Posted on 03/20/2018 6:58:11 AM PDT by Simon Green
A Tennessee man faces federal charges for a “lie and try”-style gun purchase at a Walmart near Nashville last month.
Khari Milak Whitehead, 26, of Antioch, allegedly failed two background checks while attempting to buy a semiautomatic rifle “that could hold a lot of bullets” at a Walmart in the Nashville suburb of La Vergne on Feb. 22.
A Rutherford County judicial official committed Whitehead for a mental health evaluation in December after a family member reported his disturbing behavior to the Metro Nashville Police Department, according to a complaint filed last week.
The unidentified family member told law enforcement in November Whitehead became radicalized after watching ISIS propaganda videos on the internet and often lamented “white people are going to get it.” County officials signed two separate court orders for Whitehead’s evaluation on Dec. 7 and Dec. 19, citing his research of mass shootings and attempts to buy ammunition and a sniper rifle.
He also received felony assault charges in July 2013 after brandishing an inert grenade in a “crowded downtown nightclub,” according to court documents. It’s unclear if he was convicted as a result of the incident.
Federal authorities arrested Whitehead Friday for “intentionally making a false statement in connection with the attempted purchase of a firearm.” He faces up to a decade behind bars and a possible $250,000 fine.
Whitehead’s arrest comes days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions promised a renewed focus on prosecuting “lie and try” cases involving disqualified buyers who lie on federal background check forms.
If Prince had a son.
If Prince had a daughter.
“The FBI is currently investigating the donut shop just down the street from the Wallmart for possible right wing involvement.”
The poster boy for Obama’s “legacy”.
not the sharpest knife the drawer
as to the “inert grenade “ had one when in college was always fun at parties, but that was back in days of humor and lack of terrorists
Related?
(That's DC City Councilman Trayon White, who thinks "Da Jooz" control the weather.)
No, Christen, that is not a "lament." That's a direct threat.
Lament: "I wish I'd been born white and had me some of that whitey privilege."
Threat: "I'm a gonna kill you, whitey."
Enforcing existing gun laws actually worked? Won’t see this on the evening news inless BLM raises a fuss.
“.... attempting to buy a semiautomatic rifle “that could hold a lot of bullets”....” Uh, what? Like a .22 with a tubular magazine? Besides which, couldn’t he just have gotten one from his cuz?
I wonder which one that could be? All of the rifles I know of can only hold 1 round. Their magazine, on the other hand, can carry a considerable amount more.
“that could hold a lot of bullets”
I wish we could mock journalists online
Maybe he was trying to buy a bunch of high magazine clips.
Well, it's time to tell the government "no, you can't have new gun laws because you don't even enforce the ones you already have."
AG Sessions has made a good first step in that direction.
To use on his fully semi-automatic rifle?
Yes, he already had a bunch for his automatic revolver.
They need to 100% prosecute for lying on the form.
“(That’s DC City Councilman Trayon White, who thinks “Da Jooz” control the weather.) “
I wish they controlled the weather, then I’d legitimately have someone to blame.
Yeah!....Those nasty, scary, “rapid fire magazines” that DWS talks about. /s
Captain Nutjob was stopped using existing laws and process.... So maybe we don’t need 100 new irrational emotionally driven gun laws?
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