Comments on: TEXAS: The Home of Magic Bullets

By: linda brady traynham

linda brady traynham — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:13:16 +0000

Dear Brian and Claire: Thanks to both of you for writing, and I have answered you separately but wanted new readers to know. Charles and I were discussing the 5.7, and figure he didn’t use the extended clip because those are prone to jamming. At the very least, then he had to have had a minimum of three spare magazines…we have still had no word on what the other gun was. The second article I wrote will appear shortly, and I am working on a more serious one right now incorporating the wonderful information Clair sent me and an interview with the Ft. Hood Chief of Fire and Police. Y’all keep reading, please, and update me? It took a London newspaper to reveal that the Hassan family attends the same mosque some of the 9-11 gang did. Hassan is reported awake, but nothing else was forthcoming. Can you believe the politically correct Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says that diversity is the strength of the military?! What an idiot. Diversity is infantry, armour, helicoptors, and artillery, not officers who shoot unarmed soldiers and doctors supposedly on his side. The unusual caliber (basically a hopped up 22) could be useful for sorting out “friendly” fire IF anyone tells the truth. Munley and her partner were shooting 9 mil, of course.

Ve shall see vot ve shall see. The little details that speakers think aren’t significant can be very revealing. Original reports were that the shooter was killed. There were reports that three were being interrogated, and that two have been released. What about the third? If we can come up with confirmation that shots were fired anywhere else…I think I read somewhere that there were 15 Moslims on base, not many out of 55,000, but it doesn’t take many…but I’m not about to rule out multiple shooters at this point. The performance of the petite female traffic cop is about what we would expect; she missed her first two shots and he got her four times. The report is that Hassan was chasing a wounded victim. Who knows? Perhaps he was running for his vehicle? Interesting that no private video has emerged; it would be confiscated if the authorities new of it, of course. Fascinating. I hope to live long enough to find out who really shot KFJ, but they’ll have a harder time with this one.

Again, my thanks to both of you. You have my private e-mail address, so please write whenever you wish. Linda

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:06:08 +0000

Linda,
I’m in agreement with you. That is pretty amazing shooting even if Claire is correct and he was packing the FN 5-7′s. I’ve been in combat more than once and I’ll tell you, you need to be a real cool cat to make every shot count, especially rapid-fire with moving tagets. The amount of info being released on this event are contradictory and full of suppositions as you point out. I certainly hope the additional causalties were not caused by “friendly fire”, but at the same time, I really hope there were not accomplices who are now free to plot their next terror-event. Time will tell. In the meantime, I continue to train my family on proper gun control……hitting the target and keeping each other safe.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:59:17 +0000

Linda,

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:59:17 +0000

Linda,

By: claire muzal

claire muzal — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:08:37 +0000

Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly packed a FN Herstal Five-seveN tactical pistol, which according to federal law enforcement officials, was legally purchased from the “Guns Galore” shop in Killeen, Texas in Aug. 2009. The store’s manager, David Cheadle, said that particular firearm can hold 20 rounds in a standard clip and take a ten round clip extension. Cheadle said with one clip and one round in the chamber, one could fire 31 rounds before reloading.

Hasan may have used an expanded clip in the shooting.