"William Claspy" wrote in message
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One of the news reports I read/heard said that the rifle used was a
type
used commonly for deer hunting. Is this true? I know next to
nothing about
hunting- check that, I know nothing about hunting.

I don't know anything about that particular rifle, but auto-loaders in
general are quite common. Beyond that, it's just a matter of
capacity. Anything that's designed to use an external magazine is
limited only by the size of the magazine itself.

All that said, I think that until we know more about exactly what
happened it's impossible to say with any certainty whether or not the
nature of the particular weapon used in this case is a legitimate
issue. Most modern hunting rifles will hold several rounds and all
can be reloaded and fired quickly......certainly quickly enough to get
off twenty or so rounds in under two minutes.

Wolfgang