XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.politics.guns, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: pothead@snakebite.com   
      
   On 2025-07-29, Dark Brandon  wrote:   
   > On 7/28/2025 8:07 PM, c186282 wrote:   
   >> On 7/28/25 9:49 PM, Dark Brandon wrote:   
   >>> On 7/28/2025 7:20 PM, c186282 wrote:   
   >>>> The pic shows a well-dressed man ... MAYbe arabic, MAYbe   
   >>>> 'black', MAYbe 'Mex' ... carrying some kind of military-   
   >>>> looking long-gun.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Reportedly he shot some cops, and some others in a   
   >>>> big-biz office building then went up in another   
   >>>> building and allegedly shot himself.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 27 year old perp from Vegas - no known link to NYC.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The photo of the perp, looked to be 'walking with   
   >>>> purpose'. Rifle right out in the open.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Hints this was 'targeted' - went to a specific floor   
   >>>> in the office building. Photos show people in some   
   >>>> offices putting up huge barricades at the doors.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Don't THINK it's an Iran/Hamas thing - they would   
   >>>> be unlikely to kill themselves after the fact, more   
   >>>> likely to explode and take 50 others with them.   
   >>>> Don't expect suicide from a cartel member either,   
   >>>> blaze-of-glory is the macho thing.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> In any case, a good segment of Midtown was evacuated   
   >>>> except for tons of cops and FBI.   
   >>>   
   >>> The gunman is described as a former NFL football player and the   
   >>> headquarters of the NFL is in the building on the 33rs floor where the   
   >>> gunman is reported to have killed himself by gunshot to the head.   
   >>   
   >>    Shane Tamura ... that's the name.   
   >>   
   >>    Doesn't look big enough to be NFL however.   
   >>   
   >>    Update is that the three civvies also died. There   
   >>    may be one or two more, but no reports of death.   
   >   
   > You gotta wonder why a man who allegedly shot himself would first put on   
   > a bullet proof vest.   
   >   
   The guy is obviously an unstable nutcase.   
   This kind of crap is going to increase in incidents.   
   And it doesn't always have to be some terrorist from the middle east.   
   The world has gone crazy.   
   Every time I travel to NYC I am very nervous and have my head on   
   a swivel.   
   I also carry my Byrna in my clutch.   
      
      
      
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   pothead   
      
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