RE: Member of Congress Among 5 Reportedly Shot at Baseball Field
June 14, 2017 at 11:51 pm
(This post was last modified: June 14, 2017 at 11:54 pm by Minimalist.)
(June 14, 2017 at 4:36 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Hey how bout we just feel for the victims and their families, condemn the attack, and call it a day?? Nah...
And then we can do the same thing the next time and the next time and the next time and the next time and the next....................................................
It's not like Hollywood, gun nuts.
You don't say "Ooh, they got me." High-velocity bullets can do some real damage.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/rep-scal...al-report/
Quote:“The bullet travelled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs and causing severe bleeding,” the medical staff explained. “He underwent immediate surgery, and an additional procedure to stop bleeding,” after going into shock while be transported by helicopter to the medical center.
The hospital also reported Scalise had received multiple units of blood and will be requiring additional operations.
Additional reports claim the rifle used was a Soviet style SKS rifle, which commonly fires full metal jacket bullets at over 2,300 feet per second.