Media Dubiously Attempts To Link “Assault Rifles” To Charleston Attack

By Bob Owens

Several news organizations are attempting to claim that the racist murderer who killed nine blacks at Emanuel AME Zion Church in Charleston with a Glock G41 .45 ACP pistol only used the pistol because he couldn’t afford an AR-15.

Charleston massacre suspect D_____ R___* told a police officer he wanted to buy an AR-15 assault rifle, but couldn’t afford it.

A police report suggests the accused killer, then 20, had ammo clips and the forearm of the powerful weapon in his car when a cop found him loitering in a downtown Columbia, South Carolina, park.

He told the officer he had the parts in the vehicle because he wanted to purchase a full model, but was short on cash.

The gun is a semi-automatic civilian version of the U.S. military’s M16, has a 40-bullet clip and can fire multiple, high-velocity shots without being reloaded – meaning Roof could have caused far more bloodshed at the Emanuel AME Church last Wednesday.

Roof, who is facing nine counts of murder as a result of the shooting, was not charged with a crime because it’s not illegal to possess a forearm grip of the weapon.

According to a report obtained by The State, the officer …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms