Arizona shooter may have been Army recruit

[Still a Democrat]

The man responsible for shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and several others, killing 6 and injuring 18, may have tried to enlist in the Army, if his apparent Youtube page is to be believed.

The shooter, identified by police as 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, posts in one of a handful of anti-religious, anti-government videos: “Every United States Military recruit at MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) in Phoenix is receiving one mini bible before the tests. Jared Loughner is a United States Military recruit at MEPS in Phoenix. Therefore, Jared Loughner is receiving one mini bible before the tests."

He continues: “I didn’t write a belief on my Army application, and the recruiter wrote on the application: None.”

Loughner opened fire Saturday onto a crowd at a public event hosted by Giffords. Those killed included John M. Roll, the chief U.S. District judge in Arizona, and a 9-year old girl.

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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/01/ap-shooter-may-be-in-army-010811/

[hlthe2b]

1. He was an Army REJECT--reported and confirmed by CNN

Barbara Starr the Pentagon spokesperson.

[LisaL]

2. It was already reported he tried but was rejected.

[JohnnyLib2]

3. Watch the recruiters at your local mall---

Young? Four limbs and walking? "Let me tell you about the benefits......"

[applegrove]

4. Yup. The army rejected him but they couldn't say why because of privacy

reasons. The monster not only has his life he has privacy too.

[zbdent]

6. so he was too nutty for the military?

Wasn't it long ago that it was reported they were lowering their standards for recruitment? Everything but gay ...

[Kievan Rus]

5. The Pittsburgh cop-killer was a failed USMC recruit

The more I hear about the shooter in this tragedy, the more it reminds me of Richard Poplawski, the Pittsburgh cop-killer.