congresswoman gabrielle giffords shot in tucson

[burmafrd]

that is hopeful.

 

[rkell87]

I have met the Judge who was killed in this shooting.

I testified in a trial he presided over. Wow.

wow...

 

[burmafrd]

how in the world did he have time to fire that many shots? ALl reports so far say he had only one gun in his hand. What was security doing?

 

[rkell87]

how in the world did he have time to fire that many shots? ALl reports so far say he had only one gun in his hand. What was security doing?

there is no security at these things and very little if they do. if he was really a vet it would be easy to get that many shots off and he would be extremely accurate

 

[Hostile]

wow...

This is a post about the trial I am talking about.

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3267216&postcount=71

 

[bbgun]

how in the world did he have time to fire that many shots? ALl reports so far say he had only one gun in his hand. What was security doing?

Store security or govt security? She's a low-ranking congressperson, so I'm not sure if she travels with a security detail.

 

[burmafrd]

There should always be security and just because someone is a vet does not mean they are any good with a weapon. Especially a handgun. You clearly have no idea about this. every event like this I have ever seen had local police on hand.

 

[casmith07]

Shooter is being reported as a Veteran from Afghanistan.

Ah jeeze.

It's possible that someone was shooting at the shooter and hit innocent bystanders.

 

[Kangaroo]

This sounds very suspicious. For someone to hit a person with all 16 shots, not the same person, just does not happen. 2 shooters is much more likely.

he may be a combat vet so no it would not be because he been in the situation and he stay calm and it is easy to unload 16 rounds from a pistol even reloading. Heck the guy at the Luby's in Killeen did.

 

[burmafrd]

I really hope that is not true. As we have seen early reports are usually wrong.

 

[burmafrd]

I know people who are PISTOL combat pros. Just because someone is a veteran does not mean they can do anything with a pistol.

 

[bbgun]

I know people who are PISTOL combat pros. Just because someone is a veteran does not mean they can do anything with a pistol.

Reports say he shot her at "point blank range." Don't need to be a military vet or firearms expert to do that. Just ask Sirhan Sirhan.

 

[casmith07]

Kind of upsetting that some here are arguing over the marksmanship of the shooter while a US congresswoman is in surgery for a bullet wound to the head.

Can we focus on what's important? The guy is in custody.

 

[Hostile]

"Optimistic she will recover."

Confirmed that the one death so far was a child.

 

[Cythim]

And when you are firing rounds off into a crowd it is pretty easy to hit someone, anyone.

 

[Hostile]

9 year old girl dead.

 

[Cythim]

9 year old girl dead.

That is extremely heart breaking

 

[burmafrd]

actually you would be surprised at how few are actually hit in such situations. Its usually 3-5 shots fired to every one that hits a person in situations like this.

 

[utrunner07]

"Optimistic she will recover."

Confirmed that the one death so far was a child.

Geez. Sickening. I see no reason to even give the shooter a trail, be a waste of time and I bet he gets off on insanity. Is jack Ruby still living?

 

[burmafrd]

9 year old girl. It does not get any worse.