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WarGamer

(18,829 posts) Mon Apr 27, 2026, 11:33 PM Apr 27

Why are people saying Cole Allen didn't fire his weapon? [View all]

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/cole-allen-whcd-arraigment-trump.html

Allen, 31, is also charged with transportation of a firearm or ammunition in interstate commerce, and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, a prosecutor said at his arraignment in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

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Why are people saying Cole Allen didn't fire his weapon? [View all] WarGamer Apr 27 OP

What I have read is that Todd Blanche said the perp's shotgun was fired but the casing stayed inside the gun. Sogo Apr 27 #1

Shooter used a pump shotgun, didn't have time to cycle the next round, thus ejecting the first WarGamer Apr 27 #3

Reports say dweller Apr 27 #5

thats the pic... it's not bolt action lol WarGamer Apr 27 #6

Yep dweller Apr 27 #8

are we now claiming that publicly presented evidence is falsified? stopdiggin Apr 28 #11

I acknowledged it's a pic of a gun dweller Apr 28 #13

Read the articles. That's the gun used. Melon Apr 28 #18

In that picture, the slide is in the rearward position ... Straw Man Apr 28 #25

in his manifesto he said buckshot WarGamer Apr 28 #26

confusing terminology. the 'shell casing' is the part that DOESN'T spew out of the barrel stopdiggin Apr 28 #10

Will wait for actual evidence dweller Apr 27 #2

it's literally part of the complaint WarGamer Apr 27 #4

There is no dweller Apr 27 #7

They're just throwing charges at him leftstreet Apr 28 #12

Nope, it doesn't say what you are claiming obamanut2012 Apr 28 #28

Probably most people are saying that because they have seen other people say that. RockRaven Apr 27 #9

No, because it's true obamanut2012 Apr 28 #29

All those reporters there oldmanlynn Apr 28 #14

the man never reached the room stopdiggin Apr 28 #15

Wolf Blitzer Cerulean Southpaw Apr 28 #33

Malcolm Nance retweeted Secret Service fired all 4 shots womanofthehills Apr 29 #44

You just cannot be this naive. dpibel Apr 28 #16

So they're charging him with discharge of a firearm... but he never fired? WarGamer Apr 28 #17

Read the charging document dpibel Apr 28 #19

Because it doesn't say that obamanut2012 Apr 28 #30

Just as a crutch for you dpibel Apr 28 #20

THANK YOU! 👍👍👍👍👏 ColoringFool Apr 28 #21

He is calling out my OP saying Allen obamanut2012 Apr 28 #31

A "CHARGE" IS JUST THAT. IT IS NOT CONSIDERED "FACT" OR "PROOF." ColoringFool Apr 28 #22

Dude - we HAVE to meet FHRRK1 Apr 28 #23

LOL dpibel Apr 28 #24

What is the borscht scene like in SoCal? BannonsLiver Apr 28 #42

Nope, it isn't in the filing obamanut2012 Apr 28 #27

Here in DC DFW Apr 28 #32

Now Blanche is saying bullets just "sometimes disappear" when fired inside obamanut2012 Apr 28 #38

Ah, now I get it. Bullets just disappear. DFW Apr 28 #40

According to Blanche they're having trouble locating the bullet(s) and may never find it! Blues Heron Apr 28 #34

He said sometimes bullets just disappear! obamanut2012 Apr 28 #36

Once again, we see how many people understand the process of legal prosecution, and how many simply do not. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 28 #35

This and my OP fascinated te obamanut2012 Apr 28 #37

Why do you think? Torchlight Apr 28 #39

Bless your heart. BannonsLiver Apr 28 #41

Who Shot The Secret Service Agent? 🤔 ColoringFool Apr 29 #43