Shooter at large on Virgina Tech campus.

[The Shadowlord]

I hope they don't find a video game in a hundred mile radius of the shooter. Clearly that was the main inspiration for the nut job.

Seriously, what is it with Virginia Tech and attracting the trigger happy maniacs?

 

[Kopikatsu]

Again? What?! how?!
Once again my opinion that GUNS R BAD has been validated!
Hopefully no one else gets hurt though...

Why do they always shoot themselves at the end anyway?

Because spending the rest of your life in jail isn't a pleasant alternative?

Honestly, I'm surprised that most people don't go down fighting.

 

[thecoreyhlltt]

What video game do you think is going to be blamed this time?

I was going to say Skyrim, but then I took a gunshot in the knee.

won't be a game this time, a lot of people have been bashing on the tv series An American Horror Story.
the complaints came from an episode where one student shoots a bunch of other students in the library much like collumbine.
so i think they'll try and blame tv this time...

OT: omg is this for real? i lost a few friends at the last tech shooting.... i hope everyones ok.....

 

[Edible Avatar]

How's that "guns for everyone" attitude going, america?

He could have made a V-BIED (Vehical-born Improvised Explosive Device) out of fertilizer and things found around home . Isn't that what happened in your country?

 

[imnot]

Again? What?! how?!
Once again my opinion that GUNS R BAD has been validated!
Hopefully no one else gets hurt though...

Why do they always shoot themselves at the end anyway?

Honestly, I'm surprised that most people don't go down fighting.

Yeah thats kind of what I thought they would do, rather than just shooting themselves, still thanks for answering!

 

[Kuilui]

How's that "guns for everyone" attitude going, america?

As opposed to what? Letting only criminals have them? For all we know that dude bought his gun(s) illegally. Criminals will always find a way to get guns. Citizens who follow the law wont.

This is terrible but because one psycho who probably got his weapons illegally isn't a reason to start swinging the "throw the guns away" flag.

 

[theonecookie]

How's that "guns for everyone" attitude going, america?

As opposed to what? Letting only criminals have them? For all we know that dude bought his gun(s)illegally. Criminals will always find a way to get guns. Citizens who follow the law wont.

This is terrible but because one psycho who probably got his weapons illegally isn't a reason to start swinging the "throw the guns away" flag.

Yes the perfect train of thought the only problem with it is everything you just said

I mean just look at the UK , France, Germany , Italy , Spain and so on there just falling apart with rivers of blood because the public isn't armed to the teeth but then again what what would I know I'm writing this a gun point

 

[Mr.Squishy]

How's that "guns for everyone" attitude going, america?

He could have made a V-BIED out of fertilizer and things found around home . Isn't that what happened in your country?

Do you have any idea how much fetilizer you need for that kind of bomb? Breivik set up a puppet company, as well as rented a farm, and used that to evade the suspicion that would otherwise have been raised if he'd otherwise bought that much fertilizer. Besides, the bomb took out 5-6 people (may they rest in peace), while Breivik made his way to the youth camp in the guise of a policeman and used a GUN (actually, I think his main weapon was a semi-automatic rifle), to shoot over 60 people. He was extremely careful in how he acquired everything, getting a hunting license, going to several places that had no communication with each other, purchasing wares that weren't out of the ordinary. Much as I hate to say it, he was smart.
It is the single worst act(and only, I am glad to say) of terror that has happened upon Norway since the nazis invaded in WW2. Otherwise, we have very little crime, very few murders (though some are inevitable no matter where you go) and no school shootings that I can remember.
In short: Guns were definitely part of the problem here too, and this is one isolated incident in 60-70 years, with no other recorded terror or extreme mass murder.

 

[Cowabungaa]

Isn't that like, the third time or something? Damn, something really is wrong in the United States of America.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

How's that "guns for everyone" attitude going, america?

That's hardly the policy. Not sure the law in virginia, but I'm fairly certain guns aren't allowed on campus, so this was illegal regardless.

Also, can we please wait for the smoke to clear before jumping on the soapbox?

 

[Cowabungaa]

Isn't that like, the third time or something? Damn, something really is wrong in the United States of America.

Goddamn do I love this site.

Mind you, I wasn't just talking about gun ownership, I'm talking about the big picture. It's just the large amount of shootings like these compared to any other part in the Western world, the amount of violence there just shocks me.

 

[GrimTuesday]

So the police are now saying that the second victim may have been the shooter, as they have found a weapon near where the body was found. Officials are expected to end the lock down soon.

 

[launchpadmcqwak]

So apparently there are confirmed reports that two people, including a police officer have been shot and killed at Virgina Tech. Thus far, there is not a ton of information aside from a description of the suspect, and that two people are dead. The police are hunting for the suspect and I'll try to keep you all informed the best I can.

Links: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-12-08/virginia-tech-campus-shots-fired/51745502/1
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/08/virginia-tech-two-killed-on-campus
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57339465/va-tech-police-officer-1-other-shot-dead/

EDIT: So apparently what started this was a routine traffic stop when the suspect shot the officer who stopped him, then took off through a parking lot where a second victim was found.

EDIT: So the police are now saying that the second victim may have been the shooter, as they have found a weapon near where the body was found. Officials are expected to end the lock down soon.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/08/virginia-tech-two-killed-on-campus#block-11

thats pretty awful...but your profile pic made me laugh

 

[MammothBlade]

Old news since 2007.

Oh wait, again? Well, I suppose the ghost of Cho is shooting for the high score once again after ABB's rampage.

 

[Yopaz]

What video game do you think is going to be blamed this time?

I was going to say Skyrim, but then I took a gunshot in the knee.

IT MUST BE VIDEO GAMES.

While I get as pissed off when games are blamed for stuff like this as everyone else on this site, I think the bigger issue here is that there is a homicidal maniac on the loose in a school full of kids as we speak. Get some perspective. Also, making jokes about it while its still happening, that's definitely too soon.

OT: How can this possibly happen twice in the same place! You would think, after the first time, they'd make the security on campus much tighter.

At this point it's less of a joke, and more foresight. You know it's going to happen. "he was bat shit crazy" is never good enough for the general public, so they have to blame something.

Maybe they'll consider letting people carry on campus now so they can defend themselves.

This is actually a great idea. There's never been a single incident where the shooter has ever been a student.

 

[Dogstile]

How's that "guns for everyone" attitude going, america?

Its a campus, they usually don't allow guns on students in places of education. I'm not even American and I realise this dude.

 

[Kuilui]

How's that "guns for everyone" attitude going, america?

As opposed to what? Letting only criminals have them? For all we know that dude bought his gun(s)illegally. Criminals will always find a way to get guns. Citizens who follow the law wont.

This is terrible but because one psycho who probably got his weapons illegally isn't a reason to start swinging the "throw the guns away" flag.

Yes the perfect train of thought the only problem with it is everything you just said

I mean just look at the UK , France, Germany , Italy , Spain and so on there just falling apart with rivers of blood because the public isn't armed to the teeth but then again what what would I know I'm writing this a gun point

I'm sorry was there a point in my post where I said that the rivers in those or any countries were running red with blood? All I said was that if criminals can get guns and they can. Then civilians should be allowed access to them as well. That's all.