What ever happened to Zachariah M. Peterson? You know, the guy who threatened online to go
to a Portland area school and “mow down” the teachers because of some past
grievance. He was 29 at the time of the
threat, so his ‘grievance’ must have been festering a long time.
ZachariahPeterson Threatens to Mow Down (Kill) Teachers at Local Christian School
Update to Previous (Part 2)
Connection between Zachariah Peterson and Chris Harper Mercer / Coincidence? Doubtful.
Perhaps you will recall that Peterson was arrested by the FBI and
local police on charges etcetera; including a charge of ‘a felon in possession
of a firearm’ (a federal felony) to wit:
“a Mossberg shotgun, a .22-caliber handgun, a 10-22 Ruger rifle with two
25-round magazines and one Remington 700 rifle with a Leupold scope.”
Peterson was arrested at his home on 9/21/15 and immediately
charged as an ‘Ex-Felon in Possession of a Firearm / US Code Title 18, Section
922’. Said charges were ‘dismissed’
on 10/14/15. Why? I couldn’t tell you for sure. I’m not about to go to the Multnomah County
Court House, in downtown Portland; and endure that ordeal as I have done many
times in the past, just to learn what I already know. X- Felons found to be in possession of
firearms are rarely prosecuted.
Some possible reasons for no prosecution: part of a ‘plea deal’ or the US Attorney
considers the crime low priority and declines to prosecute - ah, well, those
are the two reasons generally utilized.
I suppose you could put forth a couple of the more obscure reasons: ‘Peterson was framed by the police’ or ‘there
was an illegal search conducted,’ and/or the guns were placed in the house by
space aliens; but these explanations are generally considered to be highly
unlikely.
Here is the take-away from all of this: Gun Control, as proposed by
politicians (particularly liberal politicians) is a ‘red herring,’ a ‘stalking
horse,’ a ruse used to deceive the uninformed citizenry. While recommending all types of additional
legislation directed at basically honest gun-owners, the government refuses to
enforce laws that are already on the books.
Why would they do this? First, because they can. Secondly, the jails would be, in their opinion, overwhelmed by real criminals.
On the other hand, the government can put forth some recommendations for gun control that does, I suppose, look to some (perhaps most) in the public like they (the politicians) are actually doing something – even though the laws proposed would be largely ineffective – and they know it. But, the hard cold fact is that the government considers the general public to be pretty darn ignorant; and that legalese-laced platitudes will make said public temporarily feel good; but, more importantly, perpetuate the careers of many current politicians.
Furthermore, what's the big deal about a few more armed x-felons running around terrorizing the public? At least they aren't clogging-up our prison system (True's sarcasm).
Why would they do this? First, because they can. Secondly, the jails would be, in their opinion, overwhelmed by real criminals.
On the other hand, the government can put forth some recommendations for gun control that does, I suppose, look to some (perhaps most) in the public like they (the politicians) are actually doing something – even though the laws proposed would be largely ineffective – and they know it. But, the hard cold fact is that the government considers the general public to be pretty darn ignorant; and that legalese-laced platitudes will make said public temporarily feel good; but, more importantly, perpetuate the careers of many current politicians.
Furthermore, what's the big deal about a few more armed x-felons running around terrorizing the public? At least they aren't clogging-up our prison system (True's sarcasm).
And then they wonder why Donald Trump is ahead in the
poles. God help us. (Or... Maybe he is.)
True Nelson
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