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Atypical Liberal

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4. My googling indicated he failed a drug test.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 03:36 PM

Nov 2012

It appears that the Army has changed its story.

There are numerous news accounts that cite an "anonymous Army official" that say he failed a drug test.

There are now also reports where the Army says he never got as far as a drug test because of his self-admitted drug use, though they cannot say what drugs he admitted to using.

In any case, it seems clear that he probably lied on the form 4473, and thus broke the law in buying a firearm.

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Jared Loughner to be sentenced for Tucson rampage [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2012 OP

Legal gun owner. nt onehandle Nov 2012 #1

Nope. Lied on his 4473 Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #2

... he told an Army official that he smoked marijuana excessively — which meant struggle4progress Nov 2012 #3

My googling indicated he failed a drug test. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #4