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In reply to the discussion: Connor Betts, Dayton Shooter, described himself as a 'Leftist' [View all]applegrove
(118,915 posts)7. How could someone like that get a gun and a huge magazine?
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He was arrested and spent time in jail for violating probation "as an adult"
BumRushDaShow
Aug 2019
#65
Should that have resulted in him not been able to legally purchase guns, or was that considered
LisaL
Aug 2019
#66
We'll see, he went to a most black club and shot up mostly black people. There was also a caller int
uponit7771
Aug 2019
#52
+1, on the other hand Donald Trump has called immigrants invaders and said they infest
uponit7771
Aug 2019
#44
He was up to no good from the start. He pretended to be left. He clearly hated women
rockfordfile
Aug 2019
#123
It's imperative that you understand that Mylife is unreliable information and a scam webite
Niagara
Aug 2019
#121
From what has been released on more reliable news outlets, he sounds like an incel
wyldwolf
Aug 2019
#22
I agree, he sounds like an incel. It also sounds like the sister was more successful than he was.
LisaL
Aug 2019
#39
No, his sister wasn't in the bar because he shot people on the street, not inside the bar.
LisaL
Aug 2019
#37
If you are talking about Betts parents, you are confusing his sister with somebody else.
LisaL
Aug 2019
#43
People are people. Just voting Democratic or Liberal does not mean you are a saint.
elocs
Aug 2019
#32
Perhaps the guy didn't know what he was. But the RW will run with the ''leftist'' crap.
YOHABLO
Aug 2019
#61
My guess the guy felt like a loser in personal and professional life and was jealous of people
LisaL
Aug 2019
#67
Gun$- they are marketed to more than one type of political slant. He was a bully in HS +once
lunasun
Aug 2019
#68
I dont believe this. I think he was just trolling. He had been planning this for months and
SweetieD
Aug 2019
#81
Yes, it's all clear in his manifesto claming his shooting was to draw awareness ....
Tommy_Carcetti
Aug 2019
#87