Sticks and Stones and Bullets

One of our commenters recently pointed out the dangers of bottles and rocks as weapons.  I offer this as some insight into the differences between someone with a gun as a weapon, versus rocks (or bottles).  Additionally, I would point out that the UK police, referenced in those related posts had protective gear, to minimize any damage or injury from 'rocks and bottles'.

Further, this would seem to be an example, per a statement by MikeB recently, where an apparently  law abiding person legally bought weapons and then acted on his previously largely unknown crazy intentions.

The leash idea by authorities is an interesting approach.

From MSNBC.com and news service reports:

Report: Teens threw stones at Norway mass killer

Newspaper: Youths attacked Anders Breivik as he shot dead 69 at youth camp; one was killed

Trond Solberg  /  VG - Scanpix Norway via SIPA

Under heavily armored police guard, Anders Behring Breivik reconstructed his shooting rampage for Norwegian police on the island of Utoya on Saturday.

Three teenagers threw stones at Anders Breivik as he shot dead 69 people at an island youth camp in Norway, according to a report Monday.

Citing Norway’s Dagbladet newspaper, the news website RT.com said one of the youths was shot dead, prompting the other two to flee.
The report said that Breivik, 32, who has confessed to the killings, swore at them after one stone hit him on the head.
Movsar Zyamaev, 17, and Rustam Daudov, 16, originally from Chechnya, survived the attack. The teenager who died was not named in the report.