.56 shoots .223 ammo due to the cheaper price of rounds. The only issue is poor accuracy but moly powder can help that.


161 posted on 12/14/2012 4:24:33 PM PST by Justa
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To: Terry Mross
Uh oh. Austistic? If this is true his mother would have been in big trouble had she not been killed. She allowed an autistic kid access to her guns.

Not only that, she's a Connecticut kindergarten teacher also. I've got $1000 that says she's voted for Obama twice.

162 posted on 12/14/2012 4:25:35 PM PST by bkopto (Obama and Biden merely symptoms of a more profound, systemic disease in American body politic.)
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To: SgtHooper

223 is not NATO 7.62, it is NATO 5.56.

Technically, the .223 is not a NATO 5.56. The differences are in the “ledde” in the chamber and there is more wall thickness in the .5.56. Externally they are the same and will interchange although some firearm manufacturers don’t approve of it.

http://www.humanevents.com/2011/02/15/223-remington-vs-556-nato-what-you-dont-know-could-hurt-you/


163 posted on 12/14/2012 4:26:12 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (SAVE THE SUMATRAN RAT MONKEY!)
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To: FatherofFive

I know in Israel the teachers are armed..there hasn’t been a shooting at a school since 1974..schools need to start arming their teachers..and I would also like to know how come this guy was allowed to even enter the school. The mother wasn’t even at the school, from what I have been hearing the school buzzed this fruitcake in, why would they buzz someone into the school whose mother wasn’t even there


164 posted on 12/14/2012 4:30:02 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: SgtHooper

At the ranges involved in this shooting, I believe a .22 rimfire would have done the same job.


165 posted on 12/14/2012 4:33:10 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (SAVE THE SUMATRAN RAT MONKEY!)
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To: rarestia
why would a 10mm pistol only be available to LEO?
166 posted on 12/14/2012 5:09:32 PM PST by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: bkopto

>>Not only that, she’s a Connecticut kindergarten teacher also. I’ve got $1000 that says she’s voted for Obama twice.

One who owns a Sig Sauer, Glock and a Bushmaster? Maybe, maybe not. I grew up in a similar rural part of Conn (different part of the state though) and we were about 60/40 conservatives till the yuppies discovered our town and moved in.


167 posted on 12/14/2012 5:29:13 PM PST by Betis70 ("Leading from Behind" gets your Ambassador killed)
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To: SgtHooper

In diameter virtually the same as a .22 cal.

It’s the much larger charge of powder, weight & shape of round, and velocity that make the .223 or 556 far more lethal than the 22LR.


168 posted on 12/14/2012 5:44:21 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: Tupelo

Interesting that you should mention population density as an issue and relate it to caged mice. When I was in college I remember reading a study done that was about that very issue. The person that did the study used mice and studied their behavior as the population in cages grew. When few mice were in the cage they were very nice and courteous to each other; very helpful friendly community. The researcher kept adding mice, and as the population grew more dense they became crankier until they reached the point of killing each other. The researcher made sure there was plenty of food, water, and good sanitary conditions kept in the cages- it really seemed as though just having too many mice kept in an area where they could not have personal space, etc. seemed to make them become violent. The researcher questioned whether it could be related to humans and population density and he seemed to think it could.

I am sure it is not the whole answer, but do think it is a part of the puzzle.


169 posted on 12/14/2012 5:50:30 PM PST by Tammy8 (~Secure the border and deport all illegals- do it now! ~ Support our Troops!~)
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To: SeminoleCounty

these incidents are part of fast and furious ii. there has been weird stuff in afew of these that dont add up.

just excuses to exploit and clamp down on the law-abiding.

and imo they will never disarm the population of thiscountry. theydon’t have enough replacement agents, police, sheriffs, and military to do it. and if they bring in foreigners they will hang for treason.


170 posted on 12/14/2012 6:58:09 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: SeminoleCounty

I just posted the same thought that some of these killers could be Machurian candidates of some sort. It wouldn’t be too difficult to hypnotize mentally unbalanced people into committing murders. Of course the powerful drugs available today are advertized with the warnings that they can cause violent or suicidal feelings. What about all of that Ritalin that has been fed to kids for years?

This is a lot more than the guns. There are many unbalanced people out there and I think that we are not connecting all the dots in how we should deal with them in a comprehensive way.


171 posted on 12/14/2012 7:47:17 PM PST by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: SENTINEL

There was definately a third terrorist at Oklahoma City. TV reporter Jayna Davis worked in Oklahoma City on the day of the bombing, she was within a short distance of the Murrah building and was on the scene in a couple of minutes. She interviewed several eye witnesses who all described the third terrorist in the same way. The next day there were two newspaper drawings of the terrorists. One looked like Tim McVey and the other looked just like the description of the third terrorist that the eye witnesses described.


172 posted on 12/14/2012 8:05:13 PM PST by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: pepsionice

There used to be large state mental institutions that were terrible places but smaller institutions dispursed throughout the state would let the inmates’ family members visit more often and keep an eye on conditions.

I think your proposals make a lot of sense.


173 posted on 12/14/2012 8:11:14 PM PST by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: Kenny

There is also the silent evil of abortion lurking in the dark corners of the room. Respect for life? Why? Did the Supreme Court respect life? Do many of our political and cultural leaders respect life? Do millions of Americans respect life when they vote for people who proudly support abortion?


174 posted on 12/14/2012 8:21:57 PM PST by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: Flavious_Maximus
It is definitely not a hunting rifle.

I wouldn't take a .223 to hunt elk, but they do quite well against coyotes and other varmints, so I guess it depends on what you are hunting.

175 posted on 12/14/2012 8:38:40 PM 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: Patriot Babe

From the FB link:

Ryan Lanza

Lives in
Hoboken, New Jersey
From
Newtown, Connecticut
Quinnipiac
Male

(Not sure what quinnipiac has to do with it)


176 posted on 12/14/2012 11:22:38 PM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000))
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To: Shadow44
We're on the same page, the primary distinction between "assault rifle/weapons" and "military style" or "assault style" that media has recently adopted is select fire, aka full auto capability.

I would prefer that any tool available to LEO or military also be legal for law abiding US citizens to buy and own, but I am in the minority....

CONN & NJ have the most onerous gun laws in America, shooter in this case broke about 25 of them before he even fired a shot. More "gun control" is not the solution.

177 posted on 12/15/2012 7:16:10 AM PST by xsrdx (Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

I agree, and the same notion applies between 308 Win and 7.62x51 NATO.


178 posted on 12/15/2012 8:27:34 AM PST by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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To: Terry Mross
Uh oh. Austistic? If this is true his mother would have been in big trouble had she not been killed. She allowed an autistic kid access to her guns.

Now they are saying he has Asperger's Syndrome. I thought, great. I'm sure I have it too and I have no desire to hurt anyone with my .22LR.

Some say it is pure evil that enters these people, I cannot deny that, there are so many factors here and I'm sure this is one of them.

I believe he was a troubled kid. I don't know his background too much, but I guess he felt he was either ignored, kicked to the side or whatever and something, somehow snapped in him and he went ape. When I was a kid, I was fascinated by the "Son of Sam" case. A lot of psychologists in the late 1970's did make a point where if people were kicked aside, or feel that way, they go down the slippery slope and decide it is their mission to make their mark on society. They believe it is their only recourse and see their cause as "being good" and/or getting revenge.

I thank God I had a foundation in life because there were times I felt that way too. I also know that no matter what happens, doing stuff like that is wrong. Maybe Lansa lacked a good foundation along with the lack thereof, took a leap off the slippery slope.

I'd like to know if he was on any psychotropic meds too, sometimes such meds can cause feelings of violence and suicide.
179 posted on 12/15/2012 5:02:37 PM PST by Nowhere Man (I miss you Whitey! (4-15-2001 - 10-12-2012). Take care, pretty girl!)
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To: Tammy8

I remember reading about that mice/rat study too where you increase the population density, they turn violent and so on.


180 posted on 12/15/2012 5:06:04 PM PST by Nowhere Man (I miss you Whitey! (4-15-2001 - 10-12-2012). Take care, pretty girl!)
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