Boulder shooting suspect Ahmad Alissa bought Ruger AR-556 a week ago

New York Post ^ | March 23, 2021 | Lia Eustachewich VIEW AUTHOR ARCHIVE GET AUTHOR RSS FEED March 23, 2021 | 1:41pm | Updated

[RC one]

The alleged gunman charged with slaughtering 10 people at a Colorado supermarket bought a gun a week prior to the shooting — and was caught “playing” with it by a family member, according to new court documents.

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa purchased a Ruger AR-556 pistol on March 16 — six days before going on a deadly rampage at the King Soopers in Boulder, according to an affidavit unsealed Tuesday.

His sister-in-law, whose name is redacted, told investigators that she saw Alissa, 21, “playing with a firearm she thought looked like a ‘machine gun'” in the days prior to the shooting, the court papers say.

“Alissa had been talking about having a bullet stuck in the gun and was playing with the gun,” the affidavit reads.

[Getready]

Planned for maximum effect. Playing us against each other.

[RC one]

Yep. The thing about those AR15 pistols that I have noticed is that bullets tumble. I have one of the Bushmaster variety and my targets were full of keyholes. A tumbling SS109 is probably more lethal than a non-tumbling SS109, assuming he was using M855 ball ammo. If he was using M193 ball ammo with 55 gr projectiles, the bullet might still have had fragmentary effects at close range which make it particularly effective.

The Korean dude at Virgina tech killed 33 people with a Glock 19 9mm handgun so it's like I like to say, it's the Indian, not the arrow.

[JD_UTDallas]

My B he was a citizen

“Details about Alissa were slowly emerging on Tuesday. He is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Syria, according to two U.S. law enforcement officials briefed on the matter.”

[eyeamok]

I heard the FBI drove him to the Gun Store, is that true?

[RC one]

We don't have all the facts yet but this article calls him a Syrian American. Who knows though?

[taxcontrol]

He was arrested, convicted and had some community service to do.

But

Since it was a misdemeanor assault charge and not punishable with 2 years in prison, never was reported to NICS.

[JD_UTDallas]

If your short barrel keyholing the twist rate for the muzzle.velocity is too high probably a 1:9 or 1:14 you need at least a 1:7 to stabilise the long ss109s at the low.velocities of a 10” or under barrel.

[taxcontrol]

According to the ATF, non-citizens can purchase firearms.

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/may-aliens-legally-united-states-purchase-firearms

[redgolum]

Interesting point

[RC one]

I know. I was going to load up some 40 grain varminters and see if those stabilized but I never got around to it. I lost interest in the gun and, since you’re giving up all that velocity with the short barrel anyways, why not just let it key hole?

[JD_UTDallas]

Yup I work with a bunch of H1B types as soon as they get their green cards everyone of them buys a pistol and an AR or 12 gauge for the home front I’m the resident “gun guy” they always come to me knowing I’m former LEO and a pistol instructor / rifle.marksman coach as well. The Indians and the British are both big gun people when they are allowed to be.

[MHGinTN]

The FBI DNC GESTAPO can allow their chosen assets to pass the background check when they choose to. It is not a mistake, it is a strategy.

[TNoldman]

Can use 223.

[Secret Agent Man]

They want these people to cause events in order to ban weapons for law abiding people.

[entropy12]

When you buy an expensive gun, the gun dealer will find a quantity of ammo for you. Dealers can’t sell guns if there is no ammo available to buyer.

[entropy12]

Does not apply here. Ahmad was most likely never arrested before. He is a young 21 year old.

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

Picture shows short barreled pistol/rifle, no arm brace in pic but says it has one. That sux.

The arm brace allows shooting a “short barreled rifle” SBR without the stupid tax and hoops. No stock, you see. Yes, you could shoota pistol in .223 but good luck. So the arm brace allows one hand shooting. They will ban all SBRs,or at least the arm braces, soon. Same with 80% lowers.

[kiryandil]

Just like the Sandy Hook shooting and the Parkland shooting, the family knew.

And the fibbies knew [known wolf].

[RC one]

The thing that most of these mass shooters have in common (most, not all) is that they are at that age when schizophrenia symptoms typically start to manifest-right about the time it becomes legal to purchase a firearm. I believe that's a common reason for why they seem to slip through the cracks. They just haven't had a chance to show us their true self yet and when they do break, it can be dramatic. You add all the stress associated with being that age, the testosterone, and maybe some drugs, and BAM, you get an emotional explosion like this.

[kiryandil]

His entire family knew.

He was one of those types that can "see" Russian collusion, and other things like that, that are promoted by the Murderin' Media: