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(910 posts) Wed Jan 9, 2013, 07:59 PM Jan 2013

Outspoken gun advocate & Youtube star Keith Ratliff shot dead [View all]

The brother of a popular YouTube firearms and explosives expert, who was murdered at a gun making business, finds it surprising that he did not pull out a weapon to defend himself.

Keith Ratliff, 32, was found with a bullet in his head Thursday evening inside FPS Industries, his gun fabrication business near Carnesville, Ga.

"For him not to pull out that gun and try to defend himself, he had to feel comfortable around somebody. Either that or he was ambushed," his brother, Kelly Ratliff, told ABC News affiliate WSB-TV.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/slain-youtube-weapons-expert-defend-brother/story?id=18170305

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Outspoken gun advocate & Youtube star Keith Ratliff shot dead [View all] fried eggs Jan 2013 OP

Live by the sword... n/t savalez Jan 2013 #1

it's a proven fact- gunslingers end up dying by a faster gunslinger graham4anything Jan 2013 #2

if only he'd had a gun. Terra Alta Jan 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Brickbat Jan 2013 #4

"Youtube star...." MADem Jan 2013 #5

How quick until someone accuses Obama and Holder of murdering him? Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #6

I'm sure Jones is already there karpool Jan 2013 #22

there are already stories that Sandy Hook never really happened napkinz Jan 2013 #32

I am horrified by gun violence ... etherealtruth Jan 2013 #7

I guess you could say it was irony. Who shot him? upaloopa Jan 2013 #8

He was at his business from what I read ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #11

You Can Be Armed To The Teeth... KharmaTrain Jan 2013 #9

Qui bono? Mimosa Jan 2013 #10

If only he'd had a gun to defend himself with....... kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #12

His twitter is full of disgusting commentary. mzmolly Jan 2013 #13

He was a national treasure alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #14

"YouTube star" HappyMe Jan 2013 #15

Wow - more senseless gun violence...that - and karma. jmg257 Jan 2013 #16

Oops. GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #17

Interesting...silencer. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #18

Wonder if any details from camera footage will be released Heimer Jan 2013 #25

Not to split hairs, nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #30

Highly doubt it was illegal Heimer Jan 2013 #34

You keep telling yourself that. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #35

I guess this is proof that a big post count doesn't correlate to knowing what you're talking about.. Heimer Jan 2013 #36

Yes, and prove this guy filed that paperwork nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #37

Dense? Heimer Jan 2013 #38

No, not dense nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #39

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #19

No newbie... 99Forever Jan 2013 #23

Good. One less nutjob for the sane people in this country to be threatend by. n/t leeroysphitz Jan 2013 #20

Oh stop it, everyone! tavernier Jan 2013 #21

"You can't shoot in here, this is the Gun Room!" NoPasaran Jan 2013 #24

Where in the hell is Major Kong? CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #26

I'm tired of being piously progressive. Scootaloo Jan 2013 #27

Yayyy! cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #28

Those who carry guns are 4.5 times more likely to be shot during an assault stevenleser Jan 2013 #29

other cases ... napkinz Jan 2013 #31

No loss for humanity. nt bluestate10 Jan 2013 #33

How ironic. n/t redStateBlueHeart Jan 2013 #40