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First Gun Bought March 13; No 'Spur of the Moment' Crime
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Seung-Hui Cho bought his first gun, a Glock 9 mm handgun, on March 13 and his second weapon, a .22 caliber handgun, within the last week, law enforcement officials tell ABCNews.com.
"This was no spur of the moment crime. He's been thinking about this since at least the time he bought the first gun," said former FBI agent Brad Garrett, an ABC News consultant.
Both guns were bought in Virginia, according to the officials.
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Under Virginia law, state residents can only buy one handgun in any 30 day period, suggesting Cho bought his second weapon after April 13, or sometime over the weekend.
"He clearly spent some time figuring out how he was going to take care of business once classes began on Monday morning," said Garrett.
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The date of the first gun purchase will likely serve as the time of "some triggering mechanism that was very important" to Cho said Garrett, an expert on profiling murderers.
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April 17, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (788)
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As usual the biased media gets it wrong. A 22mm hadgun does't exist, bu hay never let the facts interfere with thestory.
Posted by: John Sims | Apr 17, 2007 11:17:25 AM
That was no random attack, he had planned everything out. You don't just carry around chains to lock doors and keep people from getting in or out, for no reason. I wish he wouldn't have killed himself, he deserves to rot in jail.
Posted by: Katy | Apr 17, 2007 11:18:42 AM
As usual the biased media gets it wrong. A 22mm handgun does't exist, but never let the facts interfere with the story. On the news last night it was stated that you can buy a gun at a gunshow with out a background check. Lied again. Sales by any dealer are subject to Federal laws no matter where the sale takes place.
Posted by: John Sims | Apr 17, 2007 11:20:42 AM
Clearly it's ok that this gentleman was allowed to purchase two guns in a month. Gogo gun laws!
Posted by: Chris | Apr 17, 2007 11:31:28 AM
I expect you meant to say .22 caliber and not 22mm when referring to the second handgun. Small mistake, huge difference.
Posted by: J.R. | Apr 17, 2007 11:31:34 AM
can anyone agree that below all the facts and un-answered questions, i think Bush should be answering why we are in iraq when our own Country is obviously Un-safe..........
Posted by: Jacquelyn | Apr 17, 2007 11:33:02 AM
A 22mm handgun would be bigger than a shotgun. Do your homework. He bought a .22cal handgun.
Posted by: Chad | Apr 17, 2007 11:33:25 AM
can anyone agree that below all the facts and un-answered questions, i think Bush should be answering why we are in iraq when our own Country is obviously Un-safe..........
Posted by: Jacquelyn | Apr 17, 2007 11:34:15 AM
can anyone agree that below all the facts and un-answered questions, i think Bush should be answering why we are in iraq when our own Country is obviously Un-safe..........
Posted by: jacquelyn | Apr 17, 2007 11:35:35 AM
Funny how there is no mention that he wasn't legally allowed to purchase any handgun. Maybe that doesn't play into their agenda.
Posted by: William Hofmeister | Apr 17, 2007 11:35:39 AM
Once again it reverts back to our ineffective gun contol in America. God Help Us.
Posted by: Jim | Apr 17, 2007 11:35:44 AM
can anyone agree that below all the facts and un-answered questions, i think Bush should be answering why we are in iraq when our own Country is obviously Un-safe..........
Posted by: Jacquelyn | Apr 17, 2007 11:36:38 AM
The Second Amendment should not suffer due to the actions of a mentally disturbed college student. The logic passed on by mainstream media makes about as much sense as taking away my fork so I wont be fat.
Posted by: Jason | Apr 17, 2007 11:37:12 AM
If only guns where outlawed then only outlaws would have guns! But, on the other hand, if guns where indeed outlawed then only outlaws would have guns!!!
Perhaps someone should have told this joker that guns weren't allowed on campus.
Posted by: The Mikester | Apr 17, 2007 11:37:24 AM
First of all 22mm handguns do exist. I own one. Secondly the young man who plotted this has probably been thinking about the crime that was committed yesterday for quite some time.
Posted by: Martin Johns | Apr 17, 2007 11:37:57 AM
I wish that the media would stop plastering "deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history" all over the headlines. They are setting the stage for the next wack job to grab the headline as the "deadliest rampage....." We know how bad this was, just report the facts and stop sensationalizing.
Posted by: Chris | Apr 17, 2007 11:38:22 AM
True, a 22mm does not exist. They meant to say .22-caliber.
Posted by: sam | Apr 17, 2007 11:38:33 AM
Um... a 22mm pistol does exist.
Posted by: KNyce | Apr 17, 2007 11:39:05 AM
The guy was not a US Citizen, which means by law he should not have been allowed to purchase a weapon. Obviously he either used some kind of fake documentation or whoever sold him the weapon did not follow the proper procedures. That person should be brought up on bigtime charges.
Posted by: Eddee | Apr 17, 2007 11:39:05 AM
Here comes the attack on the second amendment. Brady bill round 2 coming to a house committee near you. Join the NRA now and protect your rights!
Posted by: Brian | Apr 17, 2007 11:39:05 AM
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