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"David Koresh had more than ample oppertunity to release the children, but the coward decided they would be more valuble as human shields, and all the children who were shot were killed at point blank range apprently by their mothers."

Are you condoning the killing of innocent women and children even if they are being used as human shields. Man you are sick!

And while your on a roll back up the statement "all the children who were shot were killed at point blank range apprently by their mothers" with a source. ...Because that is pure bullpucky. Source it or shut up!

all the children who were shot were killed at point blank range apprently by their mothers

Glady.

From the full report issued by Dansforth:

A review of Peerwani's crew's work was performed by the individual who wrote the report I cited earlier - here is an excerpt of that work:
Page 9 of 151 Davidians killed by firearms and later recovered from the burning structure were found in the communications room (MC 7, 8), kitchen/stairway/serving area (MC 43, 44, 45), (MC 20, 21, 22), top of concrete bunker (MC 34, 35, 36, 39, 41), on the surface in the concrete bunker (MC 31A, 31DE, 47) and in the concrete bunker debris (MC 53, 56, 66, 67-7/67-8). Each of the Branch Davidian decedents succumbed to handgun/rifle injuries except one, MC 47, who died of a shotgun wound to the head. There were 16 Branch Davidian decedents with gunshot/shotgun wounds restricted to the head (12 adults and 4 children) (14 with single shots and 2 with multiple shots), 6 with gunshot injuries isolated to the torso (4 adults and 2 children) and 4 having gunshots to the head and torso (4 adults).
The determination of muzzlevictim distance, i.e. range of fire, involves identifying the presence and/or absence on or in the body of a variety of materials that are discharged from the muzzle of the gun in addition to the projectile.

An example of one of the younger victims - the 'mercy killing' inside the compound carried out by the parents and Vernon Wayne Howell:

Autopsy Report of Mt. Carmel Doe 31 DE (unidentified)

Note: remains consist of fragmentary skull of 11-14 yr. old child

Summarizing:

o 12 adults and 4 children - gunshot/shotgun wounds restricted to the head
o 4 adults and 2 children - 6 with gunshot injuries isolated to the torso
o 4 adults - gunshots to the head and torso

List of Autopsy Reports:

http://www.public-action.com/SkyWriter/WacoMuseum/death/map/d_list00.html