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February 15, 2008
Online Gun Dealer Sold to Both Northern Illinois and Virginia Tech Killers
An Internet weapons dealer who sold a gun to the Virginia Tech shooter also sold handgun accessories to Steven P. Kazmierczak, who killed five people and himself yesterday at Northern Illinois University, the Associated Press reported.
The company, TGSCOM Inc., is a major Web-based gun retailer in Green Bay, Wis. On one of its two Web sites, Topglock.com, it sold two empty handgun magazines and a holster to Mr. Kazmierczak for $105.62 on February 4. Both items were for a Glock, a type of gun that he carried during the shootings. The accessories were shipped on Monday, said Eric Thompson, a company official.
The Virginia Tech gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, used a handgun he purchased from TGSCOM’s other Web site in the massacre last April, in which he killed 32 people and himself.
Mr. Thompson said his dealership is well known among Internet gun shoppers, so it was not surprising that someone looking for Glock items would find it. But he said he was shocked to be tied to both shootings.
“I’m shaking,” Mr. Thompson told the AP. “I can’t believe somebody would order from us again and do this.” —Paul Fain
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Quote online gun dealer: “I can’t believe somebody would order a high-powered gun, that is, a killing machine, and actually – KILL PEOPLE. I’m so shocked!” Wake up America! It is high time for strict gun control laws. Go to http://bradycampaign.org to find out more about the issues!
— Craig Feb 16, 02:04 AM #
Guess which vendor the next campus killer turns to. Nothing like free advertising. Yeeeesh.
— morris Feb 16, 10:24 AM #
Keep in mind that an “on-line” gun sale is really not on line at all. The firearm must be shipped to a licensed dealer in the buyer’s home state. The buyer must then pass an FBI background check before the firearm can be transferred, in person, from the licensed dealer to the buyer.
— AL (RETIRED POLICE) Feb 16, 03:56 PM #
Most firearms are not used for killing ANYTHING and if one were to read the article, you would see that a firearm was NOT ordered from the place, but instead it was two magazines and a holster.
If you really want to think about things then think about whether everyone would be safer if ALL firearms vanished. Gangs of criminals would be free to do their business and it would be difficult to catch them. If you are alone, you would be easy prey. If you really think that crime would go down, you would get a surprise. To get the crime to go down, consider what Florida did with the CCW law. Contrary to all the fear mongering which never proved to be true, the crime rate went down as the criminals did not know who was armed.
There is a reason why police carry firearms as it is the best tool for the job.
— K Sandberg Feb 20, 06:25 PM #