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mnhtnbb

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19. Wow! Are they using LAPD to advise on planting evidence? Or they've just settled on who to pin this on because
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:12 AM
Sep 2025

someone knew about a rifle that was already in evidence somewhere?

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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
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