Man who fired at Longmont police officer with assault rifle pleads guilty to attempted murder

[SecularMotion]

According to the arrest affidavit obtained by 7NEWS, Shank's mother told police that her son admitted he was drinking too much alcohol and needed help dealing with anxiety.

Deborah Shank said Jonathan "watches YouTube all day long at work and then comes home and watches YouTube and the news."

She said, "He worries constantly about what the government is doing and believes the government is diminishing rights and the world is on a downward spiral."

According to the affidavit, Shank's mother told police that "Jonathan believes stringently in the right to bear arms and was closely following a gun rights rally to be held in Washington D.C. She said it "apparently weighed on his mind more than she realized."

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/man-who-shot-up-police-cruiser-with-assault-rifle-pleads-guilty-to-four-criminal-charges03212014?autoplay=true

[rrneck]

1. ...

[Token Republican]

2. But it would have been ok

if it wasn't an assault rifle.

I'm not sure what the point of the OP is. What kind of rifles do you believe are acceptable for attempted murder?

[Straw Man]

3. Well, y'see ...

... if he hadn't had an "assault rifle," he wouldn'a done it. "Assault rifles" are uniquely evil, and corrupt the minds of those who wield them, causing them to commit unspeakable acts.

[Eleanors38]

5. Those corrupting "evil" powers have of late spread to pump shotguns.

[ManiacJoe]

6. But it was not an assault rifle. The article says it was an AR-15.

That said, it has been a long time since I hoped that reporters and cops would get the facts right.

[ileus]

4. That's why I'll choose to keep my counter assault rifles.

If someone will take pot shots at the LEO's imagine what they would do you regular civilians. That's why this civilian will continue to own and fight for our rights to continue ownership of these fine firearms.