Discussion: Couple Practiced At Shooting Range Days Before Carrying Out Calif. Attack

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Seems a bit like the flight training of the 9/11 pilots where they didn’t want to learn about landing. I am somewhat surprised (in both good and bad ways) that, in the wake of recent terrorist attacks, multiple visits to a gun range by obviously “Middle Eastern-looking” gun enthusiasts didn’t raise a red flag with someone. Just sayin’.

Edited to shift " " emphasis and add clarity.

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The husband was American, and the wife from Pakistan.

Neither countries are part of the Middle East.

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The gun ranges in the news are usually the ones with pretty ridiculous xenophobia. Sounds like this is actually a pretty good range if the instructor is so quick to point out that race and religion aren’t synonymous with intentions. I also wouldn’t say that multiple visits means anything, even within a couple-day span.

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Sorry. Forgot my bubbas-at-the-gun-range quotation marks around Middle Eastern.

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I thought perhaps you were pointing out an error in the article, so re-read it and I found nothing in it which seems to have anything to do with your post. So, what is it that you are implying?

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Oh - I now see you were replying to Docmoore’s post.

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“How are you able to determine what somebody’s intents are?”

Republican answer: Give them unfettered access to guns to find out?

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I am somewhat surprised (in both good and bad ways)…

I agree. I think we have come some distance from total-racist that it didn’t raise a flag at a gun range. And I live in OpenCarryLand (Texas). Multiple visits to a range every day wouldn’t be unusual for some ammosexuls.

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My understanding is that Tashfeen Malik always kept herself fully covered (unlike the photo shown here, which I assume was for identification purposes). I would love to know from the shooting range owner whether she was dressed in that fashion and, if so, is it typical for him to see someone so clothed taking part in target practice.

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It was supposed to be a reply to a comment (where as the commentator indicated I misread his imitation of a Republican as his own words). I seem to have accidentally replied to the article instead.

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MAkes a lot more sense. I’ve seen other comments from you, and that one seemed completely out of character. My bad.

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