Federal records reveal Thomas Crooks’s long-range gun obsession before Trump rally attack
TL;DR
Federal records released to Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley show would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks cultivated a years-long obsession with firearms and long-range shooting, advancing from a terrible shot to a capable marksman who used a Panther Arms A-15 gifted by his father at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally; he bought parts under the alias Bob Dole, studied long-range sighting, and even 3D-printed a Glock-style handgun, with investigators noting his motive became clear the moment he pulled the trigger.
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