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Rifle Used In Paris Massacre Came From Phoenix


AzRednek

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Local new reports say one of the rifles used in the Paris massacre was originally sold in Phoenix and their is a strong indication it was from the Fast & Furious fiasco. Apparently ATF is stone walling questions about the rifle but supposedly the FFL dealer claimed it was part of the F&F scheme.

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I would say they were more reliable than any main stream news source. You definitely get a different view point, and the doom and gloom does get a bit old, but you will find stories there way before they show up anywhere else. They are mostly financial/economic driven, with some politics thrown in. Yesterday the death of the ex-UN head that was going to testify against Hillary came up. Just a few days before his court date, he accidentally crushed his throat. That was also on wnd.com. Haven't seen it on Fox.

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Hum was it select fire?

That should help tell if it came from a US gun shop

karl

Honestly don't know as the news story has changed several times. First it was a federally licensed dealer and latest report had him as an illegal gun dealer. "Illegal" gun dealer was also twisted as illegal alien gun dealer. I still haven't heard of a news release or comment from ATF. To the best of my knowledge all the Fast & furious guns were legal AK's, AR's and semi-auto shotguns. There have been net posts claiming one Barrett 50 but I haven't heard it from a legitimate news source.

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I read on a legitimate news source like Fox, if I recall, that when that chappo guy was picked up after his prison escape, there was a 50 at his hideout that was from F&F, and I think it was a Barrett.

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Thx Doc, both news reports seem to emphasize the ability of the 50 cal rifles to take down a helicopter. I'm sure its possible with a carefully placed hit with a highly skilled shooter but a single round taking down a moving target is near impossible. The ability of an armed helicopter returning fire with machineguns makes the scenario highly unlikely. I'm more concerned about US border guards being taken out by a sniper using a 50 cal rifle.

 

I saw a TV program about El Chappo's arrest. It showed a large arsenal but I assumed it was either stock or staged video footage. I did see a single 50 cal rifle but the Hollywood description twisted the phrase "automatic weapons" leaving the average person assuming the cache was machineguns.

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