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People shot, taken hostage in N.Y. UPDATED
You know EXACTLY what I'm about to say.
CARRY A GUN. THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE MORE THAN YOUR OWN.
Update: Note first the initial reaction to call it high powered rifles when, in fact, it was 2 handguns. Now, in New York you need:
A permit to purchase a handgun
Register your handgun
Be a licensed Handgun owner
A permit to carry your handgun and show valid reason for needing such license.
Since the guy was using an alias we can probably assume the guns were not registered according to "the rules" as well.
See how well gun control works for you?
still developing from MSNBC:
People shot, taken hostage in N.Y.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - A gunman walked into an immigrant services center and opened fire on Friday, killing 13 people before he killed himself, police said. Another four people were in critical condition.
The suspected gunman carried identification with the name of 42-year-old Jiverly Voong of nearby Johnson City, N.Y., a law enforcement official said. But the name is an alias that the man has used in the past, said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly and was talking on condition of anonymity.
"It obviously was premeditated," said Binghamton Police Chief Joseph Zikuski, noting the gunman blocked the rear exit with his car. "He made sure nobody could escape."
Earlier, the number of dead had been variously put at 12 to 16 by Gov. David Paterson and law enforcement officials. . . .
. . .Rep. Maurice Hinchey, whose district includes Binghamton, said the gunman appears to have been a man who was recently let go from IBM in Johnson City.
Mayor Matthew Ryan initially said the gunman had a high-powered rifle but law-enforcement sources later told NBC that he had actually used two handguns.
the rest, & it keeps changing
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