Could very well be terrorist related, however he (they?) did take the weekend off, which to me indicates someone with a family or family-like responsibilities on the weekends. Kill during the work week, spend the weekend with the kids... twisted. Also, this vehicle sounds like a work related vehicle, or something that they have regular access to that is too obvious for others around them to really notice. Perhaps it's one of several "rental" vehicles that he (they) has access to with which to run errands or deliveries, like laundry service or home furniture delivery. With the random times of these crimes it also makes me think that this person has access to a vehicle(s) where his employer may not notice when it's there, like 24 hour access.

However, if this is not an act of terrorism, they sure are getting some good ideas of how successful random violence can be once the mass media gets ahold of it.

Sad... My heart goes out to all of those families affected by these senseless acts.

Just a simple by-product of liberal gun ownership.

That good 'ol 'right' to bear arms is bound to result in able marksmen psychos also owning them, as do middle class housewives with a 22 in their purse.

Every single gun that is ever surrendered to the authorities for destruction is exactly one less potential engine of indiscriminate, random murder.

Thank your Gun Lobby....but it's now too firmly entrenched into your psychy to ever be reversed.

What kind of military help did you have in mind?

I’m not sure how much liberal gun ownership has to do with this instance. A guy shooting an intruder in his house or a co-worker that gets fired, goes home, gets his gun, and returns to work to exact his revenge is a by-product of liberal gun ownership. I suspect that this guy has a history with guns and may even currently be required to use one in his line of work or has used one in his past during service. Either way I suspect that this guy would have passed any requirement laid in place to get a gun like this. I highly doubt that this is just some random gun owner killing these people. He’s fired one shot, and hit, every time. That is the work of a professionally trained shooter. Maybe he was in the military? Maybe he did something similar for a living (again, military) and something inside him finally snapped.

Jafo: i think that when all is said and done, we'll find that the weapon he is using is a bolt-action hunting or target rifle. The only spent case they have found, as I understand it, is the one that was with the Tarot card. That would classify as a 'non-self-loading' hunting firearm. That type rifle is legal in many countries with harsh gun laws (inclduing Australia, if I understand your laws), and would be one of the last ones to go if our nation adopted stronger laws. All those sold here are registered, and have been for a long time. This is something I refuse to debate here, so I'll just thank you for the input

goodmorphing: The press can keep people aware of things without disrupting the investigation. Mentioning the leaked Tarot card didn't help protect anyone, it was just a sensational detail and I hope they find the guy that leaked it and put him/her in jail. The Tarot card has been the only irresponsible thing I have considered out of line.

As to the military, I am under the impression that there are stern laws here as to how the military can operate inside the US, much like the laws that prevent the CIA from spying domestically. Maybe someone needs to declare a state of emergency or something. Doesn't seem like a hard thing to overcome, unless their use in an investigation violates the suspect's rights in some way. No one would wanna see a revolving door trial after this.

If anyone knows more about the laws in question, pipe up, i'd be curious to hear.

HaHa

Sorry Not funny anymore!

There is a fantasic film on the subject called "It's the Rage".A very good and thought provoking movie.I think it would be a good idea to fly drones to gather info.Also I remember some technology that helped the LAPD locate where a gun was fired with amazing results,,I dunno but this has to stop,,at any cost I think.

Fairfax is one of the counties that surround D.C. On the west side.

Grrrr....'equation'....

That's nice. Who needs the court system to prove someone guilty, when you can just kill them right on the spot? With any luck, you'll even kill the right guy!

Did a bit of research. It seems to be The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878:

"Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of
Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to
execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."

I'm not sure how Kent State could have happened in light of that. Pehaps Viet Nam era scholars could clarify. The only exception to this seems to be in cases of nuclear material.

Jafo: I wish you were right. It would be nice to think no one would want guns if they were hard to get. Perhaps we should outlaw drugs... or even alchohol, too...

oh, wait...