SWAT-clad man uses assault rifle in chaotic Santa Monica shooting spree

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2013/0608/SWAT-clad-man-uses-assault-rifle-in-chaotic-Santa-Monica-shooting-spree?nav=89-csm_category-topStories ^ | June 8, 2013 | Patrik Jonsson

[andyk]

Lol @ “designed to be militaristic and offensive”.

[Izzy Dunne]

Maybe you missed the LEFTIST NEWS DROID tag I put on my post.

[Migraine]

I heard the shemale police chief call it an automatic weapon on TV

I heard it too; glad you mentioned it.
You know, that lady had about 7 different kinds of diversity going for her. People's Republic of SantaMonica could not possibly have done themselves any more proud. And she had more stars on her shoulder than I've ever seen this side of Generalismo Francisco Franco.

[Charles Martel]

IMHO, assault is an action, not a device.

Given where the term "Assault Rifle" originated and its widespread use in digital and print articles, there seems to be an unwritten exception to Godwin's Law in effect.

[LyinLibs]

[VideoDoctor]

Looks to me like another case of “workplace violence.” /s

[jjotto]

Most likely to be Arab Christian, given the names, although might be Muslim.

[papertyger]

Critics argue that the rifles are designed to be militaristic and offensive.

I hear they're slutty and get their clothes from K-Mart, too!

[Seaplaner]

I'm quite curious as to why the i.d. of the perp has not been revealed.

My suspicious side has some worrisome possibilities; however most likely the LE authorities are checking out all angles and possible accomplices before big headlines.

I have no clues, just hunches.

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[Sawdring]

Didn’t the man know it was illegal to use body armor while committing a crime?

[Right Wing Assault]

Yeah, it's still a bit early to announce his name. Got to blame it on a WHITE guy for a while, and then speculate that this was caused by the Tea Party, then the need time for the low level dems to politicize it some more, then they members of Congress, and then obama needs to come back from a golf outing, call a press conference, give his boiler-plate gun control speech, and then answer no questions other than a gun-grabber plant that will sound like this: "Mr. President, do you think this incident points to the need of stricter gun control such as the legislation that was recently blocked by Republicans and the Tea Party and other right-wing gun lunatics?"

Reply: "Uh, uh, thanks for the question. Since I ain't got no response typed up and since I don't need no teleprompter no more, that will be the end of this conference."

[Seaplaner]

I saw it, still not quite sure what it means, but apparently “/s”?

[blu]

Critics argue that the rifles are designed to be militaristic and offensive

Does this get the OBVIOUS DUFUS award of the day or what? Of course guns are offensive, and get this, they are even DEFENSIVE! Happy to say that I am both offensive and defensive every day at work (standard disclaimer...no, I am not a cop. I carry because we don't have enough cops where I work)

[LyinLibs]

The media STILL hasn’t released the shooter’s name??

I’m beginning to suspect it was Obama’s uncle Bongo, or Aunt Zetuni.

[circlecity]

"I'm quite curious as to why the i.d. of the perp has not been revealed."

Well, you know if he was a Tea Party type his picture and name would be blasting on every news network out there 24/4. I'm thinking the reason may be that he fits an entirely different demographic.

[IronJack]

the AR-15 is not an assault rifle

But ... but ... it LOOKS like one ...! And that world-renowned expert on firearms, Diane Feinstein, says it is. So there! Nyah, nyah, nyah.

[wintertime]

No! No!

You have it all wrong. It’s those boys riding bikes, wearing white shirts and ties, and black name tags Gee! Maybe one of them has corn rows. /s

[bk1000]

The only thing we know for certain is the shooter was not a white American TEA Party type as that information would have been trumpeted from the mountain tops by now.

[Veto!]

Most likely to be Arab Christian, given the names, although might be Muslim.

Out on a limb here...could be the son/perp went over to the Islamic side and killed his Christian relatives?

Corn rows usually but not always associated with blacks...in Santa Monica even young blond girls sometimes adapt the look. Rather cute on them, actually.

[Red Steel]

Correct. the reason why Kalifornia has not released the name yet. And as you say, the guy does not fit the conservative template for demonetization.

With almost certainty, the likely the shooter’s name is Chris Samir Zawahri. His parents are Samir S. Zawahri and Randa A. Abdou.