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6. But dump it without a wipeoff, without taping the trigger beforehand, loading and firing it without gloves?

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FBI Agent Bohls just announced that they believe they may have recovered the weapon [View all] Quiet Em Sep 2025 OP

Right where Patel had it planted. What shooter together enough to hit a 200 yard shot would leave ... marble falls Sep 2025 #1

YEP Leghorn21 Sep 2025 #2

Like Oswald's palm print, right? PCIntern Sep 2025 #4

I agree with the possibilty of placing the weapon, but ... Ursus Rex Sep 2025 #10

One of the former FBI guys on MSNBC said that distance isn't really an allegorical oracle Sep 2025 #32

In boot camp back in the old days Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2025 #40

Back when I used to shoot on a regular basis... InstantGratification Sep 2025 #51

Key phrase: shot at. Not everyone hits it reliably everytime. marble falls Sep 2025 #52

You had a bolt action M-14??? orangecrush Sep 2025 #77

The M-14 is selective fire orangecrush Sep 2025 #81

It's more than who has the skill to drop a deer at 200 yards. It's the subset of that skill, who have the ability to ... marble falls Sep 2025 #49

Exactly, it's the whole picture. StarryNite Sep 2025 #55

Especially since he had already gotten the weapon out of the building. Midnight Writer Sep 2025 #80

You assume Patel has the brains to plot something like this DBoon Sep 2025 #26

Yeah, clearly he is out of his league right now PatSeg Sep 2025 #33

Like everyone else..... SergeStorms Sep 2025 #41

Small price to pay evidently for the power and prestige PatSeg Sep 2025 #66

It's my contention..... SergeStorms Sep 2025 #88

Yes and it is all so obvious PatSeg Sep 2025 #92

Oh please. Disaffected Sep 2025 #47

Absolutely. pandr32 Sep 2025 #57

But you are right. This was a professional job, not an idiot's job. Why would anyone believe the shooter would Escurumbele Sep 2025 #73

Well, he was shot by a rifle. That rifle must be somewhere. totodeinhere Sep 2025 #83

I thought I read it was found "wrapped in a towel." vanlassie Sep 2025 #85

I am guessing 50 caliber sniper rifle,. yellowcanine Sep 2025 #3

No way that was a .50 Cal Johnny2X2X Sep 2025 #7

Yeah, a .50 caliber would have destroyed his head. n/t Jacson6 Sep 2025 #22

308, 270 are among the most accurate I believe. But yes, .223 is more common, and also accurate at 200 yards. Patel Exp Sep 2025 #29

It's a .308 DenaliDemocrat Sep 2025 #17

Or a .303 or 30-06 Kaleva Sep 2025 #21

"older model Mauser 30-06 high-powered bolt action" Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #43

That's what I'm thinking. Or perhaps a Creedmoor. nt Exp Sep 2025 #30

No Kaleva Sep 2025 #20

Deliberately abandoned. Why risk carrying that out in the open? Just dump it Arazi Sep 2025 #5

But dump it without a wipeoff, without taping the trigger beforehand, loading and firing it without gloves? marble falls Sep 2025 #6

They hid their fingerprints. It's weird they got a palm print but no fingerprints Arazi Sep 2025 #16

And a forearm print? SergeStorms Sep 2025 #46

I'm thinking that... skypilot Sep 2025 #50

Good point. SergeStorms Sep 2025 #84

I believe the shooter left stuff he intentionally wanted them to find Arazi Sep 2025 #62

Citation for these engravings? people Sep 2025 #71

Oh, I smell what you're cookin'. SergeStorms Sep 2025 #86

Being anywhere near where a shooting just happened carrying a rifle underpants Sep 2025 #8

You don't need to be a pro to know that the weapon should be dumped Kaleva Sep 2025 #15

Did Luigi dump his gun? (n/t) PJMcK Sep 2025 #31

He used a 9mm handgun Kaleva Sep 2025 #48

Very irresponsible for FBI to release info like that. yellowcanine Sep 2025 #9

They've fired all the professionals newdeal2 Sep 2025 #11

They are at the "asking the public for any information" stage. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #13

Noticed that the Utah officials wouldn't "give a name," but said they were allegorical oracle Sep 2025 #37

I saw D_Master81 Sep 2025 #12

CNBC reported FBI says it has clear video of college-agey guy, blends well w U students. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #14

What is unique about this individual that they are a target? 33taw Sep 2025 #23

My guess: solo, with a backpack, wearing clothes that might match what witnesses saw. Feel Good Inc Sep 2025 #27

Hard to tell from the article. I am assuming they have some video. 33taw Sep 2025 #64

There's photos of him now... Feel Good Inc Sep 2025 #67

I read that, but I haven't seen the photos. I'll keep looking. 33taw Sep 2025 #68

found it. Pretty grainy 33taw Sep 2025 #69

We'll NEVER know the truth with this gawd damn administration, all they do is lie, this will be no different. a kennedy Sep 2025 #18

Wow! Are they using LAPD to advise on planting evidence? Or they've just settled on who to pin this on because mnhtnbb Sep 2025 #19

A question for the knowledgeable. jeffreyi Sep 2025 #24

Yes, fingerprints are oils sir pball Sep 2025 #28

Why do you think the shooter didn't try to wipe off the prints? Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #38

He had just assassinated a person in public and was on the run bearsfootball516 Sep 2025 #42

Classic amateur and first time killer mistake. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #61

Take nothing they say at face value. BannonsLiver Sep 2025 #25

For sure! PortTack Sep 2025 #35

Not believing a word they say. Coventina Sep 2025 #34

High powered bolt action rifle Cerulean Southpaw Sep 2025 #36

So it is an old gun? Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #39

NYTimes says "older model Mauser 30-06" Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #45

Mauser kills Nazi. Turbineguy Sep 2025 #53

Yes the Germans used Mauser rifles to kill Americans in WWII. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #60

If it's a Mauser, it's easily 50+ yr old and a WW2 surplus import NickB79 Sep 2025 #63

no... started prodution in the 70's... WarGamer Sep 2025 #89

Huh? Mausers chambered in .30-06 were widely available throughout the 20th century. sl8 Sep 2025 #93

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Forearm print? WestMichRad Sep 2025 #44

Hard to believe a shooter skilled enough to make that shot dlk Sep 2025 #54

First time killers often make amateur mistakes. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #65

Its a professional tactic orangecrush Sep 2025 #79

I don't believe this for a second Takket Sep 2025 #56

As others pointed out yesterday, students, professors, etc., niyad Sep 2025 #58

Forearm print?? never heard of such. niyad Sep 2025 #59

Okay, this may be the ultimate in conspiratorial thinking, but what if the shooter bought the rifle recently generalbetrayus Sep 2025 #70

Forearm prints TommyT139 Sep 2025 #91

Dispelling the 200 yrd theory, or the bldg they claim he shot from PortTack Sep 2025 #72

Photo of shooter multigraincracker Sep 2025 #74

Long sleeves, but left a "forearm print?" leftstreet Sep 2025 #82

Ahem. "Person of Interest." vanlassie Sep 2025 #87

Professional. orangecrush Sep 2025 #75

Why is the FBI releasing this information? Something here does not pass my smell test. Botany Sep 2025 #76

Would you be able to disassemble poli-junkie Sep 2025 #78

all this speculation misses the real point mike_c Sep 2025 #90