Roseburg, Ore. – -(Ammoland.com)- A shooting has been confirmed at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore.
More than 20 people are injured after a shooting at a community college in Oregon Thursday morning, officials told the Daily News.
Preliminary information indicates 10 people were killed and more than 20 others injured in a shooting at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College on Thursday morning, Oregon State Police spokesman Bill Fugate told CNN.
7 to 10 dead, 20 + wound per state police in shooting at Snyder Hall at UmpquaCC https://t.co/B4vXeDPuO4 pic.twitter.com/2oPB3uoMjG
— KVAL News (@KVALnews) October 1, 2015
The shooter was reported as “down,” with no further details immediately available, said Douglass County commissioner Chris Boice.
One female was shot in the chest on the Roseburg campus, and 20 people were reported as “injured,” he said.
Umpqua Community College is a posted Gun Free Zone but allows concealed carry under Oregon law. The college security page states the following:
“Possession, use, or threatened use of firearms (including but not limited to BB guns, air guns, water pistols, and paint guns) ammunition, explosives, dangerous chemicals, or any other objects as weapons on college property, except as expressly authorized by law or college regulations, is prohibited.
Possession of knives with a blade longer than 4” is prohibited.
Brandishing weapons is prohibited.
Misuse of personal defensive weapons – e.g., pepper spray, etc. is prohibited. The owner is responsible and accountable for any misuse of these devices.”
The college is located on the North Umpqua River and serves Roseburg and the greater Douglas County area. The college was established in 1964 and educates close to 20,000 full and part-time students
This story is breaking and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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I’m convinced this is the government staging/implementing these shootings to get us to support anti-gun legislation – so that the government can more easily disarm us completely. The 2nd amendment is there to allow us to protect ourselves, not harm each other. Oregon provides necessary lessons and training for those wanting to weild firearms. Even the Oregon Sheriffs’ Association provides online training courses for concealed handgun licenses at their website https://oregonchl.org.
I”ve owned and shot guns all my life. I’ve been shot by a gun. I’ve never once felt like anything that President Obama would ever ask for would threaten me changing the way I own or operate my firearms. I live in Oregon, and am humored by those who say about the folks with concealed weapons on the campus “they were stopped from helping,” bullshit. They knew their rights, and were stopped by a schoolteacher? I understand that if someone were directly confronted and were carrying, of course they should shoot a murderer. I also understand that a with a… Read more »
I see a lot of people saying that Oregon permits carrying of guns on campus, and even one that says that a report asserted that several students were carrying on campus at the time of the shooting. Lets assume for argument’s sake that’s all true. The point is, nobody who could actually face the gunman to stop him was armed. And because of this, the gunman had free reign to take down whomever he pleased. Just because there are fools who actually think they’re safer by depending upon others to save them from a lunatic doesn’t somehow magically defy common… Read more »
What responsibility did his mother have? Her adult child was clearly mentally unstable and yet she (according to the news this morning) was an avid “collector” of weapons (although he was never deemed mentally unfit to purchase on his own). Despite this, apparently she had 13 -15 guns of various types in the home and her son obviously had access to them. Should we prohibit or limit the rights of otherwise eligible people from owning/keeping weapons when someone in their home is mentally unstable?
The real question is what prescribed drugs was he on.?? Or had he discontinued use of said drugs ?? In every case involving these shootings there has been some sort or other drug prescribed by a quack headshrinker. Drugs for depression have been involved in every mass shooting case so far. The media has tried very hard to hide this fact because they stand to lose Billions in revenue from drug companies.Ban behavior altering drugs not guns. Just listen closely to drug ads for antidepressants.on TV . Increased risk of suicide, Fits of rage etc. Don’t let the school officials… Read more »
College students typically do not carry on campus regardless of the laws.. most feel safe on the campus and let’s face it that this segment of the population is antigun. The police were thankfully 8 minutes away with guns so it could have been much worse if they had the typical 15 min response time. In this day of terrorism every public place where people gather in close proximity, like schools, church and movie theaters should have armed guards.
gun free zone = target rich, minimum risk free-fire zone.
Some will want to blame the firearms, to them I can say as a victim of a drunk driver , an off duty cop hit me and nearly killed me as I was walking , he went off the road a 55 mph zone . Many broken bones to legs ribs head and still suffer today , I don’t blame General motors (the car maker) , the bars , the alcohol manufacturers , the oil companies that make cars go , the bottle makers , the state that gave him a drivers license , NOPE , I blame him ,… Read more »
One of the problem in this country is the constant anti self-defense propaganda being pushed by the bed-wetting liberals. Kids are being told from a very early age, especially in public schools where liberals have total control of the agenda, that guns are bad and if a bad guy with a gun shows up you must hide and wait for the police. What ever happened with actually confronting the criminal or fighting back? Now, I agree, you must have the means to do it. This is why I strongly encourage everyone to become proficient in firearms. Exercise you right to… Read more »
Man, the childish arguing gets annoying. How about some intelligent discourse on this topic for a change? A) I identify as “liberal” and I fully support and vocally defend the 2nd amendment. Funny that I’ve not heard of the Liberal Party. Den, Rep, Libertarian… Those I’ve heard of. B) The shooter, in this situation (age, permit status, etc…) was carrying illegally! C) Might a legally armed individual have limited the carnage? Absolutely! The “gun debate” will not be won by outrage and insults. Our 2nd Amendment rights can only be saved/upheld by rational discourse and knowledgeable arguments that blow the… Read more »