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State Law Prevented Sale of Assault Rifle to Suspect Last Week, Officials Say
nytimes ^

Posted on 09/17/2013 6:28:43 PM PDT by chessplayer

WASHINGTON — The gunman who killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday test-fired an AR-15 assault rifle at a Virginia gun store last week but was stopped from buying one because state law there prohibits the sale of such weapons to out-of-state buyers, according to two senior law enforcement officials.

Instead, the gunman, Aaron Alexis of Texas, bought a law-enforcement-style shotgun — an 870 Remington pump — and used it on Monday as he rampaged through the navy yard, said the officials, who requested anonymity b

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Texas; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: aaronalexis; alexis; banglist; guncontrol; navyyard; secondamendment; virginia; washingtonnavyyard
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To: RKBA Democrat

Didn’t the shotgun do most of the damage in Aurora?

The AR15 jammed.


41 posted on 09/17/2013 7:17:19 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: digger48

They don’t ask model.


42 posted on 09/17/2013 7:18:00 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

They had no ammunition because liberals fear an armed military inside the US as much as they fear an armed populace.


43 posted on 09/17/2013 7:19:00 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (From time to time the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

they also apparently fear following up on reports sent them by the cops...

“Washington Gunman Recently Told Cops He Was Being Bombarded By Microwave Signals That Kept Him Awake At Night”

evidently some “liberal” yo yo got the report and sat on it....


44 posted on 09/17/2013 7:21:09 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: tumblindice

My former boss knew a guy that was a professional shooter for Remington shotguns. He preferred the 870 over the 1100 because he could fire the 870 quicker.


45 posted on 09/17/2013 7:21:30 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (From time to time the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.)
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To: chessplayer

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/17/miller-new-york-times-gets-it-wrong-about-navy-yar/

NYT made up the AR-15 story.


46 posted on 09/17/2013 7:23:11 PM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: ClayinVA
"Proof of age (18+ for long arms, 21+ for pistols) and proof of citizenship (or permanent residence license) are required for the purchase of "assault weapons". "Assault weapons" are defined as a semi-automatic, centerfire, firearm equipped with a folding/adjustable stock, or equipped at the time with a magazine capable of holding 20+ rounds, or capable of accommodating a silencer/suppressor."

It sounds like he could have purchased a fixed-stock AR version as long as he had the shop keep the standard magazine. Then he could have walked back into the store, and bought 30 or 20 round magazines. As AWB states go (versus here in the People's Republic), Virginia's restrictions aren't too bad.

47 posted on 09/17/2013 7:28:03 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: GilesB

Many an 870 is used for deer hunting in congested areas. I have an 870 Wingmaster with an extra barrel, 20’ imp cyl with rifle sights. I’ve never deer hunted with it I deer hunt with a 30/06 or a 45/70 govt.


48 posted on 09/17/2013 7:30:02 PM PDT by duffee (NO poll tax, NO tax on firearms, ammunition or gun safes. NO gun free zones.)
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To: RKBA Democrat

This is all I could find about out of staters purchasing in VA.:

A Virginia non-resident may not purchase a firearm until a state police approval report has been received or 10 days have passed.


49 posted on 09/17/2013 7:30:58 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Of Course I didn't read the article. After all, this is FreeRepublic..)
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To: ltc8k6

You should post that as a seperate article. Don’t see it yet...


50 posted on 09/17/2013 7:32:59 PM PDT by W. (Still workin' on it. Yet...)
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To: ltc8k6

Thank you and thank Emily Miller.


51 posted on 09/17/2013 7:34:31 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: chessplayer

So? Stopping him from purchasing the *assault rifle* didn’t prevent him from killing more than a dozen people now did it? Idiots.

He had mental issues and should have been under CLOSE surveillance.


52 posted on 09/17/2013 7:35:07 PM PDT by madison10
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To: W.

Done.


53 posted on 09/17/2013 7:42:55 PM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: chessplayer
The gunman who killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday test-fired an AR-15 assault rifle

I hear that his 3'rd cousin's neighbor's sister-in-law attended Rev. Wright's church 9 times. I think that's the cause.

54 posted on 09/17/2013 7:43:28 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: mylife

That is correct. The only info the FBI is provided beyond the buyer’s ID is whether a long gun or handgun. Other info is to stay with the FFL on his 4473.

However, I thought in order to purchase any type firearm from a dealer it has to be transferred through an FFL in the buyer’s home state.


55 posted on 09/17/2013 7:48:30 PM PDT by bereanway
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To: 17th Miss Regt

Belt-feed, all the way....2 Lab Retriever Squads to remove the offending, floating carcasses...LOL


56 posted on 09/17/2013 7:53:48 PM PDT by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: bereanway

I was under the same impression but it only applies to handguns, presumably so a guy could go to Alaska and buy a hunting rifle there.


57 posted on 09/17/2013 7:56:08 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

No MANPADS, but it does have an overslung M203....


58 posted on 09/17/2013 7:57:03 PM PDT by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: chessplayer

While it is true that Alexis rented and shot an AR-type rifle at Sharpshooters Small Arms Range in Lorton, sources close to the investigation tell me that he did not attempt to buy the rifle.

Instead, he passed both the federal and state background checks and bought a Remington 870 shotgun and 15 shotgun shells, which he used, tragically, kill 12 innocent people.

The Times’ mistakes indicate the paper is trying to give the impression only some unexplained “assault weapon” ban in Virginia stopped Alexis from killing more people. The truth is that we have thousands of gun laws on the books, but none of them stopped a homicidal maniac intent on mass murder.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/17/miller-new-york-times-gets-it-wrong-about-navy-yar/#ixzz2fD2v7iG2


59 posted on 09/17/2013 7:58:16 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: chessplayer

More actual evidence and facts that have to be ignored as the gun grabbers make emotional appeals to families across America in order to trample over the Constitution even more than they have for the past several decades.


60 posted on 09/17/2013 8:06:16 PM PDT by freedom462
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