Reply #20: N.Y. shooter had history of frequent weapons purchases

[RamboLiberal]

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The man who gunned down 13 people on Friday was well known at a Johnson City, N.Y., outdoors store, where he often purchased or exchanged handguns, a store employee said.

Jiverly A. Wong, 41, frequently exchanged guns at the store, said Dave Henderson, Gander Mountain's outdoor education series coordinator. Wong would buy a handgun and shoot it for a few weeks before returning it, saying he didn't like the gun, Henderson said.

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Henderson, whose primary role at Gander Mountain is to teach and organize seminars, said he worked the gun counter when staffing at the store was low. In the 20 or so times he worked the gun counter in the past six months, Henderson said Wong either bought or exchanged guns five or six times.

Around Christmastime last year, Wong came back to the store the day after purchasing a gun, saying he had changed his mind and wanted to get a new one. He hadn't yet received the first gun, a process that takes about two weeks, Henderson said.

The guns used in the attack were a 9 mm and a weapon with an interchangeable barrel that could switch from 9 mm handgun to .45-caliber.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-05-new-york-shooting_N.htm