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The store that sold the killer the AR-15 that killed 17 kids has closed.

Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:44 pm
Posted by Toddy
Atlanta
Member since Jul 2010
27250 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:44 pm
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The Florida gun shop that sold the AR-15 assault weapon used to kill 17 people in a Parkland high school last week has shut its doors.

The owners of Sunrise Tactical Supply, the Coral Springs shop that authorities said in November sold suspected shooter Nikolas Cruz the AR-15, has been ‘‘closed indefinitely,’’ according to the Miami Herald. Cruz was arrested after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which also left 14 people wounded.

The owners of the small business, located in a strip mall near the school, said they ensured that Cruz had filled out all of the required paperwork which included his driver’s license and assurances that he did not suffer from mental illness. The store owners said, through their attorney, that Cruz only purchased the semi-automatic rifle off the shelf and did not purchase any accessories, modifications, or ammunition so as not to raise eyebrows.

Both owners are, according to their attorney, distraught.

‘‘The tremendous sense of responsibility in this situation and just horribleness that they feel that one of their weapons fell into the hands of this maniac,’’ the attorney said in the Miami Herald report. ‘‘They are scared — not just for their safety — but more importantly about how the reaction is going to be for the rest of the community as they try to reenter it.’’




I cannot imagine the guilt they must feel knowing this will follow them the rest of their lives.

I really feel for them.

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This post was edited on 2/19/18 at 5:06 pm
Posted by Turbeauxdog
Member since Aug 2004
23351 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:47 pm to
Sad testimony for our society that they fear their safety for engaging in perfectly legal and proper commerce.

But regressives so often regress
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24753 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:47 pm to
Damn... I read the whole thing then got to the last part and was like "WTF. Who posted this?"


Toddy

sadly IR;DV
Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
Member since Oct 2011
41883 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:49 pm to
I'm sorry, but the shooter and the gun store owners who sold him the gun are the only ones I don't feel sorry for here. If you own a gun store in America in 2018, you have to assume your guns are being used by criminals to murder innocent people. When it happens, it shouldn't be a shock to you.

ETA: I'm not saying they're at fault. No fault lies on them whatsoever. I'm just saying that to be in the gun business and to assume your product will never be used to injure or kill another human being is naive.


HOLY shite! I just checked this post and saw all your responses. Let me clarify what I MEANT to say. I meant to say that "SOME" of the guns a gun store sells surely fall into the wrong hands and end up being used by criminals to hurt or kill people. I did not mean to say that ALL of them will be used in that manner. For the record, I have multiple guns and am a responsible gun owner and conservative just like most of the rest of this board. Cut me some slack for the typo! Also - and I don't know how y'all got this from what I said - I do not believe the guns are at fault here. The shithead that pulled the trigger is at fault here.

Also - a guy who sells someone a car, then that someone goes to a bar and drinks too much then kills someone on his way home is not at fault there. The drunk driver who bought the car is at fault. That's two different things. The bar owner (much in the same way as the gun store owner) shouldn't be surprised that one of his customers was irresponsible and drank too much then killed someone on his way home. I'm not saying the bar owner or bar tender is at fault there, nor am I saying the gun store owner is at fault. Everyone has a personal responsibility to uphold and the shooter and drunk driver in these instances are 100% at fault. I'm just saying that a gun store owner and bar owner both shouldn't be surprised at all when some of their customers use their product to do bad things.
This post was edited on 2/20/18 at 1:04 pm
Posted by BeeFense5
Kenner
Member since Jul 2010
41293 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:49 pm to
Too bad the left is so violent that they scared business owners into hiding.

You realize this looks bad for you right? I am surprised you would highlight this story. You are usually a hack that tries to only show "good" stories for your side.
This post was edited on 2/19/18 at 4:53 pm
Posted by Azkiger
Member since Nov 2016
21898 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:49 pm to
You bolded the wrong part...

"They are scared — not just for their safety — but more importantly about how the reaction is going to be for the rest of the community as they try to reenter it."

They're scared of the tolerant left.
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32966 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:50 pm to
quote:

I cannot imagine the guilt they must feel knowing this will follow them the rest of their lives.

You probably relish in it, which is totally deranged.
Posted by saintkenn
Saintkenn
Member since Nov 2012
844 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:50 pm to
True story here...I sold a car to a middle aged guy, it was a Nissan Altima that he was going to use to commute every day. I found out about a year later that he was drunk driving one night and he actually hit a car full of teenagers. 5 in the car, 2 survived. Now, I didn't feel bad about selling him that car, I felt emphatic towards the loss of life, nor did I hold a grudge against AR15's. People make decisions. People kill people.
Posted by DeafVallyBatnR
Member since Sep 2004
16923 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:50 pm to
Don't worry they will re open somewhere else.
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
77625 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:50 pm to
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This post was edited on 5/27/23 at 4:03 pm
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
43082 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:55 pm to
quote:

I really feel for them.


This is the kind of virtue signaling bullshite that makes me loath you. gfy
Posted by narddogg81
Vancouver
Member since Jan 2012
19727 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:58 pm to
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I cannot imagine the guilt they must feel knowing this will follow them the rest of their lives. 
why should they feel guilty about something that's not their fault? I think perhaps vicarious guilt is at the heart of the mental disorder that is modern day progressive leftist thinking
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
109851 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 5:01 pm to
I'm getting militant on this now. Shut the frick up on using this loser's name, Toddy (and everyone else for that matter): Don't Name Mass Shooters
Posted by Crimson Wraith
Member since Jan 2014
25064 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 5:04 pm to
Are they having a sale on their inventory?

Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
44094 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 5:05 pm to
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the AR-15 that killed 17 kids
You realize a person was holding that gun, right?


Posted by Wolfhound45
Hanging with Chicken in Lurkistan
Member since Nov 2009
120000 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 5:06 pm to
quote:

I really feel for them.
No you don’t. You enjoy seeing this in your own perverse way. It is how you think.

And they have nothing to regret. They sold the weapon according to the legal standard and in good faith. The murderer is responsible, not the store nor the weapon.
Posted by flyAU
Scottsdale
Member since Dec 2010
24860 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 5:06 pm to
I often think of the guilt of those Home Depot employees must feel in New Jersey who rented that truck to the guy that ran over those people on the bike path.
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92877 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 5:12 pm to
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I cannot imagine the guilt they must feel knowing this will follow them the rest of their lives.



As a self-hating gay white liberal "man" you will never be able to understand this but sane people only feel guilt when they have done something wrong
Posted by NC_Tigah
Carolinas
Member since Sep 2003
124545 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 5:14 pm to
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I cannot imagine the guilt they must feel knowing this will follow them the rest of their lives.
How do you think the fertilizer store owners felt after the Oklahoma Bombing?

How did you feel after supporting the side committing the Ruby Ridge and Branch Davidian atrocities?
Posted by ninthward
Boston, MA
Member since May 2007
20506 posts
Posted on 2/19/18 at 5:19 pm to
quote:

I cannot imagine the guilt they must feel knowing this will follow them the rest of their lives.

Really a-hole? they followed legal protocol to sell a firearm and broke no laws.
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