Online pro-gun extremism: ‘Cool for active shooter stuff’


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  • Monday, 06 Jun 2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James, center, initiated an investigation into some of the platforms used by the Buffalo gunman, who streamed his attack on Twitch, which is owned by Amazon. Twitch pulled the livestream after about two minutes. — AP

The young man in the jeans and sunglasses proudly shows off his gun in the YouTube video, then instructs his one million subscribers how to fit extra ammo on his belt, and offers a chilling observation.

“Pretty cool for active shooter stuff, if you need extra mags.”

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