B. Petersen,CBS Reporter: Aurora Shooter’s Ammunition Purchase ‘Not that Unusual'

[RugersGR8]

The count down has begun on CBS's Barry Petersen's journalists career.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2012/07/22/cbs-reporter-corrects-other-cbs-reporters-aurora-shooter-s-ammunition-p
CBS Reporter Corrects Other CBS Reporters: Aurora Shooter’s Ammunition Purchase ‘Not that Unusual’
By Brent Baker | July 22, 2012 | 16:46

 

[ignerntbend]

David, You fascinate me. You know so many interesting people. You lead a very interesting life. I hope you're writing all of this down.

 

[pinkhamr]

Just an update ..... slanted at best ...... http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/colo-shooting-suspect-internet-arsenal-16834553

 

[10Seconds]

He is right though, I bet many on this board have more than 6000 rounds in their possession right now.

 

[LightningCrash]

Just an update ..... slanted at best ...... http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/colo-shooting-suspect-internet-arsenal-16834553

I am baffled by the link on the side bar: "Aurora, Colorado Shooting Not Typical"

 

[beast1989]

A couple quotes that stand out:

"As the boxes piled up, he began to shop for guns at sporting goods stores -- because of the need to pass a background check to buy a firearm, they are still generally bought at brick-and-mortar locations."

"Oates said the shooter wore a ballistic helmet, gas mask, throat-protector, tactical vest and pants..."

"By the time police arrived, 90 seconds later, Holmes had shot dozens of people because his rifle was modified with a high-powered drum magazine that allowed him to fire immense amounts of bullets without reloading."

"The NRA has managed to convince the country that this has to happen to protect our Second Amendment rights," Morse said. "As long as we let people buy these guns, we will bury our children."

"If I only had 6,000 rounds for my AR-15s, I'd literally feel naked," Brown said. Then he totaled up Holmes' firearms purchases: "Two handguns, a shotgun and a rifle. That's the average male in Colorado."


The rhetoric in some of those quotes grinds my gears but the last quote gave me a small smile. Has it been confirmed that he was only wearing a tactical vest unaccompanied by a bullet resistant vest? The media is content on using tactical and ballistic interchangeably to fan the fire.

 

[rda1911]

I too hate when someone wears a black chinese tac-vest and a pair of EMT BDU's they are in full military body armour

 

[Spata]

He is right though, I bet many on this board have more than 6000 rounds in their possession right now.

uh..yeah.. i have a safe dedicated to just ammos

 

[badrinker]

He is right though, I bet many on this board have more than 6000 rounds in their possession right now.

Not on my person! But yeah, if you add up every caliber and gauge, I'd be close.

 

[reddog1]

I do not own any ammo or guns.