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jberryhill

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22. No argument there

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 09:38 PM

Jan 2018

The questions posed in the OP were:

what type of handgun he used? Are there handguns that hold 16 bullets? Did he have to reload? How fast could this all have happened?

The answers are:

1. Any of MANY common ordinary pistols that are readily available at a range of prices, are commonly owned by many people, and accessible to anyone in their household, and have been for decades.

2. Yes, lots. One of the most common and popular models holds 15 by default.

3. No. You can obtain multiple casualties from single shots, shots into cinder block and resulting ejecta, etc.

4. As fast as you can twitch your finger anywhere from 8 to 10 times.

My only point was that you do not need to fire 16 rounds in order to obtain 16 casualties. Bullets will go through people and this was presumably a crowded venue, such as a school hallway. Bullets can also impact walls and produce ejecta, which will also injure people.

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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

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