FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul posted video of the press conference, in which Rothrock said, “[the sniper] legally obtained an 8mm bolt action rifle…used in the shooting.”
He indicated that the alleged sniper obtained the rifle in August.
An 8mm bolt action rifle is often a World War II vintage firearm. And, like the firearm used in the Charlie Kirk assassination, it is rudimentary.
After a shot is fired via a bolt action rifle, the bolt of the gun has to be manually lifted and pulled back to eject the spent shell casing. Then, the bolt has to be pushed forward and down, to lock a new round in battery. This process has to take place after every shot.
Also Thursday morning, Breitbart News noted that FBI Kash Patel shared that the sniper had done “multiple searches of ballistics and the ‘Charlie Kirk Shot Video’.”
The sniper had also “searched apps that tracked the presence of ICE agents.”
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio, a member of Gun Owners of America, and the director of global marketing for Lone Star Hunts. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and has a Ph.D. in Military History. Follow him on X: @awrhawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
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