Pentagon gunman appears to have acted alone

[mgc1961]

The California man who calmly opened fire on two police officers at an entrance to the Pentagon Thursday appears to have acted alone and was not connected to any terrorist plot, Pentagon police chief Richard S. Keevill said.

The shooter, identified as 36-year-old John Patrick Bedell, was dressed in a business suit and carried two 9-millimeter semi-automatic weapons and "many magazines" of ammunition, Keevill said at a 6 a.m. news conference Friday. "He walked very directly to the officers and engaged," Keevill said.

Read more at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/05/AR2010030500957.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2010030501071

[onehandle]

1. Where did he get the guns? nt

[mgc1961]

2. Wiki has posted this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_Bedell

I guess we'll soon know more about Mr. Bedell's proclivities.

[Rebubula]

3. What does it matter? n/t

[onehandle]

4. Re: Columbine. Guns used in crimes start out legal somewhere.

The path backwards should always be traced to see if there were other crimes involved.

Like a the common practice of straw purchases at gun shows.