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Several guns seized from Redmond man after 'concerning Twitter posts' for 'Joker' movie
KOMO ^ | October 8th 2019 | KOMO News Staff

Posted on 10/09/2019 3:46:26 AM PDT by LouieFisk

Investigators became aware of the posts last week, including one dated Sept. 26 showing the man holding two AK-47 guns -- one in each hand, pointing skyward, fingers on triggers. The caption on the photo read: "One ticket for joker please," according to Redmond police.

The post comes as U.S. officials had issued warnings about the potential for mass shootings at the movie, which opened on Thursday to increased security around the Seattle-area movie theaters. FBI intelligence officials had uncovered social media posts related to extremists classified as 'incels' -- short for "involuntary celibate" -- and the man had been claiming to be one of them.

Investigators learned that the man had previous disturbing and threatening social media posts toward women in 2017, according to Redmond police's petition for being granted an Extreme Protection Order.

(Excerpt) Read more at komonews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: amendment; banglist; confiscated; guns; movies; redflag; second
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To: LouieFisk

Police also found earlier posts, in which the man wrote, “I will shoot any woman any time for any reason,” and, “I really want to just punch a woman so hard her entire body just buckles and collapses.”
(KIRO 7)


41 posted on 10/09/2019 5:13:09 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: unread

Does your name and photo etc appear here? If you say something stupid your post and possibly you will be excised.


42 posted on 10/09/2019 5:13:16 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Levy78

The Rifle in his right hand is a Zastava ZPAP m70 and the other is a WASR Underfolder with a rubber sissy pad on the buttstock. They are both real. Neither of them are the spooky “ghost” guns the article mentions. Not that there is anything at all wrong with building your own weapon. His trigger discipline is scarier than his tweets.


43 posted on 10/09/2019 5:18:59 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: real saxophonist
".....Those are probably Airsoft anyway."

That is what I thought, but the police would figure it out one they took them.

44 posted on 10/09/2019 5:19:12 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: NorthMountain

Second amendment supporters will be among the biggest cheerleaders of the red flagging of those they consider nutters, losing their rights. Just because they vote Republican and like to shoot, does not make them patriots.


45 posted on 10/09/2019 5:19:18 AM PDT by Glad2bnuts (“If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer)
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To: NorthMountain

“When police in leftist jurisdictions start slandering normal people”

I’m just surprised that anyone would consider this normal. My dad would’ve kicked my azz to Timbuktu if I did this with even just squirt guns or bb guns when I was 10 years old. That was back when people were taught that firearms are not toys. Guess that’s not a fashionable to believe for some these days, even when it comes to full grown men.


46 posted on 10/09/2019 5:19:47 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: precisionshootist

Spot on comment.


47 posted on 10/09/2019 5:21:01 AM PDT by Glad2bnuts (“If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer)
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To: LouieFisk

You seem to be having trouble with reading comprehension.


48 posted on 10/09/2019 5:21:58 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: billyboy15
Why would that matter?

I think most psychopath mass murderers would rant and rave on social media, not tell bad jokes. I'd probably need a little more than that, and there most likely is more than that such as his 2017 rants.

49 posted on 10/09/2019 5:30:06 AM PDT by seowulf
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To: seowulf

“I think most psychopath mass murderers would rant and rave on social media, not tell bad jokes.”

“Police also found earlier posts, in which the man wrote, “I will shoot any woman any time for any reason”

Guy has some major social issues going on.


50 posted on 10/09/2019 5:35:57 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: precisionshootist; TexasGurl24; billyboy15; rb22982

The gun-bearing equivalent to yelling fire in a movie theatre is brandishing, and it is a felony just about everywhere. It’s a pretty basic concept.

https://www.usacarry.com/what-does-brandishing-mean/


51 posted on 10/09/2019 5:54:37 AM PDT by IncPen ("Inside of every progressive is a Totalitarian screaming to get out" ~ David Horowitz)
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To: Glad2bnuts

“Just because they vote Republican and like to shoot, does not make them patriots.”

Amazed at what passes for a true patriot to some people these days. Used to be that Americans considered those brave men and women who put their life on the line in service to their country as patriots.

Now the *real* patriot is some loser who tweets about theatre shootings and shooting any women he wants at any time. At least to some here actually believe that’s the real honest-to-god patriot.
Others beg to differ, though.


52 posted on 10/09/2019 5:56:25 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: real saxophonist

The AK just proves Trump’s Russian collusion.


53 posted on 10/09/2019 5:58:27 AM PDT by moovova (You can't buy it back if you didn't sell it to me.)
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To: moovova

Plenty of AKs in Ukraine, too.


54 posted on 10/09/2019 6:01:42 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Yeah, well, y'know that's just like, uh... your opinion, man.)
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To: Levy78

“It’s a poor photo so I can’t see details well, but I think you’re correct. The underfolder stock is not correct. The shoulder piece is very odd and unlike any I have ever seen. And I’ve seen most.”

Mag release looks odd also.


55 posted on 10/09/2019 6:06:46 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (The Democrat party. A collaboration of Cloward-Piven and Dunning-Kruger.)
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To: Levy78
Could be, but ghost guns are typically AR pattern rifles.

AK flats: https://ak-builder.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=171

Glock-style 80% frames: https://www.polymer80.com/pistol-frames

56 posted on 10/09/2019 6:11:52 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: pas

You’re up on your news...lol.


57 posted on 10/09/2019 6:34:30 AM PDT by sanjuanbob
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To: NorthMountain
".... The ‘Rats intend to disarm all of us. “Red Flag” laws are fully intended for use against normal people. First use against nutters is just to make the idea seem socially acceptable."

...and once they have all the guns they will do whatever they want to the rest of us.

58 posted on 10/09/2019 6:43:45 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: LouieFisk

He is just the gateway.

You are next.


59 posted on 10/09/2019 6:46:28 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Epstein proves it's all a charade.)
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To: IncPen
Again, the yelling fire in a crowd ruling was overturned a long time ago and is not a crime per the USSC. See more here. I didn't say anything about guns.
60 posted on 10/09/2019 6:48:29 AM PDT by rb22982
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