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Some Profit Off Va. Tech Domain Names

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:54:09 PM
By KRISTEN GELINEAU

A Lunch Box key ring adorns an American flag at the memorial for the slain students  in front of Burruss Hall on the Virginia Tech Drillfield  in Blacksburg, Va., Wednesday, May 9, 2007. The lunchbox is a a symbol of the Virginia Tech football team's work ethic. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - When Fred McChesney heard about the Virginia Tech shooting spree on April 16, he was appalled. But what he did next has appalled many others. Within hours of the rampage, the Phoenix man began buying dozens of domain names — CampusKillings.com, VirginiaTechMurders.com, SlaughterInVirginia.com — in the hopes of selling them later to the highest bidder.

McChesney, 48, said he saw it as an opportunity to show his contempt for firearms by featuring anti-gun content on the domains he is selling.

He also saw it as an opportunity to cash in.


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