Police: Va. student's rifle jammed after 2 shots

BMT (RIP) · 12-10-2009, 06:32

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world...-s-234607.html

BMT

Warrior-Mentor · 12-10-2009, 07:15

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Originally Posted by BMT

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world...-s-234607.html

BMT

The beard and the weird look in his eye makes one wonder....

**Pete** · 12-10-2009, 07:45

Bolt action.

What can you say.....

A failure at being a failure. Two time No Go at Life's Station.

Utah Bob · 12-10-2009, 08:15

Somebody will be pushing for a cooling off period for long gun purchases now.

And last week, Colorado State joined the dumbass parade and banned firearms from campus..

PedOncoDoc · 12-10-2009, 08:31

Why didn't any of the students tackle him and defuse the situation after they saw the weapon? Apparently there was not even one person willing to stand up against an evil act...sad.

nmap · 12-10-2009, 09:07

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Why didn't any of the students tackle him and defuse the situation after they saw the weapon? Apparently there was not even one person willing to stand up against an evil act...sad.

I asked myself the same question of the Luby's shooting, back in 1991. It wasn't a lack of courage - some people put themselves between loved ones and the killer's bullets.

The answer I came up with (MOO, YMMV) is that people are blind to the possibility of doing anything. They simply do not think of it. They are never exposed to the concept of such a scenario, much less what they might do.

Dozer523 · 12-10-2009, 09:46

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Originally Posted by Warrior-Mentor

The beard and the weird look in his eye makes one wonder....

Relax. It's finals week.

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Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc

Why didn't any of the students tackle him and defuse the situation after they saw the weapon? Apparently there was not even one person willing to stand up against an evil act...sad.

Seriously, no matter how logical it seems to us and now. In most cases it doesn't happen. In this instance, the teacher ducked behind a desk (that was probably on a riser and about 4 feet from a cinder block wall). Might as well stood in the corner and bent over.

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I asked myself the same question of the Luby's shooting, back in 1991. It wasn't a lack of courage - some people put themselves between loved ones and the killer's bullets.
The answer I came up with (MOO, YMMV) is that people are blind to the possibility of doing anything. They simply do not think of it. They are never exposed to the concept of such a scenario, much less what they might do.

Exactly. Remember back in Boy Scouts? We were trained to BE PREPARED. How to do that? ask yourself obvious questions . . . The FIRST being, In case of an emergency, how do I get out of here?