The Charlie Kirk shooting suspect is in state custody, NBC News confirms.

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[–] [S] 19 points 1 year ago (7 children)

The theory is that the rifle was disassembled to fit in a backpack. This is what Ear Shooter did to get into position. However, Crooks used an AR-15 style rifle, which breaks down into much smaller pieces than an "older model [bolt-action] Mauser 30-06".

I'm going to want to see exactly what rifle it was, what condition it was found in (assembled or not, specifically), before speculating any further.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Granted, I'm not familiar with how a Mauser .30-06 breaks down either, my experience with that caliber is my grand-dad's Remington 721 that I inherited.

    But on that gun, even if you remove the barrel, the wood stock aint fitting in a backpack.

    (721 is super dangerous too! Can fire without touching the trigger. Mine has been fixed:

    https://youtu.be/NlzoMqtDUxs#t=3m54s)

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, I'm withholding my opinion on the breakdown capability until there's sufficient information, even if that's the "official theory". I mean, even if the stock was cut down, it looks like the shortest barrel would have been 22 inches, but an "older" one looks like it would more likely have a 24 inch barrel. The rifle is reported to have been scoped, so it could have been cut short, no need for the front sight.

    But someone who'd planned that well ... would they have just left it in the woods? Instead of continuing to carry it with them still hidden in the backpack?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    These threads always degrade into gun nuts listing off facts about gun models no one cares about and are inrrelevant.

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