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How did Cruz get the AR?

Posted on 02/18/2018 1:03:02 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass

I've heard he took it from a friend's father's gun safe. Haven't heard anything definitive. Anyone know?


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1 posted on 02/18/2018 1:03:02 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass
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To: Trailerpark Badass

He made a legal purchase, filled out an ATF background check form


2 posted on 02/18/2018 1:03:59 PM PST by realcleanguy
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To: Trailerpark Badass

Bought it legally at a Gun Shop.

Owner has now closed up.


3 posted on 02/18/2018 1:04:08 PM PST by digger48
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Why would the owner close up.. unless he did not do a background check.. then he deserves to be arrested. But until then, I feel sorry for the guy.


4 posted on 02/18/2018 1:05:22 PM PST by Hildy (There)
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To: Trailerpark Badass
It was his gun. It was in the safe of the family he was staying with at the insistence of the father. So he retrieved his own gun from the safe. IIRC.
5 posted on 02/18/2018 1:05:33 PM PST by NutsOnYew (If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be.)
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How did Cruz get the AR?

The Russians gave it to him because Trump asked Putin to do so.

If Comey hadn't been fired this never would have happened.

6 posted on 02/18/2018 1:08:23 PM PST by Jim Noble (Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like?)
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To: realcleanguy

Apparently openly and notoriously posting death threats to shoot up schools doesnt flag your name in the ATF data base


7 posted on 02/18/2018 1:10:33 PM PST by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: Trailerpark Badass

Probably some NRA guy gave it to him, back when he was still trying to defeat Trump in the Primary.


8 posted on 02/18/2018 1:11:01 PM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
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To: Hildy

Probably the local fake news and useful idiots making it his fault.


9 posted on 02/18/2018 1:11:19 PM PST by DanielRedfoot (Po Dunk)
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To: realcleanguy

Yeah. Those ‘Fan Belt Inspectors’ who must pass everyone with the NICS background check had 2 strong reports on Cruz saying he was dangerous to himself and others. They decided to ignore it.


10 posted on 02/18/2018 1:12:57 PM PST 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: silverleaf

Not to mention multiple calls to the home by the police because of violent and disturbing behaviour. Seems like he should have been unable to purchase a weapon.


11 posted on 02/18/2018 1:13:07 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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Besides being bombarded by liberals, he felt maybe he should have used more discretion, even though the kid acted normal and passed the background check.

I’m sure he feels remorse, but he did it by the book.

I’d guess he probably received a bunch of death threats from the Left and feared for his and his family safety


12 posted on 02/18/2018 1:13:54 PM PST by digger48
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To: Trailerpark Badass
I've heard he took it from a friend's father's gun safe. Haven't heard anything definitive. Anyone know?

Cruz owned the weapon, and kept it in a gun safe at the house of the Sneads, with whom he was staying, upon the insistence of Mr. Snead. He had a key to the safe. This information is widely available, so your vanity was rather unnecessary.

13 posted on 02/18/2018 1:15:33 PM PST by sargon ("If the President doesn't drain the Swamp, the Swamp will drain the President.")
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Nothing would come up on the background check. He’s never been arrested.


14 posted on 02/18/2018 1:15:43 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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there’s an article from the Sun Sentinel today with a pic of the people the shooter was living with titled..

“We had a monster living under our roof and we didn’t know”

I guess those school expulsions and police visits and knowing he had guns in his room didn’t count


15 posted on 02/18/2018 1:17:20 PM PST by digger48
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To: realcleanguy

He made a legal purchase, filled out an ATF background check form

Obama’s background on background on background check made no difference even with 39 visits to his house by Police


16 posted on 02/18/2018 1:18:42 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: realcleanguy

He made a legal purchase, filled out an ATF background check form
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Here (ATF) is another data base I suppose the FBI conveniently failed to check.


17 posted on 02/18/2018 1:21:25 PM PST by iontheball (lLL)
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To: sargon

Lighten up Francis


18 posted on 02/18/2018 1:23:41 PM PST by al baby (May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: Trailerpark Badass

From NYT: “No laws were violated in the procurement of this weapon,” said Peter J. Forcelli, the special agent in charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Miami.”

I can’t see how SAIC Forcelli is not lying thru his teeth regarding the form 4473.


19 posted on 02/18/2018 1:26:15 PM PST by matthew fuller (Don't blame the NRA for school shootings-- Look at Planned Parenthood.)
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To: JudyinCanada

“Not to mention multiple calls to the home by the police because of violent and disturbing behaviour. Seems like he should have been unable to purchase a weapon.”

In my town that probably would disqualify a person from a concealed weapon permit, but lack of arrest or commitment is not going to flag the national database used in the background check.


20 posted on 02/18/2018 1:34:23 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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