[knak]

I think it's a group; I think LEO knows this, and I think that everyone in the group has an airtight alibi for at least one of the shootings. I have been thinking at least three, but now I'm not sure. there could be a couple of shooters and several more doing planning, surveillance, and decoying, not to mention a network of homes and places to hide the van.

I've been thinking it was a cell for the last few days. I can't quite figure out the logic of using the same gun though. Any idea?

[areafiftyone]

I can't quite figure out the logic of using the same gun though.

That would prove the lone gunman theory. He has one gun he likes to use and uses it everytime or he only has one gun.

[Lucky]

Or maybe, different guns and the same size bullets.

[Quilla]

If this is the work of a cell and they are illegals, purchasing guns through the system is difficult. Even the low lifes who sell guns via the black market, may be reluctant post 9/11 to sell a gun to a swarthy type. They may just have the one gun.

[Sacajaweau]

Well, one possibility is that they only have one piece of untraceable evidence to dump based on the ballistics. The weapon may be the only thing they can tie to each crime.

I know this defies what little I know about ballistics but is it possible that they have 2 or several weapons tooled exactly the same which would produce a ballistics match??

You weapons guy are going to clobber me on this aren't you??

Sac

[berkeleybeej]

So that we all know it is the same shooter. He wants all the credit. Same goes with using the Astro...It is a in-your-face challenge.

[evad]

I can't quite figure out the logic of using the same gun though. Any idea?

Hmmmm...to make everyone thing it was one person comes to mind.

[johnb838]

THe same gun doesn't surprise me as much as the same van.

[texasbluebell]

I've been thinking it was a cell for the last few days. I can't quite figure out the logic of using the same gun though. Any idea?

Well, when the Lackawanna 6 were busted, for example, it was reported that they had only 2 rifles and one scope. So maybe if this is a cell in MD or VA area, they're in a similar condition.