NBC News has learned that early Saturday the FBI searched the Riverside, California home of the man authorities believe originally bought the assault rifles used in the San Bernardino shooting rampage that killed 14.
During the search, neighbors say, agents cut open the garage door with blow torches, used bomb-sniffing dogs, and temporarily detained the man’s father and younger brother. The man’s father told NBC News Saturday afternoon that he does not know where his son is and declined further comment.
Federal officials say the two assault weapons were originally bought in 2011 and 2012 by the man, said to be a friend of Farook’s, but investigators don’t yet know whether Farook gave him the money upfront, or bought the guns from him later.
A neighbor who witnessed the search told NBC News that the man and Farook had been close friends since childhood but appeared to have grown more distant in recent months.
An FBI official said Saturday that the man is not considered a suspect in the shooting, and NBC News is not releasing his name.
http://www.aol.com/article/2015/12/05/fbi-searches-home-of-farook-friend-who-bought-guns/21279031/
Here’s the LA Times version of the story:
“FBI raids home of San Bernardino shooter’s friend over gun purchases”
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isis-calls-san-bernardino-shooters-supporters-as-terrorism-probe-continues-20151205-story.html
Hey Angel! 😀
“During the search, neighbors say, agents cut open the garage door with blow torches, used bomb-sniffing dogs, and temporarily detained the man’s father and younger brother.”
Expanding police state indoctrination/propaganda reinforcement.
Should have been shot as soon as they started destroying that man’s property.
Compensation forthcoming?
So they really needed to do that? I guess they have to use their toys to get more. Ruin a person’s home. Wow.
“Ruin a person’s home.”
Well, Jenn, they ARE only tenants, after all, right?
It was a faux pas on my part to refer to it as ‘his’ property, however. My bad.
You can bet when they come looking for our guns the same practices or even worse will be impimented
While they hold you at multiple gun points
“Federal officials say the two assault weapons were originally bought in 2011 and 2012 by the man..”
How did the “Federal officials” know where these weapons were? If they were bought in 2011 & 2012, the records of their purchase should have been destroyed years ago.
They’re obviously not destroying the records of NICS checks like they’re supposed to do after 90 days.
Does this mean they are looking for the third shooter?
Yup.
In every closet, strongbox, and gun safe they can find.