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Frasier Balzov

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2. I want information about the gun.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 03:04 PM

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Trump's people are likely to treat the provenance of the gun and a thorough investigation of how the killer obtained it as prohibitively sensitive.

This crime is not about the gun, they will claim. This crime is about a vicious foreigner.

But the public policy implications of guns and ammunition in the hands of the public are very much at the center of the story of how the killer obtained it.

Keep pressing for proper inquiry into this.

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Shot in the head with a .357. DC national guard not likely to recover. [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday OP

No. It's a bad dude who shouldn't have been in the country issue WarGamer Thursday #1

Easy access to guns facilitated the crime Coventina Thursday #4

Using a gun that should not be on the streets, Bluetus Thursday #8

He did something horrific, but he was vetted repeatedly. Nevilledog Thursday #12

I would be interested in seeing his family and how they lived JI7 Thursday #15

I blame pedonold for bringing them in DC for no reason other Justice matters. Thursday #18

So the shooter is off the hook? Clarify. WarGamer Thursday #19

I'm not "qualified" to read the sick mind of a sicko with a gun, but Justice matters. Thursday #20

Oh, you! W_HAMILTON Friday #25

Agreed, and I'll take it a step further that he never should have been let in to begin with Polybius Friday #29

I can blame the shooter and the asshole con artist who put the guards somewhere they don't belong Quiet Em Friday #30

I want information about the gun. Frasier Balzov Thursday #2

Might be inconvenient. Igel Thursday #7

Doesn't matter where he got it. MichMan Thursday #11

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Thursday #3

All because right wing assholes had to play political games with the guard. All those red state govs salivating Blues Heron Thursday #5

A .357 revolver is so far down on the list of gun control targets NickB79 Thursday #6

Did the shooter have a Concealed Carry Permit issued by DC police? MichMan Thursday #9

We should dress Trump in camouflage, and put Emile Thursday #10

Imagine finding enough camo cloth to cover that blob (and his layers of depends.) erronis Thursday #13

1935 John Coktosten Thursday #14

If it can kill then any gun is a "gun control issue". llmart Thursday #16

I disagree John Coktosten Thursday #17

I would guess that a .357 handgun is involved in more murders per year than any assault weapon is. MichMan Thursday #21

Not sure John Coktosten Thursday #22

So according to what stats I could find John Coktosten Thursday #23

My point still stands MichMan Friday #24

Think I John Coktosten Friday #28

Where do you see that? 7th is 12 gauge. It's not top 10. 1% of all murders are .357mag. Rarely used. Melon Friday #31

In the chart of lethality by caliber 2010-2014 John Coktosten Friday #32

I see what you're saying John Coktosten Friday #33

The saddest thing is: THEY DID NOT NEED TO BE THERE. CousinIT Friday #26

Gun Control is a thing still? OC375 Friday #27