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Originally Posted by varmint View Post
some speculation from listening to guys down at the lodge.


the shooter was most likely shooting cheap green tip ammo. it's military surplus designed to defeat body armor. experience in the middle east shows that it is less effective against people wearing regular street clothes. it goes right through them, hence the guy who was shot seven times charging the shooter but lived.

not sure how this impacts the body armor debate.
Since he was using a PISTOL, it seems unlikely green tip .223 would be an issue. He didn't use a RIFLE.
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