It now appears that in addition to it appearing that his intent being to make his suicide a spectacle, he might not even have had a real live assault weapon. Though they are starting to ask the question.
"The incomplete identification of the gun Shoop apparently used to take his own life at Garden State Plaza early today raises several questions, including whether it merely looked like an assault weapon, or legally qualified as one under New Jersey law, which strictly limits who can and can't own the firearm." http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/mall_gun_looked_like_an_ak-47_but_was_it_an_assault_weapon_in_nj.html
It now appears that in addition to it appearing that his intent being to make his suicide a spectacle, he might not even have had a real live assault weapon. Though they are starting to ask the question.
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