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Suspect in hatchet attack tried to buy a gun just before the attack

Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:08 pm
Posted by real turf fan
East Tennessee
Member since Dec 2016
11180 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:08 pm
Turned down, when he tried to buy a gun

In case you wondered why he used a hatchett.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
83104 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:10 pm to
I thought anyone could buy any gun at any time Bc we don’t have any regulations?
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138084 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:11 pm to
I was told that our background check system was broken and that the NRA was making sure that anyone could buy guns with ease.
Posted by NYCAuburn
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Member since Feb 2011
57012 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:13 pm to
quote:

I thought anyone could buy any gun at any time Bc we don’t have any regulations?


The guy tried to buy a handgun, there are regulations. Had it been a military grade AR15 assault rifle they would have given him 5 50 round clips to go with his weapon...
This post was edited on 6/12/18 at 1:14 pm
Posted by oleyeller
Vols, Bitch
Member since Oct 2012
32596 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:14 pm to
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would have given him 5 50 round clips



why? did he need to put his hair up
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
69498 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:14 pm to
quote:

I thought anyone could buy any gun at any time Bc we don’t have any regulations?


True.

I also thought that if you couldn't buy a gun then you couldn't commit any violent crime.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68469 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:14 pm to

That was just someone who forgot the password.
Posted by ColoradoAg03
Denver, CO
Member since Oct 2012
6538 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:16 pm to
quote:

I was told that our background check system was broken


It's not working like it should. Flawed background checks have led directly to the sale of guns used in murders, including mass shootings.
Posted by JOJO Hammer
Member since Nov 2010
12325 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:18 pm to
He should have found a gun show to use the gun show loophole.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
92466 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:21 pm to
He should've bought in Broward County. No problemo.
Posted by rowbear1922
Houston, TX
Member since Oct 2008
15755 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:21 pm to
quote:

The guy tried to buy a handgun, there are regulations. Had it been a military grade AR15 assault rifle they would have given him 5 50 round clips to go with his weapon..


I am so glad this is the OT because had this been on Facebook, it would of been difficult to know if it was real or sarcasm.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138084 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:24 pm to
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It's not working like it should. Flawed background checks have led directly to the sale of guns used in murders, including mass shootings.

Yes, because government agencies are failing to do their jobs and red flag people. Hell, the TX church shooter shouldn't have been able to buy a gun but the USAF never reported his conviction.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
91320 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:26 pm to
quote:

On Tuesday, acting TBI director Jason Locke said that Micheli had attempted to purchase a gun May 30, four days before the killing, but failed to pass the required TBI background check.

"Had he had that handgun, there could have been a whole lot more casualties at that gym that day that occurred," Locke said.



Hmm, seems like the TBI is suggesting gun regulations kept this from being a more deadly event. I was told that gun regulations were useless.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
68779 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:31 pm to
So there are "sensible gun control laws" already in place? Who knew??
Posted by oreeg
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
5407 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:35 pm to
quote:

The guy tried to buy a handgun, there are regulations. Had it been a military grade AR15 assault rifle they would have given him 5 50 round clips to go with his weapon...


And directions to the nearest school.
Posted by FelicianaTigerfan
Comanche County
Member since Aug 2009
26059 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:35 pm to
quote:

I was told that gun regulations were useless


They are when the current regulations aren't even handled properly
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:41 pm to
So I have a "cousin's wife's childhood neighbor" kind of connection to this guy.

Our good friend in Nashville's mother has used the victim as a personal trainer for like 20 years. The daughter, who we're friends with, has gone with her a bunch to this gym and on several occasions the murderer helped in some capacity.

The back story is that the murderer tried to steal the victim's client list and start his own gym. Somehow the victim caught him and fired him.

The murderer then lost his mind and claimed on facebook that he was the son of god or some shite and that he was going to hatchet up everyone in a church. The cops were called on him, he was detained and questioned, but not arrested.

The victim was training two women at the time of the attack. One of which happened to be an OB/GYN. The two women tried to throw small dumbells at the murderer during the attack, but as he turned to chase them they ran into a locked room and called 911.

After the murderer left, the women walked out and found the victim still alive but bleeding out. His entire forearm was severed off and he had several head wounds. The OB/GYN formed a tourniquet, but it was too little too late.

The victim was apparently a very nice guy with a very loyal customer base for decades. He has a family that is left behind.


ETA:

Word was he was released from cops after facebook threat because he didn't make it to any specific person/place and convinced cops it was a joke and he was just making a point. Something like that. The girl I knew was iffy on these details of the facebook threat as she heard them through the grapevine.

This post was edited on 6/12/18 at 1:45 pm
Posted by TheHarahanian
Actually not Harahan as of 6/2023
Member since May 2017
23031 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:46 pm to
I'm reading this differently. Being rejected for a gun purchase made him so angry that he lashed out with a hatchet.
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
Member since Feb 2013
28681 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:46 pm to
Was this an AR-15 style hatchet
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:48 pm to
I could see this questioning by police as something that came up on firearm background check and thus not allowing him to get one though.
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