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The Douchebag posted her bitchery, trying to rip John Derbyshire of NRO. She quotes him, I'm quoting both:
Derb: As NRO’s designated chickenhawk, let me be the one to ask: Where was the spirit of self-defense here? Setting aside the ludicrous campus ban on licensed conceals, why didn’t anyone rush the guy? It’s not like this was Rambo, hosing the place down with automatic weapons. He had two handguns for goodness’ sake—one of them reportedly a .22.Douchebag: He also had a Glock, stupid. Glocks are semiautomatic. And you go on and get all tough and macho when someone’s managed to down half of your class with a spray of bullets.Me: Wow. Colour me impressed! She knows that a Glock is a semiautomatic. I highly doubt she can explain what that means, though. I'd put a Jackson on it. Because semi-autos do not "spray" unless the firing pin breaks and the entire mag is spent in an uncontrollable burst.
The 2nd gun likely didn't help him too much. Most folks can't shoot for shit with the offhand. And he still had to reload. See my next blog entry about that.
The funny thing is, even if he HAD automatic weapons, it's very unlikely he'd have killed any more than he did and he'd likely have killed a lot less. Most folks don't know shit about firearms and think "spraying" a room is an effective tactic.
And it is.
If you just want to make folks duck. You do it to keep your opponent's head down. It's not efficient for killing, unless you're name is Blain or T-800 and you're shooting 2000 rounds a minute.
If you want the kill, you use short, controlled bursts. Or single shot firing. It's WAY more accurate.
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Derb: Handguns aren’t very accurate, even at close range. I shoot mine all the time at the range, and I still can’t hit squat. I doubt this guy was any better than I am.Douche: He managed to kill 32 people. Either he was very good, or you really suck, John. Me: Look at
this.Quote: "'He took his time between each shot and kept up the pace, moving from person to person.'"
HE WALKED UP TO THEM. MOST WERE NOT RUNNING OR TRYING TO ATTACK. HITTING A NON-MOVING TARGET FROM CLOSE RANGE IS EASY. Derb is (apparently not obviously) exaggerating on the side of modesty there. The guy did not have to be a good shot.
Now if the targets were running away, that changes things. Moving targets are far more difficult to hit, even at typical engagement range of 7 yards or less.
Exhibit A from the same link: "Now the shooter was three feet away, pointing his gun right at Webster." and "“I felt something hit my head, but I was still conscious,'’ Webster recalled. The bullet had grazed his hairline, then ricocheted through his upper right arm."
Three feet away. Target NOT MOVING. TUCKED IN A BALL, WAITING TO BE PUT DOWN LIKE THE SHEEP HE IS.
And this loser didn't get a kill? Pathetic. Though fortunate for the sheep. Cho was no marksman. End of story.
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Derb: Yes, yes, I know it’s easy to say these things: but didn’t the heroes of Flight 93 teach us anything?Douche: The passengers of flight 93 had spoken to relatives and friends, and knew what was in store. These kids didn’t.Me: If you do not have a very strong clue after he starts to off your classmates, you're beyond stupid and deserve the death you receive.
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