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2018-04-22 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Naked gunman kills 3 in shooting at waffle restaurant in Nashville

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-04-22 07:55|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 theshooter is said to have fled the scene on foot.

Well, yeah..because he's NAKED?

Posted by Frank G 2018-04-22 08:52|| 2018-04-22 08:52|| Front Page Top

#2 As is often said here, nothing good takes place after 1:00 a.m.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-04-22 09:06|| 2018-04-22 09:06|| Front Page Top

#3 One of my favorite roadtrip stops.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-04-22 09:24|| 2018-04-22 09:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Waffle House is too good to be labeled "restaurant"

Posted by Beavis 2018-04-22 09:25|| 2018-04-22 09:25|| Front Page Top

#5 If he was naked where did he keep the AR-15? I wouldn't think he would get too far before E911 was lighting up. The local TV is reporting 4 dead this a.m.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-04-22 09:36|| 2018-04-22 09:36|| Front Page Top

#6 OK so, some fact's from DailyMail article on this:

- Suspect is 29-year-old Travis Reinking, White male from Morton, Illinois

- Reinking was on the radar of both the FBI and law enforcement out of state 'due to previous interactions'

- He got out of his car, naked, with nothing but a green jacket on, opened fire, then ran to nearby apartment complex where he lived. Then proceeded to put pants on, take off the green jacket, and walk into nearby woods. So only pants on...

- Rampage stopped by James Shaw Jr. who doesn't think himself hero, just saw opportunity to save himself and wrestled the AR-15 from Reinking, then threw over counter. Was treated for graze and minor bullet wound on elbow

- Still two people in Critical condition, one stable, so death toll may rise

Anyone else think this is the 'Authorities' screwing up again?

Posted by Charles 2018-04-22 12:34|| 2018-04-22 12:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Fox showed the Evil Black Rifle™ and noted he has an extensive criminal record. Good thing it was probably against the law for him to have that AR

Posted by Frank G 2018-04-22 12:55|| 2018-04-22 12:55|| Front Page Top

#8 #1 theshooter is said to have fled the scene on foot.
Well, yeah..because he's NAKED?

Dang! Now where'd I leave my car keys?

Posted by SteveS 2018-04-22 13:33|| 2018-04-22 13:33|| Front Page Top

#9 - Suspect is 29-year-old Travis Reinking, White male from Morton, Illinois

FBI probably a little gun shy about potential central Illinois perps. Steven Hatfill was from Mattoon, IL. Cost them (taxpayers) a bundle when charges were dropped on Hatfill.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-04-22 15:12|| 2018-04-22 15:12|| Front Page Top

#10 I almost married a girl from Morton, IL.

Yeah, there are some crazy people there...

Posted by Rob Crawford 2018-04-22 16:45|| 2018-04-22 16:45|| Front Page Top

#11 "Awesome, Dad"
Police identified the gunman as 29-year-old Travis Reinking from Illinois. It’s believed he moved here in the fall of 2017.

Here’s what we know about him so far:

1. He is from Morton, Illinois, but is currently living at an apartment complex called The Discovery at Mountain View near the Antioch Waffle House.

Driver’s license issued in Morton, Illinois
The truck he was driving is registered to him out of Morton, Illinois

2. Metro Nashville Police officials reported that he has had interactions with Morton Illinois Police Department and with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Reinking was arrested by the Secret Service after he was found in a restricted area near the White House in July 2017. He was released.

3. Authorities previously took his guns.

He was later interviewed by Tazewell County, Illinois authorities and the FBI, and his Illinois firearms authorization was revoked. Four weapons were seized by authorities, including the AR-15 used in the Waffle House shooting.

Police received information that the guns were returned to Reinking’s father.

Reinking’s father has acknowledged giving them back to his son.

Two of the four guns remain unaccounted for. (One was found at the scene, and a second was found during a search of his apartment.

Posted by Frank G 2018-04-22 16:59|| 2018-04-22 16:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Reinking’s father has acknowledged giving them back to his son.

No problem, so his father goes to jail for life without parole as an accomplice to murder.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-04-22 18:34|| 2018-04-22 18:34|| Front Page Top

#13 Kudos to James Shaw, Jr. He's a hero.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-04-22 19:14|| 2018-04-22 19:14|| Front Page Top

#14 FBI, Secret Service, dumb-da-dumb-dumb.

Posted by Omeger Gray6606 2018-04-22 20:26|| 2018-04-22 20:26|| Front Page Top

#15 James Shaw - Hero. Completely unarmed, goes hand to hand with the guy and takes the rifle getting shot at and grazed in the process.

His quote? "If he's going to kill me I'm going to make him work for it".

Apparently the hero jammed him up when he came into a doorway, where the rifle was unwieldy and got into a rassling contest, which the hero won, tossing the rifle and then getting the hell out of the AO. Went to Church the next morning - and the police did a news conference where they asked him to tell his story.

Here it is:

Good man.

Lessons:

Sometimes a good man WITHOUT a gun is enough.

Criminals are going to get guns no matter how many laws are passed that say they cannot - even if we come and take the guns, they are going to end up with one or more because they don't care about the laws.

Tactically speaking: Don't go into Close Quarters Battle with a Rifle - a pistol is the better weapon. Thankfully the assailant was not well versed in the art of CQB.

Posted by Injun Bucket8891 2018-04-22 21:32|| 2018-04-22 21:32|| Front Page Top

#16 Go to 3:35 in the video - He's going to have to work to kill me.

Posted by Injun Bucket8891 2018-04-22 21:34|| 2018-04-22 21:34|| Front Page Top

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