LZ Granderson: The Republican response to shootings is the very definition of insanity
James Holmes bought his last gun — an AR-15 assault rifle — on June 7, 2012. In the two months prior, the then 24-year-old also legally purchased a Remington 12-gauge shotgun, two .40-caliber Glock handguns, tear gas grenades, bomb-making material, handcuffs and more than 6,300 rounds of ammunition. The night Holmes attacked the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., he was wearing a ...
by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times
Jun 09, 2022
3 minutes
James Holmes bought his last gun — an AR-15 assault rifle — on June 7, 2012.
In the two months prior, the then 24-year-old also legally purchased a Remington 12-gauge shotgun, two .40-caliber Glock handguns, tear gas grenades, bomb-making material, handcuffs and more than 6,300 rounds of ammunition.
The night Holmes attacked the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., he was wearing a bulletproof vest and leggings, a gas mask, a ballistics helmet and gloves. Roughly 30 minutes into the movie, Holmes released the tear gas he had bought online,
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