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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 06:56 AM Jun 2012

Gun Dealer Linked to 3 Mass Murders Closes Up Shop

GREENBAY, WIS. -- An online weapons dealer who sold the handgun used in the Virginia Tech massacre and provided equipment used by killers in two other mass shootings has quietly closed up shop.

Police say Eric Thompson last month abruptly closed his Green Bay, Wis.-based business, TGSCOM Inc., as they probed scores of complaints from customers in nearly every state.

Thomapson made headlines in 2007 when it was revealed he had sold a .22 caliber pistol to Seung-hui Cho, who walked from classroom to classroom at Virginia Tech, killing 32 people.

He was later linked to the sale of two empty magazines and a holster to Stephen Kazmierck, who killed five people in a Northern Illinois University classroom in 2008.

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-virginia-tech-gun-dealer,0,3148450.story

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Gun Dealer Linked to 3 Mass Murders Closes Up Shop (Original Post) SecularMotion Jun 2012 OP
I was incredibly pissed about this... OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #1
All that matters is the spin. Clames Jun 2012 #2
Welcome to the world of Kel-Tec ileus Jun 2012 #3
Just look at it though. All I wanted was a nice respectable 12ga shotgun for clay pigeons... OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #4
That looks ugly and super lethal. GreenStormCloud Jun 2012 #14
Is this available to civilians? NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #27
Oh man, the glares you will get from the $2,000+ over-under benelli crowd at the range. AtheistCrusader Jun 2012 #28
Maybe Boeing should close up shop since they sold 4 airplanes "linked" to mass murder on 9/11... crayfish Jun 2012 #5
LOL, good one. OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #6
No, but maybe we should treat all gun owners like airline passengers. SecularMotion Jun 2012 #7
I'm going to assume you're just being hyperbolic in order to rile folks up petronius Jun 2012 #8
How about we start treating all innocent people like innocent fucking people. PavePusher Jun 2012 #9
to properly channel iverglas, gejohnston Jun 2012 #10
Ooooo, well done. PavePusher Jun 2012 #11
How about you just spit the mealies out of your mouth, and tell us petronius Jun 2012 #13
mealies taste too good and gejohnston Jun 2012 #16
y'all gonna get a thread of your own on her bloggyforumrantpage. ileus Jun 2012 #18
Too late.... PavePusher Jun 2012 #20
She's so funny....I'm way more of a democrat and progressive than she'll ever be. ileus Jun 2012 #21
I like the way she is only talking to herself! ManiacJoe Jun 2012 #22
You and I even have our very own post there too! DonP Jun 2012 #23
Perfect example of why the DU Guns Forum will always and forever be more entertaining Simo 1939_1940 Jun 2012 #29
Or just treat everyone like human beings. NewMoonTherian Jun 2012 #12
He makes a good point. ileus Jun 2012 #17
Banned: "violent troll" ellisonz Jun 2012 #25
Yeah, but we allready know that all gun ownwers are just innocent for the moment criminals Marinedem Jun 2012 #15
Now someone is channeling the italian liar. ileus Jun 2012 #19
I guess those last few UN checks bounced and they cut off his Italian internet access DonP Jun 2012 #24
No, he's still active... MicaelS Jun 2012 #26
 

OneTenthofOnePercent

(6,268 posts)
1. I was incredibly pissed about this...
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 07:33 AM
Jun 2012

Last edited Thu Jun 21, 2012, 09:21 AM - Edit history (1)

I had a KSG shotgun on preorder (discount price, too) with this store for over 20 months. Just as the manufacturer that makes them starts getting them out the market... the gun shop goes belly up. Now I've gotta find another online gun shop and get on the end of a different 12+ month waiting list. Not only that, but the prices for the gun are about $300 higher than the discount preorders.

And the truth is that TGScom closed it's doors due to fraud allegations. It has nothing to do with "mass murderers" or gun law violations... that's just a bunch of emotional appeal fodder to get people's undergarments in a twist. They are being federally investigated for fraud and there is a lawsuit being levied against them. A TV news report said there are something like over 200 separate complaints filed with the loacl police and BBB. In fact, a coworker of mine was charged for a handgun months ago that he has yet to receive.

Here's another article as to why the dealer ACTUALLY closes up shop:

http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2012/jun/02/tgscom-online-gun-store-based-in-green-bay-closed-store-linked-to-40-shooting-deaths/
Friday, June 01, 2012 7:10 p.m. CDT

...The Better Business Bureau issued an alert concerning TGSCOM, Inc. after receiving more than 170 complaints about products not being received, delays in shipments and delivery of goods and advertising and selling issues. Complaints have come in from 43 states. The BBB says company also does business under the names “The Gun Source,” “Midwest Hunters Outlet,” and “Saltwater Fishing Source,” and operates approximately six websites. In addition, the BBB has received 2,258 inquiries on TGSCOM, Inc. in the last year and continues to receive hundreds of calls per week. WTAQ was able to get a hold of Owner and President Eric Thompson who says they closed because of financial issues. Thompson was asked if all the orders that have been paid for have been shipped. “With financial issues there’s going to creditors and vendors, a lot of things of that nature, and we effort everything we can to make sure with everything that is sold, but if that was the case then the business wouldn’t be closing down.” Thompson says the store closed last week, and denied that orders have not been fulfilled. The BBB says Green Bay police are looking into pressing criminal charges against Thompson for theft by fraud for intentionally accepting internet orders and payment without providing products...

ileus

(15,396 posts)
3. Welcome to the world of Kel-Tec
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 09:35 AM
Jun 2012

If only there were a firearms manufacture first, and government contractor second.

 

SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
7. No, but maybe we should treat all gun owners like airline passengers.
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 06:59 PM
Jun 2012

Guilty until proven innocent. If every airline passenger is a potential terrorist then every gun owner is a potential mass murderer.

petronius

(26,602 posts)
8. I'm going to assume you're just being hyperbolic in order to rile folks up
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 07:18 PM
Jun 2012

in the gungeon, because if you truly believe that "every _____ is a potential _____ until proven innocent" should apply anywhere to anyone, then you're on the wrong website...

 

PavePusher

(15,374 posts)
9. How about we start treating all innocent people like innocent fucking people.
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 07:21 PM
Jun 2012

I like that a LOT better.

We can start by shit-canning that vile fucking piece of filth Patriot Act and the No-Fly lists.

Shit, I'm so pissed I'm channeling iverglas. Someone get me a cold beer....

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
10. to properly channel iverglas,
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 07:36 PM
Jun 2012

it needs to go something like this:
what the fuckety fuck dog's breakfast

How about fucking treating all the fucking people like they are innocent, instead of acting like a bunch of fucking right wing POS assholes like your fucking PATRIOT Act, which would be in clear violation of our Charter.

God Damn control militants.

ileus

(15,396 posts)
18. y'all gonna get a thread of your own on her bloggyforumrantpage.
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 11:27 PM
Jun 2012

That she won't let be register on.

 

PavePusher

(15,374 posts)
20. Too late....
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 12:40 AM
Jun 2012

She even mentions us by name!! Coooo...!

You and I are, in fact, two of her top ten favorite people...

http://feministshosts.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=17

But seriously, when someone shouts that loudly, shrilly and long into an echo chamber, I do have to worry about their... balance.

ileus

(15,396 posts)
21. She's so funny....I'm way more of a democrat and progressive than she'll ever be.
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 08:15 AM
Jun 2012

It doesn't get more progressive than being a supporter of the 2A...as progressives we believe and promote freedom for everyone.

 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
23. You and I even have our very own post there too!
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 11:13 AM
Jun 2012

As well as being in her top 10 trolls list.

She is absolutely convinced that you and I are right wing trolls.

I guess that means we embarrassed and humiliated her more often than some others in our responses.

That's something to be proud of. I wonder if we get a badge or patch for our range jackets?

I could put it right under my "Gun Religionist" shoulder patch.

Simo 1939_1940

(768 posts)
29. Perfect example of why the DU Guns Forum will always and forever be more entertaining
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 12:11 PM
Jun 2012

than anything I'll view on the vidiot. Well done sir!

 

Marinedem

(373 posts)
15. Yeah, but we allready know that all gun ownwers are just innocent for the moment criminals
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 10:05 PM
Jun 2012

Yeah, but we already know that all gun owners are just innocent for the moment criminals.
Their desire for black assault rifles clearly shows how their baser instincts are guiding them towards mass murder.

ileus

(15,396 posts)
19. Now someone is channeling the italian liar.
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 11:29 PM
Jun 2012

Hidden criminals.....bad for women....ban old people...and cops....and citizens....

 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
24. I guess those last few UN checks bounced and they cut off his Italian internet access
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 11:17 AM
Jun 2012

He always "knew" so much that just wasn't so, and his thinking was 10 to 15 years out of date on most 2nd amendment issues.

I don't think he was TS'd?

He just kind of faded out after DU3 started.

MicaelS

(8,747 posts)
26. No, he's still active...
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 02:57 PM
Jun 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=272768

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