Well, that answers the why part. He's probably a convert trying to prove his a real muslim. :arab::suicidebomber::terrorist::jihad:
How did they shoot so many? When shootings like Virgina Tech happen, the first knee jerk reaction is that this wouldn't happen if people were allowed to carry, and yet on an Army base they can get away with a pretty mass shooting. Is no one armed on the base?
Other than MPs or people actually at a firing range or on an excercise, no. Small arms are all locked up in arms rooms.
You are right (pretty much). People are NOT armed on a military base. Only police are armed. Until you get to an actual shooting range, you will never have a round in a weapon. Some folks might have a weapon in their vehicle, but only if they are on their way to hunting, or target shooting. That's why pulling an armed robbery on a military post is a cakewalk. People have a false sense of security, and their guard is down. Couple that with the fact that NOBODY is carrying, and you have a low-risk robbery if you are so inclined.
Typical Islamic-convert behaviour. I wonder if he didn't get the idea from the Afghan policeman who ran amuck in the British army base the other day.
Ah goody, the shooter was a mental health professional from Virginia (why are all the nutters from around here?). I wonder if he treated the DC Sniper or the VA Tech shooter....
He was a PSYCHIATRIST?! How bad are things when the psychiatrist goes nuts? And a major? Don't they keep an eye on folks? Sounds like it might be Sudden Jihad Syndrome.
He is being reported as a recent convert to Islam, and the news agencies are trying to find out his original name.
O.K. now heres where things get scary So, a Shrink goes beserk and starts killing people....there is officially no one that can tell me now that this world isn't coming to an end!
Holy crap, thank God for one thing- My friend literally JUST got his paperwork through and moved from Ft. Hood to Ft. Knox.
WTF? What a load of crap. Isn't a doctor in The Army you can ever find where they're supposed to be when you need them. They're either 1. on leave 2. TDY 3. special training/classes across post 4. deployed to Iraq
Fox has interviewed a Colonel that worked with him and a family member. According to the family member, he's a life long Muslim. According to the Colonel, he hadn't been to Iraq but was extremely outspoken about Iraq and Afghanistan. He had also been under investigation. He was doing everything he could to keep from getting deployed. That guy said he believed the election of Obama would put an end to those two and got more and more pissed off when it didn't happen. The two other guys being held were released, so it looks like it's a lone nut. Fucked up...
So an arab Muslim shoots up a bunch of people in the US and it's definitely not a terrorist attack because......?
Not sure if he was trying to tell the US military that they're not safe in their own bases, or just psychotic and started killing the first people he saw. One is terrorism, the other is a nut going postal. Won't know until we get more info I guess.
....because insinuating that would hurt someone's feelings. We have classes and training (Consideration of Others, Cultural Tolerance, etc.) covering this.