Attributing to malice
You know, the quote. Anyway, it seems that a popular website for buying Glock accessories is where both the VT killer and the NIU killer purchased some items. The press coverage is pretty abysmal. To wit:
The online gun dealer who sold a weapon to the Virginia Tech shooter said it was an unnerving coincidence that he also sold handgun accessories to the man who killed five students at Northern Illinois University.
Seems to me that a casual reader might conclude that one could visit a website and just order up a gun and have it shipped to their house. That, of course, is not the case. All firearms transfers must go through a dealer so as to conduct a background check.
Eric Thompson said his Web site, http://www.topglock.com, sold two empty 9 mm Glock magazines and a Glock holster to Steven Kazmierczak on Feb. 4, just 10 days before the 27-year-old opened fire in a classroom and killed five before committing suicide.
Another Web site run by Thompson’s company, http://www.thegunstore.com, also sold a Walther .22-caliber handgun to Seung-Hui Cho, who killed 32 people in April on the Virginia Tech campus before killing himself.
Despite the headline, topglock sold the shooter some magazines and not guns. Topglock did transfer a Walther P22 that was used by the VT killer. So, basically, the guy runs a popular website for Glock accessories and someone found it. Shocking! I can’t find thegunstore.com by going to the address or through Google. Anyone else?
Also, I like this bit:
The Glock Web site is well-known among gun users on the Internet, so it is not surprising that someone looking for accessories for a Glock would find it, Thompson said.
What is a gun user? I don’t particularly care for that language as it’s similar to, say, drug user.
David: Same Car Dealer Sold to 2 DUI Killers!!!
Ahab on internet gun sales.
February 19th, 2008 at 1:08 am
It appears that it’s thegunsource.moc (inverted for delinkage). The other one is a websquatter. Interestingly, the owner of the topglock site is starting a new Reasoned Discourse site for PSHers.
Making the most spin as an apologist isn’t necessarily a wonderful thing. He does seem to be playing the coincidence for all he can.
Regards,
Rabbit.
February 19th, 2008 at 3:44 am
Someone is using guns on the internet now? Will the violence never stop?
February 19th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
“Gun user” is part of the anti-rights people’s lexicon. They also like to refer to pro-rights people and FFL holders as “gun pushers”.
If they can’t win by changing the meanings of words, lies, and deceit then they fall back on misdirection and dishonesty.