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Jared Loughner unable to enlist in Army because of drug use (also had prior drug conviction)
Washington Post ^ | Jan 9, 2011 | Josh White

Posted on 01/09/2011 4:08:22 PM PST by Innovative

Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect in Saturday's mass shooting in Tucson, was rejected from enlistment in the U.S. Army because of issues related to his history of drug use, military officials said Sunday.

In Loughner's case, it appears that his drug use was the problem, and he has a prior drug-related conviction.

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: giffords; lonegunman; loughner; shooting
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1 posted on 01/09/2011 4:08:33 PM PST by Innovative
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To: Innovative

Well, a straight conservative obviously !!!!


2 posted on 01/09/2011 4:12:25 PM PST by Ulysse (I)
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To: Innovative
Yeah, like so many in the TEA-party movement, Mr. Loughner was an active user of illegal drugs, with recent narcotics convictions on his record.

s-a-r-c-a-s-m

3 posted on 01/09/2011 4:17:10 PM PST by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: Innovative
Pima County Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik knew
that jl was a a threat to Congresswoman Giffords
and to a residents of Pima county and chose to not
fulfill his obligation as Sheriff.

Clarence was derelict in his duty
and complicit in mass murder.


4 posted on 01/09/2011 4:17:18 PM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: Innovative

That didn’t stop a certain individual from becoming commander-in-chief of the Army and the Navy. What a strange world we live in.


5 posted on 01/09/2011 4:21:16 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Please donate to FreeRepublic, sanity in a world gone mad!)
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To: Innovative

Uh, he was a self-admitted homosexual, too.


6 posted on 01/09/2011 4:21:41 PM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
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To: SatinDoll

Maybe if he had just waited a bit he could of shoved his way in and have been showering up with soap on a rope by this fall.


7 posted on 01/09/2011 4:25:01 PM PST by Leisler (They always lie, and have for so much and for so long, that they no longer know what about.)
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To: Innovative

BUT. BUT. The other Democrats claimed that he was a Afghanistan Vet.

Others even claimed it was a direct result of the Damn Tea Party.

I know. Knee Jerk reaction by Democrats of this nature is to be expected. Tells you a lot about their physiological profiles.


8 posted on 01/09/2011 4:28:49 PM PST by jongaltsr (It)
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To: Innovative

He complained of being given a Bible when he had checked a form saying “No religion”.


9 posted on 01/09/2011 4:29:18 PM PST by icwhatudo ("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the constitution"-Obama official)
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To: UriÂ’el-2012
Pima County Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik knew
that jl was a a threat to Congresswoman Giffords
and to a residents of Pima county and chose to not
fulfill his obligation as Sheriff.

Clarence was derelict in his duty
and complicit in mass murder.

Shout it from the Tree Tops....believe me it is being covered up. Shame there is no Law Enforcement Agency that can be trusted that is involved in this case.

10 posted on 01/09/2011 4:31:04 PM PST by DAC21
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To: icwhatudo; All

When you go through the MEPS processing line, you are offered a Bible. You do not have to take it.


11 posted on 01/09/2011 4:31:34 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: icwhatudo
He complained of being given a Bible when he had checked a form saying “No religion”.

Well duh, "No religion" doesn't mean you want a Bible.

12 posted on 01/09/2011 4:34:49 PM PST by Doe Eyes
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To: Jet Jaguar

Some are claiming that since he never was formally enlisted, the Bible story can not be true. Can you explain the process a bit more? Do you go thru processing (get the Bible) and then still can get rejected?


13 posted on 01/09/2011 4:35:37 PM PST by icwhatudo ("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the constitution"-Obama official)
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To: icwhatudo

I was never offered a Bible in the seven years I spent in the USAF.


14 posted on 01/09/2011 4:41:09 PM PST by Sparky1776
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To: icwhatudo

Bible story? (head spins, can’t keep up) What Bible story?


15 posted on 01/09/2011 4:41:44 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Innovative

he has a prior drug-related conviction.

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Does a drug conviction preclude someone from buying a gun?


16 posted on 01/09/2011 4:42:35 PM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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Uh, he was a self-admitted homosexual, too.

Where did you read this? Just curious.

17 posted on 01/09/2011 4:44:24 PM PST by Gena Bukin
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

You are asked if you are a ‘user’ of pot, which doesn’t mean much.. Obviously they’ll say no.

Any pot (or worse drug) conviction probably should be a ban however, it’s a sign of extremely flawed judgement.


18 posted on 01/09/2011 4:44:38 PM PST by Tolsti2
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Probably depends on the drug. If he got caught smoking pot, it’s a pretty minor offense. If he’s caught with something harder like cocaine or oxycontin, he would probably face felony charges and would then be ineligible if convicted.


19 posted on 01/09/2011 4:45:19 PM PST by meyer (Obama - the Schwartz is with him.)
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To: Innovative

How in the world did he pass a background check for a gun?

I read somewhere that an army recruiter said that he never got past the urine analysis.


20 posted on 01/09/2011 4:46:40 PM PST by Ole Okie
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