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Police Say Austin Shooter Harbored Extremist Views
ABC AP ^ | 12/1/14 | By JIM VERTUNO

Posted on 12/01/2014 2:51:01 PM PST by Oliviaforever

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man who shot up downtown Austin buildings and tried to the burn the Mexican Consulate before he was gunned down by police harbored extremist right-wing views and appeared to be planning a broader attack against churches and government facilities, law enforcement officials said Monday.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Exactly. . .especially when he was supposedly targeting churches. . .


41 posted on 12/01/2014 4:27:44 PM PST by Hulka
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To: dhs12345

From the article:

“McQuilliams had served about seven years in federal prison for bank robbery and was released in 2000. As a convicted felon, he could not legally possess the firearms he used in his attack.”

Yep! Just a right wing conservative. Sounds a lot like Ronald Reagan, doesn’t it! Doesn’t it?????

In any case, we need more gun control! Because the gun control we’ve got isn’t working...darn felons keep on ignoring the law! We need new ones. You know, laws the felons will obey!


42 posted on 12/01/2014 4:39:24 PM PST by Mr Rogers
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To: DocRock

Not if they were church’s that were pro amnesty. Since extremist seems to include “in favor of enforcing immigration laws”, if I read between the lines correctly.


43 posted on 12/01/2014 4:41:45 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: DocRock

Christian Identity Movement would be against most Christian Church’s. In this case the press’ use of “extremist views” seems to be correct. Though I would not say they were “Right Wing” because they are so outside of any mainstream political sphere as to go right past any “wing” and just tumble into a black hole.

To claim C.I.M. is some extreme branch of the Conservative politics is darn close to libel.


44 posted on 12/01/2014 4:47:01 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: Oliviaforever

I would have never guessed that all those anti-police forces in Ferguson were right wing extremists. Here, I thought their leaders were Lefty Muslims and communists. Lot’s of racism in Ferguson so maybe they are right wing extremists.


45 posted on 12/01/2014 4:53:47 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Oliviaforever

Up`n here we call that barn shootn`-

Every barn up`n here got bullet holes in `em. even the windmills too..


46 posted on 12/01/2014 5:32:24 PM PST by bunkerhill7 ("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione.")
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To: smokingfrog

Thanks!


47 posted on 12/01/2014 6:15:19 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: Mr Rogers

Yup. Thanks!


48 posted on 12/01/2014 6:16:55 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

In this case, “extreme right-wing views” means he was only a moderate Leftist...


49 posted on 12/02/2014 4:00:31 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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