Aurora Police Audio Transmissions; Shooting Suspect Purchased 6,000 Rounds Of Ammunition Online

[onehandle]

Suspect Purchased 6,000 Rounds Of Ammunition Online

Aurora, Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes purchased 6,000 rounds of ammunition, and four guns online in the weeks leading up to the tragedy that has claimed a dozen lives and left over 50 others injured at a movie theater within a shopping mall outside Denver. The guns included an AR-15 "assault rifle," a Remington 12-gauge shotgun, and .40 Glock handgun, that were found inside the theater, and another .40 caliber Glock handgun was found in the car. Police were not certain on Friday if that gun had been used in the shooting.

At a news conference on Friday night, Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said, "My understanding is all weapons he possessed, he possessed legally. All ammunition he possessed, he possessed legally."

Oates said 3,000 rounds were .223-caliber bullets for the AR-15. The chief said he didn't know where Holmes obtained the full suit of body armor and gas mask he was wearing when arrested. A drum-style magazine for an AR-15 assault rifle was also recovered at the movie theater. With the 100-round magazine, "he could have gotten off 50 to 60 rounds -- even if it was a semi-automatic -- within one minute," Oates said.

http://crooksandliars.com/diane-sweet/aurora-mass-shooting-12-confirmed-dead

[geckosfeet]

1. The .223 rounds are about $.42 each in bulk, depending on brand etc.

The .40 is $.38 a round in bulk.

He had about $2000 worth of firearms, magazines etc. Not sure of the cost of the tactical armor, gas masks, gas cannisters etc. but he probably spent around $5k just for what he brought to the theater. Who knows what he had in his apartment. Apparently the authorities have still not entered it because of the booby traps.

Kind of begs the question, how does one afford all this stuff? At $10 an hour, in six months you gross $9.6k. Maybe you net $7500. Then you have expenses etc.

He must have charged everything with no intention of paying it back, or, he had a source of income other than his minimum wage job.