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I agree with your first point. The "black market" isn't a place you just go to if you want to buy illegal shit. The fact is, if the shooter didn't have legal, easy access to an assault rifle, he wouldn't have been able to do the damage he did. Period.

"It is not entirely coincidental that Aurora and Columbine happened 20 miles from each other."

Well, yeah, it is. Assault rifles are legal in most states. What does being in Colorado have to do with anything?

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No, not "Period."

There are any number of other ways he could do the same damage. We all know that. So don't force in an absolute where it doesn't belong.

He rigged his apartment with, supposedly, 30 or so IED/IIDs, and had full body armor during the assault. As far as I can tell, he pulled out all the stops. If he could have done more, I'm pretty sure he would have.

Yeah to a great degree it is coincidental I believe. My point being that it happened in a state with lax gun laws as opposed to a state like NY. But yeah I would like to know more about what else is amiss with that area.

Well, South Park.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairplay,_Colorado#South_Park_a...

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