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Showing Original Post only (View all)The CT shooter armed with a "high-powered assault rifle." Six bullets a SECOND. [View all]
So a parent or teacher armed with a concealed carry pistol wouldn't have been a realistic solution -- as much as the George Zimmermans of the world might like to think so.
This type of weapon is illegal in CT, but unfortunately is easy to obtain in other states.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ct-school-shooter-made-combat-weapon-article-1.1220431
The shooter who killed at least 27 people at a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school including 18 children was brandishing up to four weapons and wearing a bullet-proof vest, witnesses told reporters. A law enforcement source said one of those weapons was a .223 caliber rifle, a highly lethal firearm made for combat.
Witnesses told reporters the madman fired at least 100 rounds, which the expert said would have required him to pack extra magazines so he could quickly reload.
A .223 caliber rifle is a semi-automatic assault rifle that allows its shooter to fire up to six bullets a second. The gun was first used in the Vietnam War, said Ronald Scott, an independent firearms consultant and former head of the firearms lab for the Massachusetts state police.
In Connecticut, a permit is required to purchase a handgun, while assault weapons are banned completely from the state, according to the National Rifle Association.