An ARSENAL, eh? That’s what the Assholiated Press now calls two 12 gauge shotguns, one rifle and some ammo. An arsenal.
A man accused of running down and shooting an Illinois pastor to
death mid-sermon left an arsenal of guns in his bedroom as well as an
index card marked “Last Day Will.”The arsenal in accused gunman
Terry Sedlacek’s room included two 12-gauge shotguns, a rifle and a box
of 550 .22-caliber bullets, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
Nothing like fomenting panic among the sheep, is there, AP?
Authorities said Sedlacek also brought to the church enough ammunition to perhaps kill 30 people.
So he had two magazines… two 15 round magazines… one shot, one kill… enough to kill 30 people, right?
Nope, I’m wrong. He had three 10-round magazines! WOW! Enough to kill 30 people! Thanks for clarifying that, AP. We might have thought he had an ARSENAL on him!
Investigators say they still haven’t pinpointed why Sedlacek allegedly
strolled into the church during its early Sunday service, packing a
pistol and 30 bullets – 10 in each of the three magazines he brought
along.
And by the way, just as an aside… there had been some debate in a previous blog entry about whether or not someone with a gun could have stopped this lunatic sooner…
I think if this was the progression of events, it’s a distinct possibility.
Walker wrote that Sedlacek then fired at Winters; investigators have
said the first bullet clipped the top of the Bible the preacher held,
sending pieces of it spraying like confetti and appearing to many of
the roughly 150 onlookers to be part of a skit.Winters then bolted toward the edge of the stage with Sedlacek running parallel to him, Walker wrote.
“Pastor
Winters then jumped from the stage where he landed on the ground.
Sedlacek then placed himself next to the pastor and fired multiple
shots, striking Winters,” Walker’s affidavit read.Investigators
have said Sedlacek fired four rounds altogether before his gun jammed.
After chasing and mortally wounding Winters, Walker wrote, Sedlacek
tried to flee but was subdued by Bullard and Keith Melton.
Mar 12, 2009 @ 13:49:50
Glad you commented on this as it raised my annoyance antennae as well. 3×10 round magazines is just about right for anyone carrying a pistol (one in the frame and two on the belt) in self-defense. It certainly does not constitute not an arsenal.
Mar 12, 2009 @ 17:42:04
10 rounders, just like the Long Island Expressway train shooter had, also legal under the last AWB I might add.
Mar 12, 2009 @ 18:45:54
They’d really wet themselves over what’s in my gun safe.And as far the Seattle police chief leaving his service weapon in his car? Why does he still have job at all?
Mar 12, 2009 @ 22:50:55
“…a box of 550 .22-caliber bullets…”I guess the 800-odd rnds I have in an ammo can like this qualifies as an “arsenal”??
Mar 13, 2009 @ 00:54:01
This is stupid. I had a “box” (1000) .22 bullets in my car, plus 1/2 a box of .40. I carry a .45 Para 1911 which holds 10+1 (extra mag, 10). I was afraid if I got a speeding ticket or WHATEVER I would be reported in the news as an “arsenal on wheels”, so I took my bullets out, except for the .45 of course. Pure propaganda by the AP. It’s common to have 1000 bullets, isn’t it??