THIS IS AWFUL: "At least 20 people were killed this morning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University after a shooting spree at two buildings on the campus."  Nobody seems to know much yet on what happened.  These things do seem to take place in locations where it's not legal for people …

Report: At least 20 29 32 dead, 28 wounded in shooting at Virginia Tech; Update: Chinese man on student visa?  Update: Two suspects?  —  Good lord.  I've been peeking at this story for hours and until a few minutes ago there was one reported dead and the gunman was in custody.

Lapse of Federal Law Allows Sale of Large Ammo Clips  —  Brian Ross and Dana Hughes Report:  —  High capacity ammo clips became widely available for sale when Congress failed to renew a law that banned assault weapons.  —  Web sites now advertise overnight UPS delivery of the clips …

Carnage at Virginia Tech; Readers point to campus ban on self-defense; More video, plus student e-mail  —  Scroll for updates...  All the latest.  (Update: Cell-phone video added, Bush video, more eyewitness reports, and questions about campus management of the crisis)  —  Virginia bloggers tracking the story here.

At Least 20 Killed in Virginia Tech Shooting  —  At least 20 people were killed this morning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University after a shooting spree at two buildings on the campus.  —  The unidentified shooter was among the dead, according to officials …

Suspect reported held in fatal Va. Tech shooting  —  One person dead; 2nd assailant may be at large; 7-8 others may be victims  —  BLACKSBURG, Va. - A shooting at a Virginia Tech dormitory on Monday left at least one person dead, a state government official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press.

Massacre at Virginia Tech: 33 Confirmed Dead  —  Gunman's Body Disfigured; Hard to Identify  —  A tranquil college campus in Virgina became a killing field Monday morning.  At least 33 people are dead in the worst mass shooting in modern American history.

At least 22 killed in shootings at Virginia Tech  —  At least 22 people died this morning in a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech.  The shooter is dead, either by his own hand or shot by police.  Details are still coming in.  —  Virginia Tech police Chief Wendell Flinchum said it's unclear what could have prompted today's shootings.

Now Do You Understand?  —  Breaking news!  At least 22 Virginia Tech students gunned down.  Cable news channels are wild with activity as they pump up the coverage a focus on the latest "crisis".  The media is commenting that this shooting is overwhelming the local medical facilities.

Virginia Tech Campus Reels From Shooting That Leaves at Least 32 Dead  —  Students and faculty at Virginia Tech University were in shock Monday after a gunman shot and killed at least 32 people and injured 21 during the most deadly shooting spree in U.S. history.

MASSACRE: SHOOTING RAMPAGE AT VIRGINIA TECH — 32 PEOPLE KILLED — GUNMAN COMMITS SUICIDE  —  "The real travesty is that no one who might have put a stop to this was armed, because they'd been stripped by good intentions."  (Demosophist @ Winds of Change) [He points to Virginia legislature's HB 1572 …