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Atf chief ballistics examiner, walter dandridge, jr., analyzes them. >> i developed a list of firearms that could have fired those bullets. my initial analysis told me that we were looking for a rifle, fully automatic or semi-automatic rifle. >> what was clear early on was that these were at random. there was no connection between the victims. the only common denominator in these cases was the rifle used to kill them. >> that weekend no other shootings are reported. by monday morning, five days ...

In the fact that what they made them, but what they said. the 911 situation is important and the reason its important, the dispatchers always find out what types of weapons the shooter has from the people calling 911. in this case, quickly, we know he had two handguns, we dont know what kind of handguns, i suspect automatic or semi automatic, to shoot as many people as he did. >> thats important to give the information to the dispatcher, harris, theyre going to give that information to the respo...

the details about why this gunman did this. in many times in these situations we never find out the exact motivation. it could be just a disturbed individual. and obviously to do this one would have to be disturbed in some way. waiting on a press conference. the last briefing from the hospital from froedtert hospital. three people in the hospital. gunshot wounds range from multiple gunshot wounds to the face, multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen. some to the extremities, as well. as ...

seven people are dead at this house of worship. its a temple used by the sikh community in the city of oak creek, wisconsin. six of them were shot dead by a gunman who opened fire during a religious service inside. the gunman is also dead, according to police, shot by a responding police officer. that police officer was wounded. two other people are also wounded. police in oak creek talked to reporters a few minutes ago. they didnt add much more information except to say that they were...

Can a legislature ban semi-automatic weapons or can it ban magazines that carry 100 rounds without violating an individuals constitutional right to bear arms? >> what the opinion in heller said is that it will have to be decided in future cases. what limitations upon the right to keep and bear arms are permissible. some, undoubtedly, are. because there were some that were acknowledged at the time. for example, there was a tort called a frighting, which if you carried around a really horrible wea...

Government might some day do something to reduce the chances of you and your family being shot to death by a madman when you go to the movies in america. >> lets turn to an issue that is in the news right now with the massacre in colorado, and that is gun control. you wrote in 2008, the opinion in district of columbia v. heller, the majority opinion that said the second amendment means what it says. people have a right to bear arms. question. how far does that constitutional right go? can a legi...

Handguns, not to ban them, but to regulate weapons. to regulate whether you can have a semi-automatic or you can have one of the big magazines, that will come up before the courts so he was not willing to predict it but it is noteworthy he said there can be limitations on the right to bear arms. >>trace: and it is a great point, chris, because as technology advances this will come up again and again. i enjoy that everyone is wondering about obamacare. did you talk about the health care debate an...

Some of what weve learned or understand there was a 100 round magazine, separate magazine for the ak assault rifle. its a semi automatic, which means if you hold the trigger down, it will shoot one bullet at a time and reload itself. fully automatic, it would continue to load and shoot. the strange part or quirky part he bought 100 rounds expecting to use 100 rounds and it jammed. so, in a quirky sense what could have been more destructive actually may have saved a few lives. >> alisyn: well, th...

Alex. >> bad news. we dont want to have a further body count. interestingly, there are reports that this could have been worse. where is that angle coming from? >> reporter: we heard that yesterday in the extensive press conference from the governor. he said that. maybe the reason why is this "associated press" report we have got earlier today. we have not been able to confirm it. they talked to a law enforcement official who said that at some point, the gun jammed, that semi-automatic rifle tha...

Nearly everyone is shot. and little information about our subject. and... weapons obtained. he purchased four guns at shops and through the internet. he purchased over 6000 rounds of ammunition for the assault rifle. and 3,000 for glocs in his position. and also, through the internet, he purchased multiple magazines for the 223 assault rifle including one, 100 round drum magazine ive been asked was it automatic? i cant answer that question right now. and if its semi automatic im told that that i...