James Holmes is NOT a Gun Nut!!! Got that???

[Spitfire of ATJ]

He just dressed like one and had their favorite selection of firearms...

Oh, and gas canisters,....and the mask....

I mean, come on people! Does THIS look like a gun nut to you?

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[mysuzuki2]

1. yes, Ja, Oui, Si

[JeepJK556]

2. Doesn't look like a gun nut

Just a nut with guns.

[Go Vols]

7. yes

[freshwest]

3. Is that the guy? He looks like SWAT or something? What's that shoulder badge?

I mean, he could be one of those blac block guys, whatevers that shows up at Occupy demonstrations and breaks windows...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. Is that the guy?

Naw, this guy has less armor.

[freshwest]

6. Okay, okay, it's not him. What's that patch about! I NEED TO KNOW!!

C'mon guys, someone knows what that is. Aryan whatsis?

Other than that, I thought it was kind of cool, really. I like to wear a lot of black myself.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. I like to wear a lot of black myself.

In this heat???

[freshwest]

12. You kidding? We're being screwed out of our 3rd summer in a row. Didn't get to 70 today, they lied.

I had to weat a trench coat and a knitted cap and scarf last month and turn the heat back on. No sun either, not sure it exists, God wasn't paid, turned it off. Global warming, my ass.

Hey, at least I didn't have to pull the leather long coat out like I did last year on the 4th. Yup, I wear black almost all year, it's been like fall or winter or on a better day, spring.

Still I love it here, although the darkness wears after a while...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. I know someone In Vegas right now who is screaming.

[freshwest]

18. I call up my friends on the Gulf Coast and they wail. I don't rub it in, though.

Some days I miss the sun.

My motto is 'It's always something.'

[Electric Monk]

11. Petronius has something VERY similar as their avatar. You could ask them.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/117248894
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=123632

[freshwest]

13. Ah, no, I trashed the Gungeon. Me no go there. Uh, huh. Thanks, anyway.

[Electric Monk]

14. After a little googling, I found this

http://secondsightmedia.blogspot.ca/2011/03/octogon-knights-of-malta-warrior-cross.html

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lDgnQpkmrN4/TXIpIXhMVjI/AAAAAAAAABo/iBtv-0wc4H0/octogon+resident+evil.jpg

The Knight Templar cross/octagon, the KKK also use a red dot in the middle to signify the sacrifice and the blood of Jesus Christ. Notice how the shapes are triangles and form an optical illusion.
I will call this a vortex that visually draws the viewer inwards.

This is a hangover from the crusades and the KKK have taken and used the symbol and whereby the symbol/insignia was that of the Templar's , i.e. was the red and white cross that is hidden inside an octagon.

In addition, the Maltese cross (red and white/octagon) is also used as 'umbrella corp' in the video game Resident Evil.

So on one level the octagon is a 'temple' that symbolises/harnesses the fervour + magic + ability of the human being to manifest or battle other human beings,spirits, demons or monsters.

[freshwest]

17. Wow, that's pretty cool stuff. I used to like those marital arts flicks. Okay, I'll 'fess up:

All the Jackie Chan, not the heavier stuff. The grunting and flying around got old. after a few years Love all his stuff, got all of them. And there is the kitteh version:

Thanks very much electric monk for providing me that information. That is so good I'm going to save it and think about it for a while.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. If you zoom in on it

It's got a Knights Templar shield with crossed swords in a cross octagon.

Definitely White Supremacist / Nationalist with heavy dose of religion. Probably anti-Jewish as well.

[dionysus]

42. isnt that the Umbrella Co. logo from the resident evil games?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

5. Looks like something out of Raccoon City

or the hive

[freshwest]

8. Well.. I don't know about that stuff. But I lightened up the picture and the guy is not armed.

He's just got a stick of some kind. I could shoot him easily. You don't bring a stick to a gun fight. If I was carrying a gun, that is.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. the guy is not armed

Do you know how hard it was to find a picture of a gun nut with no gun?

[freshwest]

15. Actually, no! I think I can take him, though. Looks like a scared cat with that stick.

Fortunately, I restrained myself from saying something worse.

I've never understood the idea of feeling secure with a gun.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. Me neither. I guess when you're an asshole you live in fear someone is going to hunt you down.

[white_wolf]

24. I was thinking Umbrella Corporation too.

[siouxsiecreamcheese]

36. Yep, I think so too

Had to get my nerd hat out for that one.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

38. Pretty damn close. The center shield is a red cross though. Maybe it's a rank designation.

[Great Caesars Ghost]

33. Umbrella will not be pleased

[Scootaloo]

20. Actually, that looks like the Portland PD on a good day n/t

[Zorra]

21. Yeh...Looks like a cop attacking Occupy to me. nt

[HooptieWagon]

23. He only bought his guns in May.

Make of that what you will.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

25. Funny how he got the right ones,...isn't it?

He'd obviously been at least lurking at the crazier websites to figure out what to get.

Then you've got the body armor and gas mask. Did he order that online or was it sold in a local store?

I'm wondering where he got the money. That's thousands of bucks worth of stuff. It was mentioned he couldn't find work.

I guess his folks were well to do and could have set him up with an account they replenished.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

28. I wonder if they saw account activity showing the purchases.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

31. I figured this guy was some kind of spoiled brat

I understand his folks live in an upscale area and that kind of confirmed it. (Although their house looks like the typical recent tract homes on a lot barely bigger than the house)

I'm waiting to see if they run to FOX "News" to tell their story.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

34. All I heard about the father is that he's a software engineer.

That's not much to go on.

[Marrah_G]

39. He is 24- There is little she could do

I would not be so quick to condemn them until you know the whole story.

[zappaman]

35. You KNOW this, eh?

I think you meant to say "I'm going to accuse the parents of aiding and abetting even though I don't have the slightest bit of evidence other than 'because I say so'".
Hope that helps and have a nice day!

[longship]

26. You are right. He's just some guy who went off the deep end and shot a whole lotta people WITH GUNS!

Nothing more to be said here.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. "Nothing more to be said here."

.....walks like a duck......

[greytdemocrat]

37. HEY!!!

Where did you get my pic????

[Spitfire of ATJ]

40. I hacked your home network.

By the way, you should really read your daughter's email.

[Octafish]

41. Is that Brevik?

NAZI. Nutjob.

[jp11]

43. No it looks like someone doing a cosplay of an umbrella soldier from Resident Evil 2 or 3

really 2 is where you'd see this 'guy' with the collapsible baton.

Oh and about James being dressed like a gun nut the media reported he was dressed like a swat team member so I guess they are all gun nuts with the ballistic helmets and the body armor much like soldiers and even 'regular' police that military up in that kind of gear.