Blame The Department of Justice For the Hesston Shooting

By Bob Owens

The serial criminal who shot up Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas earlier this week obtained both of his firearms from his ex-girlfriend, who knew she was straw-purchasing guns for a prohibited person.

A Newton woman is facing a federal charge after authorities said she is suspected of giving C___ F___* the two weapons he used to shoot 17 people in Hesston on Thursday.

Sarah Jo Hopkins, 28, is the mother of F___’s 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son, according to court records obtained by The Eagle on Friday afternoon. She was charged with one count of knowingly transferring a firearm to a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in an e-mailed news release Friday.

An affidavit filed in the case alleges Hopkins knew of F___’s criminal history – or had reason to think he had one – including his felony convictions, which barred him from possessing firearms.

She is accused in the document of giving him the Zastava Serbia AK-47-type semi-automatic rifle and the Glock Model 22 .40-caliber handgun he was carrying when he embarked on Thursday’s shooting spree.

The firearms were straw-purchased by Hopkins …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms