School gunman in Georgia 'had 500 rounds'

[Turborama]

Source: BBC

21 August 2013 Last updated at 20:28 GMT

A man arrested at a school in the US state of Georgia on Tuesday was carrying 500 rounds of ammunition and an assault-style weapon, police say.

Michael Brandon Hill, 20, allegedly held two captive in the front office of the Atlanta-area academy, shooting at police outside, officials said.

One of the hostages, school clerk Antoinette Tuff, told local media she had talked him into surrendering.

Mr Hill was arrested on multiple charges, including aggravated assault.

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[murielm99]

1. Ms. Tuff is tough!

That lady is a true hero. She could have been killed herself, but she just kept talking to the guy.

[Politicalboi]

2. I watched O'Donnel's show this evening

He played most of the 9-11 tape. That woman is a hero. And I liked what one of the women on his panel said. Her name escapes me, but anyway, she said she wishes these families will fight for better gun control laws just because their kids lived.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I watched, too, and I totally agree with you, the bookkeeper was just amazing!

She kept her head and said and did exactly the right thing. She really is a hero! Wow!

[woodsprite]

3. 500? So glad he was stopped. I have a few coworkers who say

Their goal is to accumulate 1000 rounds for each type of gun they own. Sick people!!

[DeSwiss]

4. K&R

School Clerk In Georgia Persuaded Gunman To Lay Down Weapons


[font color=gray]Laterrica Luther holds the hand of her 6-year-old nephew, Jaden Culpepper, as students from the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy arrive on buses to waiting loved ones in a Walmart parking lot in Decatur, Ga., on Tuesday. A gunman had entered the students' school earlier in the day. No one was hurt. David Goldman/AP[/font]

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August 21, 2013 7:26 AM

Tuesday's — in which a gunman with an assault rifle and other weapons entered the building — ended with no one being hurt after a school clerk apparently spent about an hour talking to the young man. She says she persuaded him to put down his gun and surrender.

"I just started praying for him," Antoinette Tuff . "I just started talking to him ... and let him know what was going on with me and that it would be OK. And then {I} let him know that he could just give himself up. ... I told him to put [the guns] on the table, empty his pockets. He had me actually get on the intercom and tell everybody he was sorry, too. But I told them, 'He was sorry, but do not come out of their rooms.' ... I give it all to God, I'm not the hero. I was terrified."

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[Hoyt]

6. Most gun nuts would consider that a depleted ammo cache. Thank god for lady.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Guns don't protect people; people protect people. Occupy the NRA.

Praised be Antoinette Tuff.

She is one tough woman.

[ConcernedCanuk]

8. Antoinette Tuff should be working for SWAT as a negotiator.

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She prevented a lot of carnage that gets caused by enforcement agencies with their aggressive stance.

Kudos to Antoinette Tuff.



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[warrant46]

9. She was helped by nature because apparently he is mentally ill

And apparently easily distracted. Can't wait to see the results of the competency exam

[MichiganVote]

10. Uh darling, as a person who works routinely with those w/mental illness

I can assure you that she did fine-might have been somewhat lucky-but she did fine. Unless you want to go back in time and see what could have happened because believe me, it could have gone the other way. 500 rounds is a whole lot of 'I mean business'.

[Paladin]

11. Yeah, imagine what would have happned.....

....if she'd encountered a SANE guy who invaded a public school with an assault rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammo, and a really shitty attitude.

[wordpix]

12. where are the gun nuts demanding high round magazines & unlimited sales of ammo be

still unregulated?

Expect them to come out of the woodwork in 5-4-3...

[Paladin]

13. That latest photo of Zimmerman has them "distracted" right now.

The one of him at the Florida gun manufacturer (the same one who made the pistol with which he shot T. Martin), ordering a large-capacity shotgun, showing off a slender new profile, along with a big, triumphant grin. And no, I'm not making this up.

[derby378]

14. 500 rounds? Even I don't have that many for my AK...

...and I just burned off a few at the gun range a couple of weeks ago. Due to recent panic buying, a box of 30 cartridges for an AK runs around $30 in some places. I remember when you could get that same box for about $8.

Needless to say, target practice gets taken just a bit more seriously when prices are driven up.