The Gun Nuts' Peculiar New Martyr

[MrBenchley]

An intriguing piece....

"The lifeless body of Marvin Heemeyer was still at the controls of his Jurassic bulldozer when the strange chatter began. For the preceding 90 minutes he'd behaved like an imperious child who didn't get his way, avenging his wounded pride by trying to raze 13 buildings in the rustic mountain town of Granby, Colo. But almost as soon as he'd ended the rampage by putting a bullet through his head, the former muffler shop magnate was attracting admirers.
Not in Granby, of course. Most of the locals were too angry, especially about Heemeyer's decision to demolish the home of a former mayor's 82-year-old widow, and his decision to fire a volley from a .50-caliber rifle in an attempt to explode massive propane tanks across the street from a dense cluster of senior housing. But outside of this ranching community—out there in the ideological abstract, where mythmaking continues apace and details don't much matter—52-year-old Marv Heemeyer was being celebrated in terms that suggest he'd pitched his bizarre fit at precisely the right time and in precisely the right place.
No matter. The misguided mythmaking goes on. Responding to an e-mailed question for this story, John Trochmann of Noxon, Mont., cofounder of the seminal Militia of Montana, prefaced his reaction to the rampage by stressing that his organization does not "condone violence whether it comes from a private source or from public service (government)."
In signing off, though, Trochmann couldn't resist adding one last flourish. He noted that, among his compatriots, "there is suspicion that Mr. Heemeyer did not take his own life as has been alleged. We shall see." "

http://www.latimes.com/la-tm-bulldozer30jul25,1,4189548.story

By the way, this shitheel's rampage included an attempt to blow up the town's propane storage tanks with a .50 caliber sniper rifle...you know, that weapon our "pro gun democrats" assure us are never used in crimes and present no danger to the public?

[Romulus]

1. and the Nation of Yahweh

represents all black people, everywhere . . . .:eyes:

[MrBenchley]

3. And rom seems to think this has some bearing on anything in the story....

unless he's trying to pretend that the Montana Militia and John Trochmann aren't gun nuts, or plain nuts, or something....

[FeebMaster]

2. .50 Rifle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So what damage was done with that rifle? How many people were killed by it?