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RandySF

(58,771 posts)
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:51 PM Nov 2017

TX Shooter Devin Kelly Reportedly LOVED his gun

Devin P. Kelley, who was court martialed from the U.S. Air Force, was identified as the gunman who walked into the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday morning and murdered at least 26 people, wounding many more in the tiny, rural community near San Antonio.

The shooter’s name was reported through sources by The New York Times and CBS News; the latter gave his name as Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, of New Braunfels, Texas, and said the Air Force court martial occurred only three years ago. Although the motive was not yet clear, the gunman’s background includes religious school work, but he also liked pages devoted to atheism. The shooter, who is dead, left behind disturbing social media posts, including a Facebook page that showed off a rifle, calling it a “bad b*tch.”

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https://heavy.com/news/2017/11/devin-kelley-p-sutherland-springs-church-shooter-patrick-kelly/

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TX Shooter Devin Kelly Reportedly LOVED his gun (Original Post) RandySF Nov 2017 OP
Don't forget his shout out to the exboyfil Nov 2017 #1
Sounds like a real haven for... MountCleaners Nov 2017 #10
They think these things are their girlfriend. sandensea Nov 2017 #2
someone should market a fleshlight rifle stock Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2017 #6
Guns and erections.. Amimnoch Nov 2017 #18
Is that semen on the trigger? Comatose Sphagetti Nov 2017 #3
Fuck Him and his fucking gun. JDC Nov 2017 #4
Yup. Another gun humper livin' the dream. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2017 #7
Does this surprise anyone? BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #5
Can you imagine... pamela Nov 2017 #19
Yes, at the very, very least! BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #20
Yet, we continue to keep hands off until they kill people. They can buy ballistic vests, scores of Hoyt Nov 2017 #8
Heavy.com reports that witnesses say he entered in "full combat gear". mn9driver Nov 2017 #9
A friend of mine that is a major gun "enthusiast" posted that he lost his first cousin's entire brewens Nov 2017 #11
It Won't Change Him SoCalMusicLover Nov 2017 #14
He may very well just feel if he was there packing, it would have been a different story. n/t brewens Nov 2017 #15
They also say he received a Dishonorable Discharge from the Air Force. Calista241 Nov 2017 #12
And was court martialed n/t TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #13
Federal law bars anyone with a dishonorable discharge from buying or owning a gun Lurks Often Nov 2017 #17
It's all part of God's plan!! walkingman Nov 2017 #16
"he also liked pages devoted to atheism" Takket Nov 2017 #21

sandensea

(21,624 posts)
2. They think these things are their girlfriend.
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:52 PM
Nov 2017

These people are delusional - except this delusion kills.

pamela

(3,469 posts)
19. Can you imagine...
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:22 PM
Nov 2017

if the list of mass shooters looked like this?


Amy Lanza
Charlotte Whitman
Erica Harris and Diane Klebold
Stephanie Paddock
Omarosa Mateen
Roberta Lewis Dear
Dianne Roof
Ellie Rodger

Congress would be passing laws requiring all females to be given massive tranquilizers at puberty and prohibiting women from purchasing guns. At the very least.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
8. Yet, we continue to keep hands off until they kill people. They can buy ballistic vests, scores of
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 08:02 PM
Nov 2017

guns, some even carry them at racist and Nazi rallies or to intimidate groups like Moms Demand Action, yet we do nothing, absolutely nothing.


The friggin gun profiteers have probably already submitted an order tonight for as many of the make rifle used today as they can get, and gunners will make sure they have one just like it. Here's gun-lovers standing in line for a Bushmaster weekend after Sandy Hook --

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mn9driver

(4,423 posts)
9. Heavy.com reports that witnesses say he entered in "full combat gear".
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 08:03 PM
Nov 2017

And that he had been dishonorably discharged from the Air Force three years ago.

brewens

(13,574 posts)
11. A friend of mine that is a major gun "enthusiast" posted that he lost his first cousin's entire
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 08:05 PM
Nov 2017

family almost in that shooting. His first cousin, a woman, is still alive at last report. Her husband, kids and in-laws are among the dead. We were roommates, played softball and partied together back in the 80's. Politics never came up much back then.

I won't say anything but words of condolence to him. I have to wonder if it will change him? How could it not?

Calista241

(5,586 posts)
12. They also say he received a Dishonorable Discharge from the Air Force.
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 08:05 PM
Nov 2017

And i'm not sure about Texas law, but many states bar dishonorably discharged individuals from owning firearms.

There's also a lot of spiffy, "i put it there for the looks" poser attachments on that rifle. I can see the Magpul barrel shroud, an adjustable buttstock, a flashlight / laser attachment, a red dot sight, and a forward vertical grip. That's more than a thousand dollars in add ons, more than the value of the rifle itself. He's even got the original fold down iron sight on it. The rifle is definitely owned by someone who wants to look the part.

 

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)
17. Federal law bars anyone with a dishonorable discharge from buying or owning a gun
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 08:16 PM
Nov 2017

And Federal law supersedes state law in this case.

Takket

(21,560 posts)
21. "he also liked pages devoted to atheism"
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:26 PM
Nov 2017

The GOP has their out............ they will portray this as the result of a godless America and use it to promote religion and actually GAIN in support as a result of this.

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