What's going on in that video of Virginia Tech?

[Virginia Dare]

where are all the shots coming from, are the cops shooting into the building? It's hard to tell.

[NightWatcher]

1. the first several shots are medium caliber handgun- I'd guess 9mm or 40cal.

the last one is a shotgun or big bore weapon.
The first ones might possibly be a .223 AR type rifle, but I'd guess that they are a handgun. the last one is from a different location/ shooter.

[Justice]

3. MSNBC said shooter had 2 9mm handguns

[NightWatcher]

5. that makes the last shot, one from the police

[Virginia Dare]

6. Police killed the shooter? or do we know?...n/t

[NightWatcher]

8. dont know yet

but that last shot in the cell phone video from CNN is from a shotgun or other big bore gun. I thought that it might have been a flashbang as well, but it sounds more like a 45 or 12 gauge

[Virginia Dare]

11. Yes, and you can hear the guy with the camera saying "whoa" at the last shot..n/t

[liberalnurse]

10. I'm thinking, just thinking mind you,

that to kill/wound say 50 different people with a 9 mm or even two handguns; that's tough unless you are Rambo...or, the other thought.... friendly fire?

[Virginia Dare]

12. Hopefully there are some witnesses left alive so we can find out...

this is heartbreaking.

[NightWatcher]

19. your average 9mm handgun holds 15-22 rounds.

If he had two handguns (44 rounds) and two or more clips, that puts you close to a hundred rounds

[Oilwellian]

2. The video is coming from a cell phone...

of a student near Norris Hall where the shots were being fired. The rumor is this is a slaughter of a classroom.

[uppityperson]

7. sounds like not a rumor.

[Beausoir]

4. It's horrific to listen to. What a tragedy.

[uppityperson]

21. I could only listen for a few seconds. too much death

[dicknbush]

9. Now we can have a small understanding of how the Iraqies live

every day. This looks like about 25 to 30 will have been killed that happens every other day in Iraq on a regular basis for the last two years I would say not to mention the stuff that doesn't get reported the one or two here or there.

[TahitiNut]

17. To understand, we have to have at least TEN TIMES the violence and death

After all, Iraq is (was?) a nation of 25 million and we're a nation of 300 million.

Funny how our tolerance level is so far less than what we inflict on ohters, isn't it?

[Norquist Nemesis]

13. Police scanner streaming

if you're interested. I put the TV on mute; it seems they just repeat the same info/misinfo/incomplete info over and over. http://www.newrivervalleynews.com/content/view/7612/85/

I have CNN on mute and /rant on I don't give a flying fuck about a statement from the WH about what Bush thinks about this!!! It doesn't need to be on the banner, it's not news!! And I don't CARE!!!! :banghead: /rantoff Sorry...had to get that off my chest.

[Virginia Dare]

14. Thanks!

agreed, what a travesty to interrupt the information coming in to tell us that the chimp "had been informed". What the shit?

[WinkyDink]

16. To give him time to practice his "sad" face.

[liberalnurse]

15. That stream is

soooo cool! I wish we had one in my county!

[AngryOldDem]

18. It is hard to tell

It looks like though, the cops were taking cover, and the guy with the cell phone was also ducking. But that doesn't necessarily mean anything, either...shots could have been inside and were echoing out.

[Virginia Dare]

20. The shots were probably echoing too...

but I swear it sounds like more than one gun being shot.