There is NO REASON a civilian needs an assault rifle, NONE!
It was reported he had a clip that held 100 rounds, again NO REASON a civilian needs that! NONE!
Cops: Weeks of planning went into shootings at Colo. Batman screening
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Holmes was armed with two .40-caliber Glock handguns, a Remington 870 single-barrel pump shotgun, a Smith & Wesson AR-15 assault-style rifle and as many as 6,000 rounds of ammunition, Oates said.
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