re: Admitted shameless last ditch effort for this thread.

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Shooter: name, age, citizenship/unknown
Previous criminal record: yes/no/unknown
Gun obtained legally: yes/no/unknown
Gun used: make and model/unknown
Type of gun: rifle/handgun/shotgun/ unknown
Fire selection: single, semi auto, auto/unknown
Shooting prevented/ended by: legally armed citizen, illegally armed citizen, armed LEO, unarmed individual/unknown

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Well, let's follow your directive. How long would reporters have had to wait to report the Newtown shootings, if your info was required first? Lanza had his brother's ID, used his mother's guns; the only two people who knew all this info were dead. Only people who could actually get your info are cops. Let's just wait a week for the police to tell us before reporting, as the 2nd Amendment trumps the First. Even better, relying on the government to give you the info. Those guys are always truthful.