Not to try to hijack the thread, Sire, but I have an anecdote that may interest you. Last night at lodge we were discussing the Aurora atrocity when one of the brothers asked, “Does anyone know what caliber the rifle was?” We had all seen reports that it was a S&W AR15 (M&P15) so of course we all said, “.223”.… Read more »

More evidence that the rifle was chambered for 22LR.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/protected-by-god-rare-brain-defect-leads-to-shock-recovery-for-colo-shooting-victim-who-took-a-bullet-through-her-brain/

“Double standard” in their case means “twice Teh Stoopid”!

Y’know, I was wondering about that. Hydraulic shock alone from a .223 should’ve blown her skull off, yet the bullet stopped just at the surface of the skull. Yep. 22LR for sure.

Can you imagine the carnage if he *had* been using .223?!?

Honesty from the “Journaljism Mutherfuckers”? I want some of what you’re smoking – it’s bound to be better than the stuff we had in college. On a related note – if all hell ever does break loose, Europe will be bitching louder than normal due to the stench drifting their way as a byproduct of the necessary collateral damage –… Read more »

Does Brian Ross know that one individual is responsible for global warming? Get with it Brian. Santa Claus is the cause of global warming. I sent him a copy of Mein Kampf for Christmas and he’s spending 364 days a year liquidating all the Icebergs.

Please, Brian Ross is falling for every red herring out there. The criminal mastermind behind all of this is clearly Zombie John Holmes. Moral degenerate? Check. Prior participation in mass murder? Check. Obvious sociopath? Check. Connect the dots, people, and always remember – wheels within wheels.

.22? Okay, that makes much more sense. Would have been FAR messier with .223 indeed.

Here’s more evidence that the rifle was a 22LR.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2176377/James-Holmes-Colorado-shooting-Gunman-used-drugs-killed-Heath-Ledger.html

Near the bottom of the page is a pic of a guy showing two bullet wounds in his upper arm. Definitely not .223.

single stack @ #:

Also, at the site linked in post #9 there is a picture of the rifle lying by the exit door of the theater. The magazine in the rifle is not a 100 round drum. If the rifle is a M&P15-22 the magazine is the 25 round magazine that comes with it.

Something is unusual about the config of the front sight on the rifle in that photo. The magazine appears to be full size standard 20 rounder, certainly not a drum style mag as “reported”. I want to know the make and model of the firearm. I want to know if it had any “conversions.” Firearms are just tools. I AM… Read more »

LC TerribleTroy @ #:

Early reports stated that it is a “Smith & Wesson AR15”. If true, it is a M&P15.
Based on the wounds people received, and comparing the pic in the link and S&Ws website, I’m convinced it’s the 22LR version, the M&P15-22.

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Category4_750001_750051_757786_-1_757784_757784_image

I don’t know if it’s significant, or not, but Brian Ross was convicted in 2000, in Payne County, Oklahoma of Possession of Drug Parafernalia, Maintaining a House Where Drugs are Kept, Unlawful Delivery of a CDS, and Unloawful Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute.

After a second review I retract my descrptor of the magazine. It is obviously not a standard 20 round magazine. But it also doesn’t appear to be a traditional 30 rounder. The curvature doesn’t seem right. Don’t know what goimg on with the front end. The front sight appears way too tall. Don’t know if its the angle of the… Read more »

LC TerribleTroy @ #:

I enlarged the photo mentioned…. the tall front sight looks more like a sling. Also, a quick search shows that Brownell’s sells a 50 round drum magazine for the M&P 15-22