Give the press somewhat of a break. The guns are barely out there yet. No there is no 22mm handgun, but if I were a betting man the gun has some British or European origin and the 22 moniker is not a millimeter but inches as is the measure in Britain for example.

So the calibre is not 22mm but .22 inches which would be 5.6mm. These handguns exist. The writers, without knowing anything about firearms, see the .22 and assume 22 mm. How can we expect them to know all that? Although no regular person could be walking around with a 22mm pistol. It would be crazy.

"Cho Seung-Hui bought his first gun, a 9 mm handgun, on March 13 and his second weapon, a 22 mm handgun, within the last week, law enforcement officials tell ABCNews.com."

This article is incorrect. There is no such thing as a 22 mm handgun. There is a .22 caliber handgun. Please get all of your facts right before you publish any article. Thank you.

John:
1. why would the media be biased against the type of gun he bought? Who really cares what type of gun he bought anyway, the point is about how he got it.

2. You CAN buy guns at gunshows without a background check. Undercover tv reports have proved this again and again. Federal laws are not enforced 100% at all.

a 22mm handgun does exist. I own several.

John, a 22mm hand gun does exist. I own one. Check your facts. Personally it doesn't matter if he bought them legally or not, he was going to use them no matter how he purchased them. End of story.

I believe the posts by John Sims are focusing on the wrong thing- Does it really matter that the calibur of gun is wrong? The bigger picture here is that innocent people have lost their lives in this horrific event.

had those same gun laws applied to the people on campus mabey he could have been stoped

There's deffinately a .22 handgun. My buddy has one. Even though it's not going to blow a hole in anyone, it's extremely deadly. The bullets will go on and just bounce around in someone's body. The 9mm is more likely to pass through. Also, you can aim and fire repeatedly with the .22, without having any kick. In the movies, a lot of assassins use a .22 handgun.

Great editing guys; 22mm? Thats nearly one inch in diamter.

To answer the debate about the gunshow laws... In Virginia, all dealers at shows are required to do checks. The loophole is created when a private person rents a table.

Millimeter = Caliber--wikipedia

From Dictionary.com - I think it fits
Semantics is commonly used to refer to a trivial point or distinction that revolves around mere words rather than significant issues:

Oh here we go. Let's blame it all on Bush. Did your milk go bad in your refrigerator? Must be Bush's fault. Did you run out of gas? Blame it on Bush. Why are we always so quick to blame someone instead of accepting responsibility? Just like a liberal......

Wow! A 22mm. That's got to be a lot to lug around. Idiots. It's .22 caliber. As in .22 inches. Don't write a story containing information on guns if you can't even get a 22 correct.

22 millimeter handguns are illegal. Any firearm over 12.7 millimeters is banned by federal law in the United States.
I guess gun control works, because he murdered people with a gun that he could not have possibly owned legally in the first place.

This is great news for anyone else planning a massacre: You might have thought it difficult to obtain a gun! You might even have been put off your plan! But fear not: you have a friend in the State of Virginia. Now let's go get those guns.

Please, for the love of God, don't turn this into an anti-Iraq tragedy. It makes no sense.

Jacquelyn, I agree we should not be in Iraq, but what is your point? Our military can not be used to deter or control crime domestically.

John Sims is absolutely correct - the journalism here is pretty innacurate and disappointing; can you guys at least bring it up to a professional level? Anyway, in light of the date, perhaps this guy was aiming for Friday the 13th as his big day. Lord knows what his motive was...

why do we care what kind of gun it was or wasn't....the fact of the matter is, is that he was able to walk in purchase two weapons wtihine the last four weeks, without a problem...end of story...it's obsurd to see you guys spit your knowledge about guns, when below the surface, a gun is a gun and in this case took the life of 31 people..

So wait, we're now talking about killing the 2nd Amendment because of one wacko only a few days after killing the First Amendment via Imus? Wow, the America-haters are sure having a helluva week...

This is great news for anyone else planning a massacre: You might have thought it difficult to obtain a gun! You might even have been put off your plan! But fear not: you have a friend in the State of Virginia. Now let's go get those guns.