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The suspect in the Buffalo supermarket massacre purchased the primary weapon allegedly used in the shooting — a used Bushmaster XM-15 semiautomatic rifle — from a licensed dealer near his hometown but said he then illegally modified the gun so he could use a high-capacity magazine.
n one posting, Gendron admitted to illegally modifying the weapon in another way. He wrote that he used his father’s power drill to remove a state-mandated lock that prevented the attachment of magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
According to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, eight states and the District of Columbia have banned “large capacity ammunition magazines” for both rifles and handguns. The laws in the District and most of those states — California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Vermont — limit the number of allowable rounds to 10. Colorado authorizes 15 rounds for all firearms; Vermont allows 15 for handguns.
The Bushmaster XM-15 is the same model rifle that was used in two other notorious mass shootings: the 2002 D.C. sniper case, in which two gunmen killed 10 people at random during a month-long spree of terror in the Washington region; and the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Square, Conn., during which a lone gunman killed 20 first-graders and six staff members.
In February, the families of nine victims from the Sandy Hook massacre settled a lawsuit against Remington Arms, the manufacturer of the Bushmaster, for $73 million.
Federal law makes it difficult to sue gun manufacturers for product liability. But the plaintiffs used a novel legal strategy, arguing under Connecticut law that the Bushmaster was tantamount to a weapon of war and that Remington improperly marketed the rifles to civilian men.
Is the number of “fake” accounts 5% or less — as Twitter itself claims — or is it closer to 50%?
It’s portrayed (in a Nelsonian Knowledge sort of way, by some) as though it’s some big unsolvable mystery. Maybe it is, to people without technical skill in data analytics.
But to those of us who know this stuff—it’s outrageous that it is even a point of debate. We know they know—and they know that we know they know.
Checkmate will come, I assure you.
What is transpiring in this titanic battle over Twitter really is a battle for the future of humanity.It’s not just about Twitter; it’s a war by proxy, because other social media platforms are abused in similar ways that Twitter is for the purposes of carrying out covert psychological manipulation.
Archive and coordinate.
Crumbs dropped will soon paint the full picture.
The picture will open the eyes of the world.
originally posted by: Guyfriday
I'm betting that if this shooting doesn't get the public to "worry", then the next shooting will be at a church. Watch this group is so predictable.
originally posted by: Guyfriday
a reply to: Guyfriday
Didn't think I had to circle back Jen on myself here but then the media opens it's mouth.
From: MSN because Washington Post sometimes hides behind a paywall
The suspect in the Buffalo supermarket massacre purchased the primary weapon allegedly used in the shooting — a used Bushmaster XM-15 semiautomatic rifle — from a licensed dealer near his hometown but said he then illegally modified the gun so he could use a high-capacity magazine.
So here's what the gun looks like:
Explain to me what "illegal: modification was done?
This is clearly a rub on the 9th circuit court over that California ruling, as well as a drive at the SCOTUS.
Also from the article, it makes less sense so hopefully someone can clear this up.
n one posting, Gendron admitted to illegally modifying the weapon in another way. He wrote that he used his father’s power drill to remove a state-mandated lock that prevented the attachment of magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
then the article brings up the following points:
According to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, eight states and the District of Columbia have banned “large capacity ammunition magazines” for both rifles and handguns. The laws in the District and most of those states — California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Vermont — limit the number of allowable rounds to 10. Colorado authorizes 15 rounds for all firearms; Vermont allows 15 for handguns.
The Bushmaster XM-15 is the same model rifle that was used in two other notorious mass shootings: the 2002 D.C. sniper case, in which two gunmen killed 10 people at random during a month-long spree of terror in the Washington region; and the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Square, Conn., during which a lone gunman killed 20 first-graders and six staff members.
In February, the families of nine victims from the Sandy Hook massacre settled a lawsuit against Remington Arms, the manufacturer of the Bushmaster, for $73 million.
But there it is, the dig at the courts.
Federal law makes it difficult to sue gun manufacturers for product liability. But the plaintiffs used a novel legal strategy, arguing under Connecticut law that the Bushmaster was tantamount to a weapon of war and that Remington improperly marketed the rifles to civilian men.
So there you go, now we know what the rifle they want to go after, and yes they even attack the courts in a backhanded way by pointing out Federal Laws that protect the manufactory. I bet the next thing is a complete rehashing of the 9th's overturning the Cali law.
I guess a certain group of Trotskyists don't want people rising up against them while they're pushing their style of "Freedom".
originally posted by: Guyfriday
a reply to: Caled
The weapon in the article was the one I searched for. If it was a M-16 A2 then that would have meant that he got his hands on an ex-military weapon. Even if a person says "an M-16 clone" the XM-15 is basically in appearances a M-16 clone.
As for the bolt thing, I didn't know that.
originally posted by: Guyfriday
a reply to: Caled
OK thanks I edited my first post about the rifle with the second picture of the firearms from the source you gave.
Still it seems very off about the whole story. Why not bring up the weapon used at the very beginning. Now that the rifle issue was covered, the way the story is being presented still seem like the real target is the courts. The issue of a < 21yo having access to a firearm is only a secondary issue here.
originally posted by: IAMTAT
originally posted by: angelchemuel
a reply to: pteridine
Yes, I even picked it up and held it to both my ears!
When I did that, it 'muffled' other noises, like when you hold a shell to your ear.
Really weird!
Rainbows
Jane
PS a little less water in the glass now and it has stopped!!!
PPS.... whatever it was... I've drunk it .... and yes, it was just water!
Add water to glass to return it to the original level and see if the tone returns.