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The New York Times
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A man in North Carolina who fired a rifle inside a Washington restaurant in 2016 because he wrongly believed an internet conspiracy known as Pizzagate was fatally shot by the police in North Carolina over the weekend when he pulled out a gun during a traffic stop, the authorities said.

nytimes.comMan Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With PoliceEdgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer during a...

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Ben Hernandez
@mincho.bsky.social

It is sad that someone with this personality (buy the 2nd amendment crap blindly) and level of knowledge competence (would fall for right wing conspiracies) had this end to his life I hope this does for a good example for others

Proud Grandpa (2x)!
@jhaven1974.bsky.social

It's easier to buy guns illegally via private sales than it is legally tbh. We don't track any of that, background checks aren't required, the seller doesn't even have to ask if you are old enough, a felon, or even what your first name is.

Proud Grandpa (2x)!
@jhaven1974.bsky.social

I've been asking myself why we would even bother with background checks if even a regular law abiding person would find it much more convenient to buy via a private sale - your just not likely to find an exact gun you might be looking for but that's hit or miss in stories too unless you order.

VoteGirl
@votegirl.bsky.social

I know that it's not an apt comparison, but people weren't sorry when Hiltler shot himself in the head, or when Assad was over thrown. They/we were releaved. My first thought, great now he won't shot anyone else. That's not crazy, it's just a fact. ✌️❤️

MMJ.R.
@mickiemjr.bsky.social

Similar will happen to some of these Jan 6thers pardoned. They didn't all accidentally stumble into these crimes...this is who many are, and will continue to be.

Bill I Am
@billf.bsky.social

"The conspiracy theory was started after people misinterpreted emails from the account of John Podesta,..." STOP DOING THIS! They were not "misinterpreted." Dangerous people online, encouraged by high-profile people, invented wild conspiracies out of thin air. Stop normalizing this!

Kaycie
@brnteswfty.bsky.social

Not condoning the death but, Finally, seeing actual criminals as real Americans know them (not some trope from Heart of Darkness) getting delt with. F- yeah, police! Thank you! 🙏 These MFers are dangerous and emboldened.

J Mark Dodds FRSA
@jmarkdodds.bsky.social

Yeah. Using guns is a really clever way to run a society isn't it? Using words written 235 years to justify millions of people wandering round with lethal weapons they're in love with is REALLY clever. It's only going to be getting better over the next few years as climate crisis REALLY takes off

Just a Cog
@eclecticlynn.bsky.social

Just wait until the clown releases all the J6 felons (who remain felons, just released from prison). Trump's version of Brown or Black Shirts on the streets. I guess this 69 yo bitch better head on down to the shooting range and figure out what gun I can shoot straight.