I was struck by the lack of identification of the weapons used by the Indy FedEx shooter, by any official source, other than “assault rifles.” News reports cite the ATF as the source of the acquisition info, so I went to them for for more details.
- What is the make and model of each assault rifle?
- Which was purchased on what date?
- How was it established that these were select-fire rifles?
Astonishingly, less than two hours later on a Sunday I got a response (if you’ve ever tried communicating with the ATF, you probably realize how amazing that is). Not that it helped much.
Please direct your inquiry to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Here is their email: IMPD.PublicAffairs@indy.gov .
I asked the ATF, because they’re the ones who told the press. But whatever. I sent the same questions to IMPD.
I got a response in three minutes. Not much of one, though.
None of this information is being released at this time.
I find that somewhat odd, since the sole alleged shooter is already dead and they’ve already traced the firearms. And they’ve already said they are assault rifles (yeah, right; select-fire; sure). What could be the big secret?
I asked to be sent any press releases on the subject that they may issue in the future. We’ll see.
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Asked the same questions at My Place: https://bigcountryexpatoriginal.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-sad-wind-up-toy.html
Definitely Inquiring Minds want to know. Good on ya for hitting up the fuzz for intel… VERY Telling that they refuse to say or show them, when normally, showing off the eeeee-vil black rifle is the ‘bloody shirt’ they love to wave around… going to link this in the A.M. and any followups you might get
If you haven’t yet, you might want to check this related column. The prosecutor keeps changing his story on why the shooter wasn’t “red flagged,” apparently to cover IMPD’s violation of state law.
http://zelmanpartisans.com/?p=49839