Aguila Blanca
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Please don't take this thread off in other directions. I'm curious about the firearm the shooter used, so please just discuss that.
Even initial reports said the gun was a semi-automatic handgun, and that it was a .45. He only shot five students before using the last round for himself, so it wasn't a high-capacity firearm like a Glock. My initial thought was that it was a 1911, but then more information became available.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...suspect-motive-a-mystery/ar-BBWP5KE?li=AA30Mu
It now appears that the firearm used was some sort of home-built "ghost gun." That could still be a 1911, except for this from the above link:
That would seem to eliminate a 1911, as I doubt any law enforcement source would label a 1911 as being an "unusual" design. It's all speculation at this point, but does anyone have any thoughts on what it might have been?
Even initial reports said the gun was a semi-automatic handgun, and that it was a .45. He only shot five students before using the last round for himself, so it wasn't a high-capacity firearm like a Glock. My initial thought was that it was a 1911, but then more information became available.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...suspect-motive-a-mystery/ar-BBWP5KE?li=AA30Mu
It now appears that the firearm used was some sort of home-built "ghost gun." That could still be a 1911, except for this from the above link:
Federal and state investigators are also trying to determine whether the handgun used by the suspect was made from parts purchased separately and then assembled, law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times.
These so-called ghost guns are unserialized weapons manufactured from parts that can be ordered through the mail or machined parts acquired from underground makers.
The sources said the gun design appears to be unusual but emphasized that officials don’t know its origins at this time.
That would seem to eliminate a 1911, as I doubt any law enforcement source would label a 1911 as being an "unusual" design. It's all speculation at this point, but does anyone have any thoughts on what it might have been?