More shootings

[Vietnameravet]

Two US volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and two injured while responding to an emergency call in the town of Webster in New York state.

Police said the four were fired upon in an "apparent trap" as they arrived on Monday morning.

The blaze broke out just before 06:00 local time (11:00 GMT) and officers had to evacuate nearby residents in an armoured car.

A gunman has been found dead at the scene, local police say.

The man was 62-year-old William Spengler, Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering told media.

Spengler appeared to have shot himself in the head, Mr Pickering said.

He had previously served a 17-year jail sentence after being convicted of killing his grandmother.

Why anyone convicted of killing someone should ever be let out of jail is something I cannot fathom..let alone get access to a gun!


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20838925

[Recursion]

1. Someone with a homicide conviction can't legally get a gun

Note that, just like with drugs, "can't legally" is not the same as "can't".

[riverbendviewgal]

2. Lots of pictures on other site

of the gunman and those he shot.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252856/Christmas-Eve-gun-horror-Two-firemen-shot-dead-assault-rifle-gunman-set-blaze-lure-deadly-trap.html


If he had no license to have this gun...then is the person who sold him the gun responsible.

It may have been stolen and did the person who owned it report it?

Still don't know what kind of gun it is.