The numbers vary between news sites. From the OP's link: "police say 70 people were wounded".

With my respect to the dead....

The .223 round really sucks that much? No wonder we are still stuck in the middle east. We are under-gunned. Any ex-military here could shed some light as per why so many survived?

Amend the constitution of the united states, to make it no longer legal to own firearms. Since I know there
are like a gazillion gun nuts out there I will make a quick FAQ here, so I don't have to keep posting.

Gun nut FAQ:

1. It's my constitutional right to bears arms.

This is true. But it's also true that the constitution is a living document and can be amended. For instance slavery
was abolished by an amendment to the constitution.

2. If people can't bear arms then only the criminals will have firearms.

There are roughly 300 or so cases each year in the united states of self defense resulting in death that are ruled
"justifiable". The chances of you owning a gun and using that gun in self defense and it being ruled "justified" is
almost none.

3. If I don't have a gun then someone can break into my house and I can't defend myself.

Generally speaking people don't break into your house when your home. Contrary to popular belief occupied home
invasions are extremely rare. Since people break into your house when your not home that nice new shiny hand cannon
you bought is stolen and is now used to further crime not prevent it.

4. Guns don't kill people, people kill people.

No actually guns kill people.

So you people not living in the states can clearly see why we have such a problem with guns.

It's the gun nuts.

I've been arguing with these people since the early 90's lol.

Over the years I have met many many people that keep firearms in the house, and I can honestly tell you that
almost without exception every single one of them is a TOTAL PARANOID.

The government is out to get them and take over and they will stop those m1-abram tanks with their shotgun
and glock-9.

Theres a boogey man always hanging around waiting to break into their house while they sleep.

I live in a city in florida with roughy 300 or so thousand people. I can literally walk 1/4 mile in any direction and
buy any type of gun there is, you name it assault rifle, shotgun, handgun.

99.99999999% of all the guns that are being sold in the united states will never be discharged in a way that
would be considered "self defense" under the law. The fact of the matter is whenever someone goes and buys
a gun the odds are x1000 times greater that it will be used in a illegal fashion. Such as:

It's stolen.

Used for an armed robbery.

Used in a murder.

Someone commits suicide with it.

It accidently discharges.

And let us not forget how many little 13-15 year old kids are running around with guns in the states. Metal detectors
in schools? Don't worry that's not totally insane or anything.

Collectively Americans have demonstrated that they just can't own guns responsibly.

I am sure the AK versus AR debaters are going to be all over this for a while.