Felon in possession of a gun

[philip964]

https://news.yahoo.com/police-search-mo ... 34488.html

California

Kills a police officer.

Sounds like from the story he grabbed the officers rifle by reaching inside his car.

RIP

[WTR]

https://news.yahoo.com/police-search-mo ... 34488.html

California

Kills a police officer.

Sounds like from the story he grabbed the officers rifle by reaching inside his car.

RIP

I thought the original Officer was a motorcycle Officer.

[RoyGBiv]

He had his own AR in his own car. Felon in possession.
Some unconfirmed online discussion that it may have been a "Ghost" gun (homemade or made from an unfinished lower).

https://www.policeone.com/officer-shoot ... -shootout/

The CHP decided to impound the truck and a tow had been called when the driver reached into the back of his pickup — apparently to retrieve personal items — but instead grabbed a rifle and opened fire, authorities said..

[chasfm11]

I don't want to mix up threads but the police shooter in the current Philadelphia story also had a rifle and a long rap sheet. I predict that if either of them got their weapons from a legal source, we will hear about it. If not, that part of the stories will get buried.

[Grayling813]

[sarc]If only there was a law saying felons aren't allowed to have guns. Oh well, lets just take all the guns away from law abiding citizens. That will help.[\sarc]

[RoyGBiv]

[preachingtochoir]

[sarc]If only there was a law saying felons aren't allowed to have guns. Oh well, lets just take all the guns away from law abiding citizens. That will help.[\sarc]

[/preachingtochoir]

[philip964]

I don't want to mix up threads but the police shooter in the current Philadelphia story also had a rifle and a long rap sheet. I predict that if either of them got their weapons from a legal source, we will hear about it. If not, that part of the stories will get buried.

That’s why I started this thread, two incidents where convicted felons killed or wounded police officers with guns that they had illegally.

Press writes like if we had a law stopping an honest citizen from having a gun this would immediately stop.