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>> we heard one shot go off, which kind of alerted us at that time. about a second or two went by and we heard the first volley of fire. at that time, we knew it was gun fire at our location. then we went in to what we call an active shooter drill and moved to the rear of the building and barricaded ourselves and got on the ground and waited for it to be all clear. >> we are joined by phone by robert freeman, who is a former recruiter at the lie highway recruiting center where the first shooting occurred today. robert, what can you tell us about that location and what it must have been like th...

The holes in the plate glass window at the recruitment center look as though the shooter sprayed in a roughly horizontal line but it's a pretty wide array. in one of the offices at the recruiting center, one recruiter was shot in the leg. some of the service members at that facility escaped out the back exit. an employee at a nearby auto parts store told the "chattanooga free press" that he saw them, and i quote, running through the brush and the briars yelling "call 911, someone is shooting at us." not all of them went out the back door. some of the service members were still inside the recru...

It's not like it's anybody's making sure that people don't have weapons or anything. and when you walk in the door the recruiting office is wide open. >> i want to listen to something else robert dodge said about how the posture they are in a situation like this and how it is different for them as trained soldiers in combat. let's listen to this. >> when you are in combat you are in full gear and you have a weapon in your hands, and you are more ready for it. when you are in the civilian community, it's not something that you are ready for on a regular basis, but the additional training and ex...

One military official tells nbc news that 25 to 30 rounds were fired. the holes in the plate glass window at the recruitment center look as though the shooter sprayed in a roughly horizontal line but it's a pretty wide array. in one of the offices at the recruiting center, one recruiter was shot in the leg. some of the service members at that facility escaped out the back exit. an employee at a nearby auto parts store told the "chattanooga free press" that he saw them, and i quote, running through the brush and the briars yelling "call 911, someone is shooting at us." not all of them went out ...

We're not talking yellow flag. we're talking bright red flags that say protect yourself and for once protect the people that protect us, that keep america safe. it is a shame it had to come to this, four marines are dead, and i just wonder -- i'm curious. i want to see who opposes this bill. i can't wait for monday. i know someone will say something about somebody else's rights but what about the rights of americans and certainly those four marines. keep in mind before killing those four marines the gunman first took aim at a military recruitment center. sergeant first class robert dodge is th...