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malaise

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Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 07:37 PM

Jan 2018

any moment now. Four kids are critically injured.. These are fifteen year old children.

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About the Kentucky school shooter. Has anyone heard anything about [View all] pnwmom Jan 2018 OP

Where did you get the part about "16 bullets"? jberryhill Jan 2018 #1

16 people were shot and of those 2 died. Yes, obviously, 16 is the minimum number. pnwmom Jan 2018 #3

Uhm, no, 16 is not the minimum number jberryhill Jan 2018 #4

Here's one: pnwmom Jan 2018 #6

From your link: moriah Jan 2018 #7

Thanks, moriah! pnwmom Jan 2018 #8

but, if you are assuming 16 shots fired... jberryhill Jan 2018 #5

That's the kind of answer I was looking for. So when they say a handgun was used, pnwmom Jan 2018 #9

Or multiple magazines. Edit: apparently not. moriah Jan 2018 #10

Most handguns at this point are probably semi-automatics jberryhill Jan 2018 #11

I don't think semi-automatic or modern service weapon. I think of my uncle's old pistols, pnwmom Jan 2018 #12

semi-auto pistols are not "modern" jberryhill Jan 2018 #13

They are for personal use. If more people understand what a handgun can do pnwmom Jan 2018 #14

A lot of guys came back from WWI and WWII with one for "personal use" thereafter jberryhill Jan 2018 #15

The uncle I had from WW2 just had an ordinary pistol. I never saw a service weapon, I guess. pnwmom Jan 2018 #16

They have been common retail items for decades jberryhill Jan 2018 #17

I don't go to Cabela's (whatever that is) or Walmart and I don't see guns in any of the pnwmom Jan 2018 #18

Cabela's is a sporting goods chain jberryhill Jan 2018 #20

The point is I think there are many more like me, non-gun owners who have no idea what's pnwmom Jan 2018 #21

No argument there jberryhill Jan 2018 #22

Thanks, jberryhill! You had already basically answered my questions, but it is nice pnwmom Jan 2018 #23

Okay, but I was kidding about blackjack at the Tulalip casino jberryhill Jan 2018 #24

Hah! Well, that must have been a pleasant memory to take back pnwmom Jan 2018 #25

Weird thing about that jberryhill Jan 2018 #28

Do you usually come here in the summer? In July and August we only get .5 inch of rain. pnwmom Jan 2018 #30

Yeah, I don't think I've ever been there in cold weather jberryhill Jan 2018 #33

You may find this helpful in addition jberryhill Jan 2018 #26

Thank you. I had no idea what engineering marvels these things are. pnwmom Jan 2018 #27

As much a marvel as a PEZ dispenser really jberryhill Jan 2018 #29

LOL. Hey, they ARE engineering marvels. pnwmom Jan 2018 #31

Well the problem with PEZ.... jberryhill Jan 2018 #32

Nope, I never saw those either. pnwmom Jan 2018 #34

Not that it matters, as handguns can helmedon1974 Jan 2018 #35

Thanks for the info! pnwmom Jan 2018 #36

Coming up on ABC news malaise Jan 2018 #2

it does not matter, he deserves the death penalty or life in prison Demonaut Jan 2018 #19

So does the person mainstreetonce Jan 2018 #37