I thought you might like this episode and I truly appreciate the sharpening stone you provide to keep my political views sharp. I had never heard that individual students were chosen to be shot. That casts the incident in a whole new light for me. If indeed she was a target, it's probable that several of them were told to fire on her, as…
I thought you might like this episode and I truly appreciate the sharpening stone you provide to keep my political views sharp. I had never heard that individual students were chosen to be shot. That casts the incident in a whole new light for me. If indeed she was a target, it's probable that several of them were told to fire on her, as it's a somewhat long shot at 325 or whatever feet field distance, having to aim quickly like that. M1 Carbines did not have scopes. They are not sniper rifles. They are combat rifles with big magazines.
Here was Laurel's 2018 appearance on the program, when it was on Planet Waves AM/FM on Radio Kingston, WKNY-New York. This is live radio. The other guest is Gerald Casale, the bass player for DEVO. Those men were on the field that day and decided that, based on what they witnessed, they would do something meaningful with their lives.
I thought you might like this episode and I truly appreciate the sharpening stone you provide to keep my political views sharp. I had never heard that individual students were chosen to be shot. That casts the incident in a whole new light for me. If indeed she was a target, it's probable that several of them were told to fire on her, as it's a somewhat long shot at 325 or whatever feet field distance, having to aim quickly like that. M1 Carbines did not have scopes. They are not sniper rifles. They are combat rifles with big magazines.
Here was Laurel's 2018 appearance on the program, when it was on Planet Waves AM/FM on Radio Kingston, WKNY-New York. This is live radio. The other guest is Gerald Casale, the bass player for DEVO. Those men were on the field that day and decided that, based on what they witnessed, they would do something meaningful with their lives.
Casale is a fantastic speaker --
https://planetwaves.fm/kent-state-granddaddy-of-all-school-shootings/
Thanks. Good points about the M1. And yeah for Casale being on the program. Indeed, the DEVO crew went through the Kent State crucible.