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February 19, 2013 5:22 PM

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Los Angeles freeway shooter identified as 20-year-old student Ali Syed

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Police investigate a shooting spree in Southern California

/ CBS Los Angeles

(CBS/AP) TUSTIN, Calif. - Southern California law enforcement authorities have identified the gunman in an unexplained shooting rampage as a 20-year-old unemployed part-time student named Ali Syed.

Tustin police Chief Scott Jordan says Syed lived at the Ladera Ranch residence where the first victim was slain.

Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino says that victim is a young woman in her 20s who has not been identified and is not related to the shooter.

The rampage early Tuesday left three victims dead and several wounded. The shooter killed himself.

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by profwatson February 21, 2013 3:11 PM EST: Ali Syed Khamenie states that he has agents in America. Was the shooter one of those agents? Why is the Federal government so far quiet on this situation? Should Jewish institutions be concerned?; Reply to this comment


by angophy February 20, 2013 11:39 PM EST: For more exclusive information on Ali Syed's classmates and professor.

http://www.lariatnews.com/news/update-ali-syed-s-first-victim-courtney-aoki-20-was-allegedly-shot-in-the-face-1.2812106#.USWhMKUZy0s; Reply to this comment

by Cowmpound February 20, 2013 8:26 AM EST

More guns! Tick...tick...tick...

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by angophy February 20, 2013 11:38 PM EST: For more exclusive information on classmates and professor of Ali Syed...

http://www.lariatnews.com/news/update-ali-syed-s-first-victim-courtney-aoki-20-was-allegedly-shot-in-the-face-1.2812106#.USWhMKUZy0s

by Donnie_G February 19, 2013 9:05 PM EST

Mental Health Records and the National Criminal Instant Background Check System (NICS):

It is a federal felony to lie or otherwise make false statements on a NICS. IT'S THE LAW.

According to a recent General Accounting Office study, as of 2011 23 states and the District of Columbia submitted less than 100 mental health records to NICS; 17 states submitted less than ten mental health records to NICS; and four states submitted no mental health records to NICS.

In 2010, the FBI denied 72,659 NICS checks out of a total of 14,409,616. But only 62 of these cases were actually prosecuted, and only 13 resulted in a conviction.

Vice President Joe Biden says that the government doesn't have the time or resources to prosecute those people that are caught breaking this long time federal law, so the government doesn't bother to enforce this federal law. And you wonder why there are so many bonafide lunatics running around shooting people. Well now you know!

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by Kenny_Login February 20, 2013 10:57 AM EST: Dude, I could have a whole rainbow of psychotic disorders and still walk around the corner and score whatever may be available at the time for a couple hundred bucks. The need for drugs combined with the availability of firearms in the houses that are ransacked by junkies makes this an endless supply of ghostly guns. They trade them for a few bags to the dealers, then are in turn sold to the kids. USA USA USA!


by Donnie_G February 20, 2013 11:43 AM EST: Kenny, thanks for making my point, which is that the best laws that we have for keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and lunatics are ignored by criminals and lunatics, and the government agencies assigned with enforcement of these laws simply don't want to be bothered anyway. So what's the point of making more laws that only serve to intimidate law abiding citizens and have no effect on criminal or lunatic behavior what so ever?

by Shattered4102 February 19, 2013 8:04 PM EST

The government left them all defenseless so when the guy with a gun showed up, none of them even had a chance.

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by aintfakin February 19, 2013 8:49 PM EST: when I guy with a gun shows up next to you you will never know it....you will be dead before you can react


by profwatson February 21, 2013 3:04 PM EST: The shooter is a Muslim Iranian. Did we just suffer a terrorist attack here by one of Ali Sayed Khamenei's agents?


by Shattered4102 April 22, 2013 1:53 AM EDT: Tell it to watchmaker Lance Thomas aintfakin because his gun saved his life on four separate armed robbery occassions. You're obviously fakin.

by schoollord February 19, 2013 6:45 PM EST

This is another legal gun owner going berserk.

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by makemyday2da February 19, 2013 6:49 PM EST: Where is it mentioned he's a "legal gun owner"?


by Woodworkerwaynew February 19, 2013 7:09 PM EST: Really ?
And you know this, how ? Because I saw nothing in the article that says that.


by commonsense21stcentury February 19, 2013 7:13 PM EST: Who knows. It could be a terrorist.


by Wingsfan1983 February 19, 2013 7:26 PM EST: Who did say he was a gun owner, but he did get ahold of a gun and it was gun violence.


by WiseAsOwl February 19, 2013 7:31 PM EST: Yes.. Where did you see it mentioned, schoollord?????


by retmw1 February 19, 2013 8:07 PM EST: Yep bought it at a gun show, no ID or background check needed. If the NRA has their way that's how it will stay.

by Swiftest February 19, 2013 6:30 PM EST

Tomorrow headline will be Obama will want to get rid of all rifles so this won't ever be happening again

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by keote_poet February 19, 2013 6:57 PM EST: actually tommorow's headlines will be from NRA and rightwingnuts..please buy more guns.


by sweetcakesmaria February 19, 2013 6:58 PM EST: Some clueless, classless dumb A$$ M F had to make this about Obama!


by Wingsfan1983 February 19, 2013 7:27 PM EST: It is sorry that Swiftest is not very swift!


by WiseAsOwl February 19, 2013 7:39 PM EST: Yes.. I probably would buy more guns.. but, over the last year, I've just gotten more than I can find a place for... Obama is SUCH a good gun salesman.... He is personally responsible for the citizens nearly doubling the guns in private ownership.... just in the last 4 years. Good day.. From an NRA LIFE MEMBER......

by zion1king February 19, 2013 6:25 PM EST

Guess our exulted one should go on a campaign to make shotguns illegal since that seemed to be the weapon used in this carnage! Funny how Obama was photographed shooting one of these "evil guns" recently in a shameless photo op propaganda episode.

As others have pointed out here, it is the "loony bin" candidates and hardened criminal thugs that are perpetrating all of this violence. But of course they are the last place the administration will go to to deal with this problem. It is much easier to target and discriminate against law abiding citizens.

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by Wingsfan1983 February 19, 2013 7:28 PM EST: Zion you are the luny king around here. People were killed today. Do you not get that!

by john5673 February 19, 2013 6:20 PM EST

Why people are getting crazy? I think it is because young and old have no jobs, no money, no food but still they can buy GUNS and bullets easily. Obama should BAN all guns everywhere except in shooting ranges and forests where they can hunt any one they want.

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by Woodworkerwaynew February 19, 2013 7:13 PM EST: Yes, KING Obama should do that.

Oops, we live in a country that doesn't ALLOW it's President to single-handedly make laws, and where minority groups are afforded a degree of protection in their rights from opression by simple majorities...............


by Wingsfan1983 February 19, 2013 7:30 PM EST: They do in Austrailia and yes it was the conservative party. An ironly most of the worlds conservatives are for gun control.

You can limit the amount of people killed with eliminating guns; guns will multiply the amount of deaths.

Ask South Africa


by 63laura February 20, 2013 1:21 AM EST: you mean to tell me you dont care to protect your family. You are a
whimp. So if some crazies break in your house and assault your babies and spouse you will just let the criminal continue to shoot rape or whatever and thank the criminals. Then we become like England where a man recently killed one of two intruders for threatening him and his family. He got sentenced to 20 years for taking away the rights of the criminal. If an intruder breaks in and attacks me or my family I am shooting to kill. I personally in my lifetime have been assaulted five
times over my adult life by complete strangers. Once I was put in hosp for two weeks.I will not let it happen a sixth time.