Here wew go again

[walt629]

Shooting at Virginia Tech Campus. As of now all information not in but it sounds like another coward with gun waltzing into a 'gun free zone' at will and shooting at random victims.

When the hell is the unarmed public going to learn they are victims in waiting?

Shots fired, officer down at Virginia Tech – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

[chiefpropellerhead]

I read earlier that this was a traffic stop that got out of control. You are right, there is no such thing as a gun free zone. Our law makers are having a real difficult time trying to apply these gun control laws to lawless citizens that have no regard for the law or human life. I hope that the lawmakers will get a clue sooner than later.

[VERDAD Investigations]

Virginia Tech says police officer shot near campus, possible second victim
Published: Thursday, December 08, 2011, 2:02 PM Updated: Thursday, December 08, 2011, 2:05 PM
By The Associated Press The Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech said a police officer was shot Thursday and a possible second victim was reported at a parking lot near the campus, where 33 people died in 2007 in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history

A campus-wide alert told students and faculty to stay inside and lock doors. Authorities were seeking a suspect. University and law enforcement officials declined any comment on the officer's condition.

A law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case, said initial reports indicated that the shooting occurred following a traffic stop.

The suspect was described as a white male wearing gray sweat pants, a gray hat with neon green brim, a maroon hoodie and backpack.

A message left with the university wasn't immediately returned. Campus police referred all questions to the university.

"It's crazy that someone would go and do something like that with all the stuff that happened in 2007," said Corey Smith, a 19-year-old sophomore from Mechanicsville, Va., who was headed to a dining hall near the site of one of the shootings, but stayed inside after seeing the alerts from the school. "It's just weird to think about why someone would do something like this when the school's had so many problems."

Darik Anderson, assistant ticket manager for the athletics department, said his office in Lane Stadium is next door to the coliseum but he could not see anything from his vantage point.

"We're in lockdown," he said. "All the news we're getting is what's on the school's website."

The shooting came the same day as Virginia Tech, which has an enrollment of about 30,000, was appealing a $55,000 fine by the U.S. Education Department in connection with the university's response to the 2007 rampage, when a student gunman killed 32 students and faculty and then shot himself.

A report of a possible gunman at Virginia Tech on Aug. 4 set off the longest, most extensive lockdown and search on campus since the 2007 bloodbath led the university to overhaul its emergency procedures. No gunman was found, and the school gave the all-clear about five hours after sirens began wailing and students and staff members started receiving warnings by phone, email and text message to lock themselves indoors. Alerts were also posted on the university's website and Twitter accounts.

That incident marked the first time the entire campus was locked down since the 2007 shooting, and the second major test of Virginia Tech's improved emergency alert system. The system was revamped to add the use of text messages and other means besides email of warning students.

The system was also put to the test in 2008, when an exploding nail gun cartridge was mistaken for gunfire. But only one dorm was locked down during that emergency, and it reopened two hours later.

[BC1]

[Updated 2:10 p.m. ET] Six agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are at Virginia Tech to help with the response to Thursday's shooting.

Just as Eric Holder testifies to being a moron.

[localgirl]

I am SO SICK of mindless regulations taking away people's ability to protect themselves. As far as I'm concerned, this kind of stupidity is tantamount to murder.

[BC1]

I am SO SICK of mindless regulations taking away people's ability to protect themselves. As far as I'm concerned, this kind of stupidity is tantamount to murder.

I'm starting to think on-line courses are the way to go. Too dangerous in those gun-free zones.

[B2Tall]

A traffic stop gone bad that just happened to occur on the VT campus. Of course the media is trying to link this somehow to the whack-o who went nuts 4 years ago. If this had happened out on the highway or somewhere, it would have been a small byline on the national news sites.

[Krookz]

Oh geeze... When will they get a clue?

[Cotillion]

This is why I carry everywhere that doesn't have a metal detector. Call me a criminal or call me rambo, but ill be damned if I ever go out like this. Sucks for that cop too

[Providence Ranch]

This is why I carry everywhere that doesn't have a metal detector. Call me a criminal or call me rambo, but ill be damned if I ever go out like this. Sucks for that cop too

I won't voluntarily go anywhere I'm not allowed to carry. Keeps me honest and legal. But I totally get your point. A sign doesn't make it a gun free zone. Heck, in independent tests, TSA can't even do it 40% of the time!