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suzc's avatar

sorry; reply is above; I clicked in the wrong place

No, suspect was not barred (he had no convictions on record). His bomb threat case was never pursued. Record was probably sealed then. And it was over a year ago so protection orders long defunct. Nobody ever looked to see if he had weapons at the time, reportedly, but they would have been returned to him. And El Paso is a gun-toting county and "second amendment sanctuary" under the sheriff.

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knowltok's avatar

Perhaps the citizens of El Paso county want to think about whether they want to be a bomb making sanctuary.

come to think of it, maybe the anti-gun crown out to consider doing some advertising for Colorado Springs along those lines. It is a hell of a tourist destination, so some national advertising about how the whole area is a second amendment sanctuary might be interesting. Maybe spice it up with a suggestion that you might just get to see a real western gun-fight (images of body-armored guys with AR-15's recreating a high noon duel).

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Mary Brownell's avatar

With a suggestion to tourists to wear their own body armor when they go there.

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knowltok's avatar

Rentable body armor for tourists! Mary, we're going to be rich!!!!

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