Does it matter if it is a semi-auto or bolt action rifle? Depends on the shooters ability....however it is never the guns fault....just a fact Jack
https://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/02/we-dont-have-gun-problem-in-america-we.html
Source: https://worldhistoryproject.org/1966/8/1/charles-whitman-the-texas-bell-tower-sniper-kills-14
Aug 1 1966
"I do not really understand myself these days. I am supposed to be an
average reasonable and intelligent young man. However, lately (I cannot
recall when it started) I have been a victim of many unusual and
irrational thoughts.”
https://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/02/we-dont-have-gun-problem-in-america-we.html
Source: https://worldhistoryproject.org/1966/8/1/charles-whitman-the-texas-bell-tower-sniper-kills-14
Aug 1 1966
Charles Whitman, The Texas Bell Tower Sniper, Kills 14
[His choice of weapon a bolt action high powered hunting rifle]
From his suicide note:
"I do not really understand myself these days. I am supposed to be an
average reasonable and intelligent young man. However, lately (I cannot
recall when it started) I have been a victim of many unusual and
irrational thoughts.”
— Charles Whitman
Charles Joseph Whitman was a student at the University of Texas
at Austin and a former Marine who killed 14 people and wounded 32 others
(a total of 47 victims including himself) during a shooting rampage on
and around the university's campus on August 1, 1966. He had earlier
that morning stabbed to death his wife and mother, making the total he
killed 16 and 49 victims.
Whitman killed three of his victims inside the university's tower, and 10 others from the 28th floor observation deck of the University's 307-foot (94 m) administrative building; one, Karen Griffith, died from her wounds a week after the shooting.
The tower massacre happened shortly after Whitman murdered his wife and mother at their homes. He was shot and killed by Austin Police Officer Houston McCoy, assisted by Austin Police Officer Ramiro Martinez.
From his suicide note:
"After my death I wish that an autopsy would be performed on me to see if there is any visible physical disorder.”
Whitman killed three of his victims inside the university's tower, and 10 others from the 28th floor observation deck of the University's 307-foot (94 m) administrative building; one, Karen Griffith, died from her wounds a week after the shooting.
The tower massacre happened shortly after Whitman murdered his wife and mother at their homes. He was shot and killed by Austin Police Officer Houston McCoy, assisted by Austin Police Officer Ramiro Martinez.
From his suicide note:
"After my death I wish that an autopsy would be performed on me to see if there is any visible physical disorder.”
— Charles Whitman
"I talked with a Doctor once for about two hours and tried to convey
to him my fears that I felt come [sic, probably meant "some"]
overwhelming violent impulses. After one visit, I never saw the Doctor
again, and since then have been fighting my mental turmoil alone, and
seemingly to no avail.”
— Charles Whitman
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