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Gunman who was killed by Yellowstone rangers had planned a July 4 mass shooting, park reveals (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Yellowstone National Park officials say a gunman killed by park rangers as he fired a semiautomatic rifle at the entrance of a dining facility with 200 people inside had told a woman he planned to carry out a mass shooting

The warning from a woman in Yellowstone National Park came in just after midnight on July Fourth: She'd just been held at gunpoint by a man who said he planned to carry out a mass shooting — a random attack common in the U.S. these days but not in the Yellowstone region, let alone the park itself.

Rangers spent the next several hours trying to find the gunman before he showed up outside a dining area with 200 people inside. He shot a barrage of bullets with a semi-automatic rifle at a service entrance.

The rangers — including one who was wounded — shot back. Their rounds hit the attacker, Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner, 28, of Milton, Florida, who died at the scene in the busy Canyon Village tourist lodge area near the scenic Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

While I agree that the surrounding area would be well armed, ~~I believe firearms in the park itself are actually banned for civilians.~~ (Wrong, see below) This is a rare case of a police force stopping an active shooter quickly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That is false, firearms have been legal to carry in national parks since 2010.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh dang really? Thanks for the correction I need to update my knowledge here.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

"In areas administered by the National Park Service, an individual can possess a firearm if that individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm and if the possession of the firearm complies with the laws of the state where the park area is located. 54 U.S.C. 104906. "

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Thanks Obama 😒