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    Suspected Trump Gunman Was Once Charged With Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction


    Suspected Trump Gunman Was Once Charged With Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction

    https://www.wired.com/story/ryan-routh-donald-trump-gunman-weapon-of-mass-destruction-criminal-record/

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    3. pheakelmatters on

      Really? I’m shocked that an unhinged person with a history of unhinged behavior was able to obtain an AK47 and try to kill people with it. Truly the most shocking event of the year. Thank god Trump was on a golf course and not at a school. He might have been in trouble.

    9. skspoppa733 on

      An AK47 is a horrible choice for trying to shoot anything at distance. If that’s an assassination attempt, then it’s a pretty poor one where hitting the target was optional.

    13. ElGatoGuerrero72 on

      I can’t help but wonder how many more assassination attempts there will be of this guy and if at least one of those will be successful. Just imagine the chaos it would cause if that were the case.

    14. RoinSM on

      “Assassination attempt”? Fake news. Trump hired him. Hope he was smart enough to get paid in advance. Trump is a notorious deadbeat.

    16. deJuice_sc on

      like all the conservatives always say after a mass shooting or a school shooting… thoughts and prayers y’all, thoughts and prayers.

    18. mrsmetalbeard on

      Does this guy look exactly like Jeffery Epstein? Like when Epsteain would look like if he was a bum for a few years. I’m just saying, someone should look into that.

    19. NotOnHerb5 on

      Elon nuked the whole dude’s twitter account after we learned he’s a right wing looney.

      also! Supposedly JD Vance followed him on Twitter!

    20. Suspiria-on-VHS on

      Why are we still talking about this? Getting shot at is a fact of life. Let’s just go about our day tomorrow and move on

    21. xjian77 on

      This title is misleading. “Weapon of Mass Destruction” is not a light term to use. It usually refers to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons capable of a high order of destruction or causing mass casualties. I am sure it is not the case here.

    22. Drak_is_Right on

      This guy strikes me as a more traditional neoconservative who was very unhappy with January 6th and trumps stance on Ukraine.

    24. Lostinthestarscape on

      “He was known for having multiple armed confrontations with the police” why the fuck was he out of prison with access to guns?

      You’d think the weapon of mass destruction, concealed weapons, explosives, standoffs (multiple) with police, might have at some point landed this person in a smodge more trouble?

    28. NegativePermission40 on

      And this clown was allowed to possess a gun? Apparently this guy has a history of mental illness.

    29. East_Jacket_7151 on

      Interviewed by the New York Times last year. I’m sure he wasn’t throwing out red flags by recruiting taliban soldiers to fight in Ukraine

    30. One_Willingness9507 on

      If you don’t read the article, the ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in question was a machine gun, not a wmd in the normal sense of the word.

    35. Express-Pudding5470 on

      Well I’m glad he has such a busy schedule that he spends more time playing golf than going to his own events. Maybe because Kamala was right they are not showing up anymore

    36. Proud_Dem on

      And yet the let the son of a bitch fly to Florida and buy an AK-47. But republicans say that there is no gun violence problem in America. We need to vote every single one of these stupid republicans out of office. We need an Assault Weapons ban. There is no reason for anyone in America to own weapons of war!

    40. zambabamba on

      Ooooh! Did u hear that sound?

      It’s the sound of angry republicans thumping the table when they found out the would-be assassin wasn’t a brown, trans, Democratic registered, Haitian migrant.

    41. Dont_Be_Sheep on

      Ah… he had a fully automatic machine gun without the proper paperwork / tags.

      Ooof. That gun is hella expensive too…. Idiot.

    45. i-love-freesias on

      I say, let’s talk about Project 2025.

      Because all the crazy is only done to distract us from doing so.

      So, every time you see an article or video about something crazy, know it’s their strategy to stop you from talking about Project 2025.

      And put that in the comments.

      This is my version of Do Something.

      Feel free to copy and paste and Do Something, too.

    48. Gym-for-ants on

      I wonder if any of this has to do with him constantly inciting violence and trying to get people angry 🤨