i have just heard about the tragedy at Virginia Tech. many people have died, and many other lives have been disrupted due to the deranged actions of a single person. i have been to Blacksburg, where the school is located. i have spent time at the school. many of my high school friends continued their education there. i have spent lots of time in the general area, in small town southern Virginia. if the number is correct, 32 fatalities, then according to the news, it is the worst mass murder, not to mention school shooting, in the history of the United States of America. even halfway around the world, this story hits close to home. how bizzare. this will invariably raise questions about gun ownership and gun control. i wonder if the shooter accquired the gun legaly, myself. i wonder what the gunman was thinking. i wonder how incidents like this occur, what could possibly be the catalyst. some questions will be easier answered. others will take some time, and may never be answered. regardless, my thoughts and prayers go with the victims families and friends. a sobering moment indeed.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Tragedy
i have just heard about the tragedy at Virginia Tech. many people have died, and many other lives have been disrupted due to the deranged actions of a single person. i have been to Blacksburg, where the school is located. i have spent time at the school. many of my high school friends continued their education there. i have spent lots of time in the general area, in small town southern Virginia. if the number is correct, 32 fatalities, then according to the news, it is the worst mass murder, not to mention school shooting, in the history of the United States of America. even halfway around the world, this story hits close to home. how bizzare. this will invariably raise questions about gun ownership and gun control. i wonder if the shooter accquired the gun legaly, myself. i wonder what the gunman was thinking. i wonder how incidents like this occur, what could possibly be the catalyst. some questions will be easier answered. others will take some time, and may never be answered. regardless, my thoughts and prayers go with the victims families and friends. a sobering moment indeed.
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a reciept was found for a 9mm Glock purchased not very long ago. It was a legal purchase - but they aren't sure yet if that gun was used in the shooting as the numbers were filed off. Some reports say there were 2 guns.
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