Tue Dec 8, 2015, 06:06 PM
951-Riverside (7,234 posts)
Just another day in 2nd amendment America
Welcome to America where guns are easier to get a hold of than the latest Star Wars toys.
Seattle Police Department investigators are piecing together the trail of a 35-year-old violent felon after he brandished two handguns at several downtown businesses Sunday, carjacked three vehicles and fired on officers before a fatal confrontation with police in Northeast Seattle.
Detectives from the department’s Force Investigation Team and Investigations Bureau are reviewing the incident and have compiled a preliminary timeline of the man’s crime spree. Police received their first call about the suspect from staff at Storyville Coffee in the 90 block of Pike Street around 12:35 PM. The suspect reportedly entered the store, visibly sweating and acting nervously. He began manipulating a handgun in his pocket, leading employees to call 911. The suspect exited the shop before police arrived and was next seen at the Turkish Delight restaurant in the 1900 block of Pike Place a few minutes later. There, he spoke briefly with employees before he brandished a handgun at the restaurant’s owner and fled. http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2015/12/07/suspect-carjacks-three-vehicles-before-fatal-shootout-with-officers/ You don't see this crap happening in the UK.
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951-Riverside | Dec 2015 | OP |
Doc_Technical | Dec 2015 | #1 | |
-none | Dec 2015 | #2 | |
ManiacJoe | Dec 2015 | #3 | |
TeddyR | Dec 2015 | #4 | |
maxsolomon | Dec 2015 | #7 | |
Snobblevitch | Dec 2015 | #9 | |
maxsolomon | Dec 2015 | #5 | |
Generic Other | Dec 2015 | #6 | |
maxsolomon | Dec 2015 | #8 | |
Generic Other | Dec 2015 | #10 | |
mmonk | Dec 2015 | #11 |
Response to 951-Riverside (Original post)
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 06:52 PM
Doc_Technical (3,266 posts)
1. Another perp using semi-automatic weapons.
What a surprise.
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Response to Doc_Technical (Reply #1)
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 07:25 PM
-none (1,884 posts)
2. And you can bet is wasn't a typical hunting rifle.
What he used looked like it belonged in a war zone and not for deer hunting.
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Response to Doc_Technical (Reply #1)
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 07:27 PM
ManiacJoe (10,100 posts)
3. Like revolvers would have made a difference?
Response to 951-Riverside (Original post)
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 07:59 PM
TeddyR (2,493 posts)
4. This guy wasn't legally permitted to own
A gun, so why are you using him as an example? He almost certainly obtained his weapons illegally.
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Response to TeddyR (Reply #4)
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 08:07 PM
maxsolomon (29,588 posts)
7. Every gun starts out legal
One way or another, willingly or unwillingly, a law-abiding gun owner let those firearms enter the Black Market.
Illegal guns are very much part of the problem. |
Response to maxsolomon (Reply #7)
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 08:18 PM
Snobblevitch (1,958 posts)
9. Most guns used in crime, handguns, are acquired
through straw purchases.
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Response to 951-Riverside (Original post)
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 08:05 PM
maxsolomon (29,588 posts)
5. The middle section of the chase is about 2 blocks from my house.
My next door neighbor is in a car at the end - the final shootout was in front of my Library.
Pew Pew, America! |
Response to 951-Riverside (Original post)
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 08:07 PM
Generic Other (28,972 posts)
6. The streets are empty
Must have been during the Seahawks game. YIKES. I recognize the area.
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Response to Generic Other (Reply #6)
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 08:08 PM
maxsolomon (29,588 posts)
8. It was during the 2nd half.
Its amazing he was able to go against traffic UP Roosevelt.
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Response to maxsolomon (Reply #8)
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 08:19 PM
Generic Other (28,972 posts)
10. I was thinking the same thing
A police chase in gridlock traffic would be a lot slower.
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Response to 951-Riverside (Original post)
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