Virginia Tech Shooting: 32 Deaths In Blacksburg "Worst In History"

albert5268 · #1 17-04-2007, 04:56 AM

I was watching TV this morning just as this school shooting happened. They showed it on every channel for several hours.

Virginia Tech Shooting: 32 Deaths In Blacksburg "Worst In History"

Virginia Tech Shooting Update 6 - A gunman reponsible for at least 32 deaths and 22 injuries, was shot and killed at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. The campus of Virginia Tech is currently the scene of one of the most horrific scenes in recent memory. Not just the worst school shooting... the worst ever.

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alexp36 · #2 17-04-2007, 05:42 AM

Thanks for the heads up, gonna turn on Sky news now.

Julie · #3 17-04-2007, 06:08 AM

Just read about this when I opned my homepage bloody awful, it immnediately reminded me of Columbine and I thought 'only in America' until I remembered Port Arthur. Terrible horrible news you really gotta feel for the family and friends of those who lost their lives and ask what the hell is going on in this world

albert5268 · #4 17-04-2007, 06:30 AM

he must have had some decent weaponry... he killed more than double the number of people who were killed at columbine and he didnt have a partner... 32 people is a lot. pretty horrific

minux · #5 17-04-2007, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by albert5268

he must have had some decent weaponry... he killed more than double the number of people who were killed at columbine and he didnt have a partner... 32 people is a lot. pretty horrific

As sad as this is, with americas gun laws it was bound to happen. If you can get your hands on something as simple as an F89 Minimi for example which can fire off 300 rounds in little time then you are in trouble. I am surprised that there hasnt been higher amounts of deaths than this as a weapon in the right hands in the US could see hundreds dead.

Condolonces to the families, i know it wont happen but perhaps now US citizens will open their eyes to the dangers of allowing fully automatic guns to every citizen.

AttaBoy · #6 17-04-2007, 09:40 AM

This shocks me..... man is just not right!!!

The guy gotta be mental for doing things like that. I mean 32 people = INSANE

Was the guy shot by police or he shot himself??

albert5268 · #7 17-04-2007, 10:54 AM

Shot himself... allegedly, the death toll is now confirmed at 33 including him. Its pretty obvious something drastic needs to be done about gun laws in America. IMO they kill ****loads more innocent people than they protect.

albert5268 · #8 17-04-2007, 11:11 AM

just saw a video that suggests maybe the SWAT teams did kill him. apparently he was looking for his estranged girlfriend. when it first happened it was almost impossible to get any hard information about it from wikipedia. people were updating/editing it every few seconds. it was chaos

GLD-086 · #9 17-04-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by minux

As sad as this is, with americas gun laws it was bound to happen. If you can get your hands on something as simple as an F89 Minimi for example which can fire off 300 rounds in little time then you are in trouble. I am surprised that there hasnt been higher amounts of deaths than this as a weapon in the right hands in the US could see hundreds dead.

Condolonces to the families, i know it wont happen but perhaps now US citizens will open their eyes to the dangers of allowing fully automatic guns to every citizen.

I've been looking at school shootings on Wikipedia, and about 98% have happened in America. Our "No guns" law has proven that the incidents we've had over here, are nothing like America's. (With the expection of Port Arthur)

Perhaps it's wrong comparing such events, but fact is America has a big problem with school shootings, and it's seemed to have gotten worse over the last 10 years.

I couldn't imagine going to Tafe, and fearing everyday some lunatic coming in, and shooting everyone.

I feel for the victims' friends and families, but it's a problem that they (Americans) are going to have to live with, until they restrict the purchase or availability of firearms, to citizens.

IMHO people outside the goverment or defence force shouldn't be allowed to own a fire arm, no matter what reason they have.

Jesterarts · #10 17-04-2007, 11:20 AM

He had two handguns. Witnesses said he fired more that 19 shots before reloading. And he had extra clips on him...

The first 2 people shot where his gf n a random that got in the way...
Then he went to a random classroom n slaughtered everyone in the room...

Appartently he had a domestic spat with the gf and thats what caused this.

American gun laws are a joke. How did he get his hands on TWO guns and heaps of extra clips???

I also don't understand what a f*cked up physco he was to kill RANDOM, innocent people... That sorta sh*t make me so rediculasly angry and so f*ckin glad that when my family migrated from poland it was to Australia and not America!

Last i heard the death toll was 35 or sumfin... THIRTYFIVE! He just destroyed the lives of over 100 people,the victims, parents, sisters, brothers, extended family!
That sort of thing would send shockwaves all the way through a family and hey would have to be incredibly brave people for this event not to throw them into utter-derailment!

My deepest condolonces go out the the families and friends affected by this lowlife scumbag!

R.I.P.

Raf

albert5268 · #11 17-04-2007, 11:35 AM

yeah at least with port arthur it enabled our government to bring in much tougher gun laws and restrict the possession of personal firearms. columbine should have forced the American to government to change the laws to prevent this ever happening again. obviously it didnt. being over here in America has shown me its not just the laws but the attitude of the people who carry guns. the general attitude towards guns seems to be that they have the right to carry them and the right to shoot anyone who threatens them no matter what.

honestly what legitimate use does anyone have for a 9mm automatic? fair enough if farmers have a shotgun handy or whatever but 9mm automatics...? this baffles me. i just hope to god the american government wakes up to what has happened and ask themselves how the hell a uni student acquires this kind of weaponry and how to prevent anything like this ever happening again. its not just the 33 ppl that have died, this thing has affected 1000s of peoples lives.

DavidPartay · #12 17-04-2007, 11:44 AM

How many murders do you think are committed with LEGALLY owned guns?

The event is a tragedy. But don't blame the gun laws. Just take a look at Australian statistics to realize that gun crimes have not been reduced since 1996. All the gun laws have done is take the guns out of the hands of innocent people, and make it easier for the crooks who never obtain firearms legitimately anyway.