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At least eight killed at Russian university

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It has been reported that the gunman used a non lethal gun.

8 was killed, how does that work?
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They normally refer to them as "less-lethal" these days. Someone probably got sued for saying it was non-lethal and then someone got killed by it....

Any idea that the "non-lethal" gun was?
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Pippin89 wrote: Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:52 am Any idea that the "non-lethal" gun was?
The well known less-lethal 12 bore Huglu..... 8-)
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From https://apnews.com/article/europe-russi ... 69e96b0a2d
The perpetrator used a gun designed to fire non-lethal rubber or plastic projectiles, the university press service said. Such weapons can be modified to fire other ammunition. State news agency RIA-Novosti cited local officials as saying the gunman owned the weapon legally.
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Even under the heel of the aromatic Stalinism of modern Russia, bad people will do bad things…

Condolences for those effected.
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Not that it detracts from the awful shooting but it is actually more common for Russian soldiers to be killed in mass shootings in Russia, usually shot by a fellow soldier and it was particularly prevalent in the '90s.
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snayperskaya wrote: Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:54 pm Not that it detracts from the awful shooting but it is actually more common for Russian soldiers to be killed in mass shootings in Russia, usually shot by a fellow soldier and it was particularly prevalent in the '90s.
not half as prevalent as during the purges...
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#8 Post by snayperskaya »

bradaz11 wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 6:33 pm
snayperskaya wrote: Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:54 pm Not that it detracts from the awful shooting but it is actually more common for Russian soldiers to be killed in mass shootings in Russia, usually shot by a fellow soldier and it was particularly prevalent in the '90s.
not half as prevalent as during the purges...
True that, Stalin and the NKVD were dicks to be fair......
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