FYI:
Report of 30+ killed at VA Tech:

VA Tech Killings

speechless...

That's pretty awful...and they're saying that dozens more have been wounded.

Yes, unfortunately I'm sure it will spark a new gun debate.

A very sad situation. Words fail me.

I lived in VA for many years. A lot of my high school friends went to VA Tech when they graduated; the university has always pooled kids from all over the state, my area especially. I know many families in my old stomping grounds are getting hit pretty hard by this...

This is just awful.

This could be anywhere in the US. I work just off of UNC campus and this is a shocker. We have had school shootings and rampages here before but nothing in this scope. Makes me feel sick to my stomach right now.

Let's pray or think or remember for these people or whatever it is you do.

You are right on both counts, the guy was obviously nuts and had serious issues but that won't stop the anti-gun lobby from twisting this and using this tragedy to try and take away guns from sane law biding citizens. According to the police report on MSNBC.com the gunman was using a 9mm handgun and a .22 caliber gun.

You are right on both counts, the guy was obviously nuts and had serious issues but that won't stop the anti-gun lobby from twisting this and using this tragedy to try and take away guns from sane law biding citizens. According to the police report on MSNBC.com the gunman was using a 9mm handgun and a .22 caliber gun.

Sigh. My heart goes out to the families and friends of all those involved. Place one crazy person into an area with lots of people (school, train station, shopping center) and stuff like this can happen. It is one of the really tragic prices of enjoying our freedoms. The only real prevention is to limit freedoms, and I'm not willing to do that - I'll take my chances.

As mentioned, the media will now move away from trying to strip us of our 1st amendment rights with the Don Imus mess, and will now turn their focus to trying to remove our 2nd amendment rights.

I am anything but extreme on my political focus, but I find the media's tendancy to politicise just about everything almost unbearable.

It is ironic that the anti-gun folks won't see that this is an argument for more law abiding people to start carrying a gun.

Due to their liberal view we already have "gun free" zones in most schools across the country. This sets up the perfect area for a lunatic shooter because he doesn't have to concern himself with anyone shooting back.

Just one armed well trained professor with a concealed carry permit could have saved a lot of lives.

Instead they will ban some more "assault" weapons & pat themselves on the back - not realizing the solution is for the good guys to be able to defend themselves.

Amazing.