Whitman used a bolt action hunting rifle with a 3 round capacity. It has a scope on it.
His rampage was stopped when ordinary citizens started shooting back pinning him down long enough for a police officer to kill him.
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It’s funny how Sheriff Israel’s two sons’ football coach, Aaron Fei, could have stopped Cruz had he been armed. Instead he died a hero protecting the lives of his students.
At the same time, Sheriff Israel forbids his heavily armed deputies wearing kevlar vests to enter and stop the carnage.