How is it that the gunman at Virginia Tech managed to kill 33, making it the school largest massacre ever when he only had two hand guns: A Walther 22-caliber pistol and a Glock 19, yet the killer at Omaha had an AK-47 and only managed to kill nine. One would think that the assault rifle would have the capability to inflict more damage than two handguns would. Is it for reasons that a mall is a wider open space for people to run away, whereas a school building is enclosed with people boxed in? Or is it that a rifle is sloppier and the gunman wasn't required to take such careful aim? I do not know much about firearms or physics. Could somebody with experience offer a theory?
2007-12-09
10:08:02
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