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21. No, it was in a class building. I've taken classes in there.

Reply to randome (Reply #20)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 01:58 PM

Jan 2013

It's laid out just like a school is: rooms along a central hallway, on multiple floors. The actual mass shooting period was 10 minutes, just like with Lanza.

And if he used semi-automatics, that should factor into it, as well because if he needed to reload frequently, there would have been more opportunities for someone to stop him.

He used semi-automatics with standard magazine sizes. Just like Lanza. But his were handguns and Lanza's was a rifle.

Banning assault weapons and high-capacity clips will get my vote.

I don't see any problem with limiting magazine sizes, though Cho stands as a warning that mass shooters don't need big magazines, just a lot of small magazines.

Like I've said, I don't think anybody's rights are infringed by banning AR-15's, I just also don't see a point to it.

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Sandy Hook vs. Virginia Tech vs. the month since Sandy Hook [View all] Recursion Jan 2013 OP

I feel the most important thing to stop is that gun show loophole. mucifer Jan 2013 #1

Yeah, I just edited to add something about that Recursion Jan 2013 #2

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Age Of the Victims, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2013 #3

That's a good point; I just made an edit about the 100 children since Sandy Hook Recursion Jan 2013 #4

The Large, Exceptional Event Shocks, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2013 #5

"Nobody in any position of authority anywhere called for a ban on handguns." Robb Jan 2013 #6

Thank you, I missed that Recursion Jan 2013 #7

To your question, it's simply a matter of time. Pick your metaphor. Robb Jan 2013 #8

But why focus on the gun in one case and the shooter in the other? Recursion Jan 2013 #17

According to the CDC, for the entire year 2010 there were 98 accidental fatal shootings of "kids" slackmaster Jan 2013 #9

77 youths killed by guns since Sandy Hook Recursion Jan 2013 #10

The string "youth" doesn't even appear in the cited page. slackmaster Jan 2013 #12

They show the age by the graphic size Recursion Jan 2013 #15

Can you handle the truth? I want all handguns, assault weapons, and clips or whatever sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #13

I like the licensing idea Recursion Jan 2013 #16

I'm sure all gun cultists would love for gun discussions to drown in Gungeon cesspool. Hoyt Jan 2013 #14

The problem of gun violence in this country is multi-faceted. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #18

Very good points Recursion Jan 2013 #19

As I pointed out in the other thread, Cho wandered about in a dormitory, not a confined space. randome Jan 2013 #20

No, it was in a class building. I've taken classes in there. Recursion Jan 2013 #21

And I get where you're coming from, too. I really do. randome Jan 2013 #22

I'm more sympathetic to that line of argument Recursion Jan 2013 #23