Posted on 06/16/2016 8:18:11 AM PDT by TroutStalker
JENSEN BEACH, Fla.— Omar Mateen visited a gun shop in this town near his home about five or six weeks ago. His request: heavy-duty body armor—rated IIIA, the sort typically used by law enforcement—and bulk ammunition.
While at the store, Mateen had a phone conversation in which he appeared to be speaking in a Middle Eastern language, according to Robbie Abell, the co-owner of the store, Lotus Gunworks of South Florida. Staffers also noticed him texting on his phone.
Mateen “just seemed very odd,” Mr. Abell said. “The questions he was asking [about body armor] were not the normal questions a normal person would be asking.”
Lotus Gunworks doesn’t carry armor. Employees declined to sell Mateen bulk ammunition, turning him away. “If something is suspicious, it’s our discretion,” Mr. Abell said. “We are the gatekeeper.”
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Susanne Coburn Laforest, a 61-year-old retired corrections offer and former classmate of Mateen, didn’t recall his comments regarding Virginia Tech. She said he threatened to shoot his classmates at the cookout—which she said was held on a gun range—after his hamburger touched pork.
He “flipped out,” she said, told people not to laugh at him and said “he was going to come back and shoot us,” she recalled.
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‘His request: heavy-duty body armor—rated IIIA, the sort typically used by law enforcement—and bulk ammunition.’
This sets off red flags?? Not in my world....
http://www.infowars.com/left-covers-for-isis-orlando-attack-blames-2nd-amendment/
Hussein and Hillary have to cover for ISIS, they are the Father and Mother of ISIS...
It is illegal to discriminate against race, color, religion or national orgin BUT nothing prevents the gun shop from instituting a mandatory bacon test before sales can be completed.
The shooter used “Islamaphobia” (a CAIR created myth) to play the PC card on the F.B.I.
He blamed his co-workers who reported him of bias and the investigation stopped.
Obama’s culture of PC is murdering Americans.
The poor man was trapped in a Cult , it’s not his fault
See something. Say nothing.
Maybe if you are speaking arabic on your cell phone while doing it?
Why they can't do this!! That's profiling!! /sarc
You got it!
Heavy body armor... iiia... Really?
Maybe lvl iv
Just to be safe, I'm hanging bacon and garlic (to keep vampires away), from my doors.
Muslim Privilege Killed 49 People In Orlando
Islamophobia kills… non-Muslims
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3440706/posts
Daniel Greenfield nails it, and this WSJ article just shows how correct he is in his commentary.
The way I read the article the request alone was enough.
I worked briefly for a gun dealer.
I know that Federal Law gives you the right to REFUSE to sell to any individual if you are uncomfortable or have misigivings about them.
I had done this a couple of times. IMHO these gun stores should have used better judgment and/or walked away from the money.
Sounds good in theory, but fact is, many imams permit the breaking of Islamic law if the intent is to commit jihad. This includes drinking alcohol, gambling, eating non-halal, etc, in order to assimilate.
Why didn’t this gun shop notify FBI ?
Let the Feds sort it out!
Because to do so would be considered racist under the Owe-bama regime.
Do you call the police every time you hear something strange in the house late at night?
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