2 High Cap 9mms 15 to 17 rounds a piece. He would have only had to reload a couple of times. If the caliber was bigger, it would definitely been trickier to do.
Fort Hood Under Attack!!!!
by minimus 56 Replies latest jw friends
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mrsjones5
I heard on the news not 30 minutes ago that the shooter is alive and in no danger of dying:
Army: Fort Hood shooting rampage suspect is alive
By APRIL CASTRO and DEVLIN BARRETT – 1 hour ago
FORT HOOD, Texas — A military mental health doctor facing deployment overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, setting off on a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded, Army officials said.
Authorities said immediately after the shootings that they had killed the suspected shooter, but later in the evening they recanted and said that he was alive and in stable condition at a hospital, watched by a guard.
"His death is not imminent," said Lt. Gen. Bob Cone at Fort Hood. He offered little explanation for the mistake, other than to say there was confusion at the hospital.
A law enforcement official identified the shooting suspect as Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly.
The violence was believed to be the worst mass shooting in history at a U.S. military base.
The shooting began around 1:30 p.m., when shots were fired at the base's Soldier Readiness Center, where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening, Cone said.
It was unclear what the motive was, though it appeared he was upset about a scheduled deployment. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said the Army major was about to deploy overseas, though it was unclear if he was headed to Iraq or Afghanistan and when he was scheduled to leave. Hutchison said she was told about the upcoming deployment by generals based at Fort Hood.
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beksbks
I heard on Rachel Maddow. An interview with some military personnel.
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mrsjones5
Ya, I saw a snipet of the press conference at Fort Hood where Lt. Gen. Bob Cone explained that the shooter was in no danger of dying.
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finding my way
It's so weird that they say he's dead and then change the story.
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beksbks
Also, better news, the woman soldier who brought him down is apparently still alive as well!!
Errors in early media coverage are not uncommon. Look up James Brady and the Reagan Shooting.
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finding my way
That's good she's still alive. My hubby is in the military and they beefed up security out here after the incident.
I'm thinking of all the families affected :( It's so horrible. I think they said they were just in training too. Their families didn't even have time to prepare for the fact that their husbands/children were in danger. When they are deployed, you have some sort of mental prep even though you are never fully prepared for that sort of news. I know, I usually feel a sense of security when I'm on a base. I know I shouldn't, but it's the tendency.
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Leolaia
Nidal Hasan's record from the Virginia Board of Medicine:
http://www.vahealthprovider.com/results_generalinfo.asp?License_No=0101238630
"Felony Conviction Information" is currently "none provided". I have a feeling that is going to change. His record in the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress:
http://cstsonline.org/members/cstsmember-69_Hasan
Here we see that he was co-chair in the "Medical Issues for Psychiatrists in Disasters APA Committee on Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster" session at the APA Annual Meeting:
http://psychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-much-for-access-to-apa-mtg-talks.html
Read some of Nidal Hasan's comments (identified as such in the media):