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In reply to the discussion: Cole Thomas Allen did not shoot anyone [View all]Wicked Blue
(8,968 posts)10. The Big Lie
Keep repeating a falsehood endlessly and some people will start believing it.
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Setting a false narrative,... is so very difficult to correct and reverse.
magicarpet
17 hrs ago
#34
With all the witnesses present, including an officer who was shot in the vest and survived to give his account,
sop
19 hrs ago
#8
They will have tested his guns to see if they had been fired recently. They do know.
flashman13
14 hrs ago
#41
I've read the affidavit several times, but I still find it peculiarly unclear on that important point.
sop
18 hrs ago
#13
There were plenty of insurrectionists on Jan6 who brought guns into the capitol.
Wiz Imp
15 hrs ago
#37
The Heller case struck down the DC handgun ban in 2008...but carrying did break some laws
lostnfound
6 hrs ago
#44
Perhaps the SS agent was struck by a round fired at Allen by another officer as he ran past the checkpoint?
sop
18 hrs ago
#21
I read that his family had warned secret service about him a day or two before the event.
Autumn
4 hrs ago
#54
He took guns across state lines and planned to use them in a crime
questionseverything
10 hrs ago
#42
If he fired the shotgun then the officer would have had to go to the hospital...
Historic NY
18 hrs ago
#26
Once again, we see how many people understand the process of legal prosecution, and how many simply do not.
WhiskeyGrinder
5 hrs ago
#48