Posted on 07/21/2012 6:32:22 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
(CBS News) Sources say investigators have found key evidence in dumpsters and trash bins outside of James Holmes' apartment, including a shipping label from an internet ammunition store called BulkAmmo.com.
Investigators also tell CBS News they have recovered a surveillance video of James Holmes picking up approximately 150 pounds of ammunition at a Federal Express outlet in Colorado.
They've interviewed a UPS driver who says Holmes had 90 packages delivered to his workplace on the University of Colorado medical campus.
And sources say over the past several months, Holmes spent about $15,000 as he was putting together his deadly arsenal -- guns, chemicals, explosives, and ammunition.
"Through the Internet he purchased over 6,000 rounds of ammunition, more than 3,000 rounds of. 223 ammunition for the assault rifle, 3,000 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition for the two Glocks in his possession and 300 rounds for the 12 gauge shotgun."
Holmes did most his shopping on Internet sites. And he was clearly in a hurry.
A receipt from TacticalGear.com shows on July 2 -- two-and-a-half weeks before the shootings -- Holmes purchased a bulletproof vest and other equipment. He paid extra to have it shipped by 2nd-day air.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
I wonder how many astute conservatives will be pointing out that taxpayer money was used to purchase that ammo.
Can you imagine a $5,000 per bullet tax? Think about that. The police show up at a crime scene where someone has been shot multiple times. A cop looks at the bullet-ridden body and says, "Damn, someone must have really wanted that guy dead. They put $65,000 worth of bullets in him."
Oh yeah, that's what I call stimulus funds!
Seriously, this guy could have been financed any number of ways...whether we ever get the truth about it is another story..
They'll probably end up blaming evil credit card companies and by extension banks...who knows?
I have much more ammo than him. More guns too. Mostly bought during Clinton when gun bans loomed. My wife has not voiced complaints about my hardware.
Just saw this elsewhere, don’t know if it’s been posted on FR; not enough hours in the day for me to read everything about this craziness. It’s a news thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4MW_qhAPAU
Corbin Dates was in the Aurora Colorado theater and describes a man sitting in front of him. Then the man gets a call on his cellphone and goes to the back exit door. He then props the door open and Corbin describes that this man seems to be motioning to someone outside.
Yes - but you plan on using your ammo at some point. Or at least to have it on hand in case you need it at some point. This guy seemed to be planning a one-time deal, and seems to have no rational reason for buying so much ammo. (ha - I used the term “rational” in talking about this nutball).
CBS is wrong. Big surprise, huh?
The $107 Blackhawk Urban Assault Vest shown on the tacticalgear.com receipt is NOT a bulletproof vest.
http://tacticalgear.com/blackhawk-urban-assault-vest
It sounds as if he may have had real armor, but this is just a shooters ammo vest.
Thanks, LJ. I caught that video earlier, and posted the link on another thread. It’s worth watching, because the anchor was trying to twist what the guy was saying through the interview to keep the meme going, I guess. His account did not change, though. It definitely looks more and more like a coordinated operation to me than just a lone wacko.
This is the second ‘event’ of this nature in Colorado, is there something in the water along the Front Range, or is something else at play?
Never used a holographic sight, but I’d be interested in knowing what you are considering.
If we assume in one scenario that he was simply a Batman-obsessed nutjob, then he was probably hoping to create a big impact on Opening Night of the new Dark Knight film. That would be a logical guess.
On the other hand, in a conspiracy scenario, he could have been rushing to coincide with the UN's ATT vote.
In both cases, my question would be....were both scenario's dates known and publicized 3 to 4 months ago when he started his purchase spree?
James Holmes was obviously spending a great deal of somebody’s money in the process of accumulating this arsenal.
What “arsenal” would that be?
“Bankroll”? Anybody can spend $15,000 — just put it on the credit card(s), knowing that you’ll be dead or in prison when the bill arrives.
The neuroscience angle makes me wonder if he was working with psychoactive chemicals and dipping into them. Hell, it’s possible that he got accidentally exposed to something that screwed him up, which would make the story even more tragic than it is already.
As several people have pointed out, it’s not hard to spend $15k with credit cards if you know you won’t be around when the bills come due.
NIH grants and university stipend most likely.
Are you on Nachum’s ping list? He pinged out an article today about the odd similarity between Okrent and Holmes - no internet footprint...
That's a 2000 or 2001 model. Worth about $3,500 max if in great shape.
I rode past a residential home the other day that had a trailer parked on it's yard with about twelve metal barrels tied on it stacked on their sides. I wonder why anyone in town would need about twelve metal barrels of anything? I was thinking about calling someone about it, but at the same time hate to have someone become a suspect who is OK. Can you think of any reason why someone in town would need about twelve metal barrels of anything that would be normal and not filled with something they shouldn't be filled with? Seemed a little strange to me, but not sure if it passes the strange thresh hold enough to have it checked into.
I rode past a residential home the other day that had a trailer parked on it's yard with about twelve metal barrels tied on it stacked on their sides. I wonder why anyone in town would need about twelve metal barrels of anything? I was thinking about calling someone about it, but at the same time hate to have someone become a suspect who is OK. Can you think of any reason why someone in town would need about twelve metal barrels of anything that would be normal and not filled with something they shouldn't be filled with? Seemed a little strange to me, but not sure if it passes the strange thresh hold enough to have it checked into.
In these days yes. Let it be on the authorities radar.
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