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Related: About this forumColo. shooter purchased guns legally from 3 different stores
(CBS News) More information about the firearms used in the deadly shooting in Aurora, Colo. during the midnight "Dark Knight Rises" screening has come to light. A law enforcement source close to the investigation told CBS News that all the guns were purchased within the last six months, which is considered a "short time to the crime."
The guns were all purchased legally between May 22 and July 6 at three Colorado gun stores.
James Holmes purchased a Smith and Wesson .233 high powered semi-automatic rifle at Gander Mountain gun store in Thornton, Colo, according to the law enforcement source. He also bought a .40 caliber Glock pistol at Gander Mountain gun store in Aurora, Colo. Another .40 caliber glock handgun and a Remington 870 shotgun were purchased at Bass Pro Shops in Denver, Colo.
Wearing full body armor and wearing a gas mask, Holmes allegedly entered the Century 16 theater through a fire exit and threw two gas canisters into the audience. He then opened fire on the audience, hitting 79 people. At least 12 are dead and 59 more are wounded.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57477014/colo-shooter-purchased-guns-legally-from-3-different-stores/
Higgs boson
(42 posts)Is the information significant?
Tejas
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PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)shadowrider
(4,941 posts)Euromutt
(6,506 posts)Hell, I'd hesitate to call .308/7.62x51mm "high-powered." To my mind, "high-powered" is .30-06, 7.92x57mm Mauser, 7.62x54mm Russian, .303 British or other rounds used as the primary infantry round in both world wars. Or any hunting round intended for big game, like .300 Win Mag etc.
shadowrider
(4,941 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,481 posts)...to determine if it's "high powered": "Did a toter or criminal carry it?"
alabama_for_obama
(136 posts).308 has more muzzle velocity and more muzzle force than any loading of .303 british that I have ever seen. but this is a moot point.