The shooter was stationed inside the house and immediately began firing with an AR-15-style rifle, Barker said.

Investigators also discovered a black lab shot dead in the basement of the house that belonged to the ex-girlfriend of the shooter.

[The ex girlfriend] also told investigators that she believed Ruth had set her pick-up truck on fire while it was sitting in the home’s driveway in August, according to an affidavit.

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    Prime example of how current gun laws do absolutely nothing to protect us.

    Even in my state of WA with some of the most restricted gun laws in the nation a person convicted of violent crimes can still get a hold of a firearm.

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      That’s the fun thing about charging someone with a crime. The accused hasn’t been proven guilty yet.

      In this case, they were there to arrest him for stalking. Which may or may not have resulted in a felony, barring him from gun ownership.

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        A rational observation.

        I too, wish we could ascertain who was going to snap and do bad things before they have to do something crazy enough to be lawfully convicted, but there’s gotta be a process.

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      And an AR-14, which nobody needs. Unless we’re all going to use them to overthrow the gestapo like the 2nd amendment intended.