It's a very fun pastime. 
Posted on 06/02/2022 12:35:43 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
A gunman who killed four people at a Tulsa hospital Wednesday targeted a doctor who had treated him and bought the AR-15-style rifle used in the shooting on the day of the attack, police said.
Michael Louis was armed with a rifle, which he had purchased at 2 p.m. Wednesday, and a handgun when he went to St. Francis Hospital shortly before 5 p.m., officials said.
He opened fire inside the Natalie Building, killing Dr. Preston Phillips and Dr. Stephanie Husen, receptionist Amanda Glenn and a patient, William Love, police said at a news conference Thursday.
Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said that the shooter was a patient of Phillips and underwent back surgery May 19.
The shooter was released May 24 and repeatedly complained of being in pain in the days afterward. On May 31, the shooter received additional treatment at the hospital but still complained of pain, Franklin said.
The chief said the shooter "blamed" Phillips for his pain.
Hours before the killings, the shooter purchased an AR-15-style rifle from a gun store. Days before that, he had bought a semi-automatic pistol from a pawnshop, according to Franklin.
The chief said the shooter had a letter with him "which made it clear that he came in with the intent to kill Dr. Phillips and anyone who got in his way."
"He blamed Dr. Phillips for the ongoing pain following the surgery," he said.
The shooting began around 4:52 p.m. on the second floor of the five-story building. A doctor was on a video call with someone and told the person to call 911 to report shots fired, the chief said. Police received the first report at 4:53 and were on the scene 3 minutes later.
It's a very fun pastime.
Pawn shops must have a Federal Firearms License (FFL) if they sell firearms, and they must use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICBS) to run a background check on a purchaser.
It's really hard to get serious pain meds these days. I had surgery and they sent me home with five Vicodin. The next day I called for more. They reluctantly gave me five more.
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