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Virginia Tech Slams Visit by Gun Dealer Who Armed Campus Shooters
25 April 2008
New York Times / The Lede, Blog
Many news accounts have accurately described Eric Thompson as the owner of an online firearms store linked to two mass shootings — Seung-Hui Cho bought a gun there, Steve Kazmierczak bought ammunition. In attacks less than a year apart, they killed 37 people at two universities.
But his company tells a more complicated story, explaining that an "unfortunate twist of fate is spurring him to take a more active role in protecting the public." The role, as Mr. Thompson... (GunPolicy.org)