Julissa Contreras, a witness who said she was a former police cadet, said in an interview Sunday night that she saw “your average white guy” firing what appeared to be a semi-automatic rifle, “kind of just going left to right and shooting whoever he could, honestly.”
“He definitely shot off more than 30 rounds,” she said. “It was just like nonstop — just like two, three, four shots a second.”
Contreras described the man as in his 30s, wearing a cap, sports sunglasses and what appeared to military-style clothing.
Addressing suggestions that security at the event could have been tighter, Contreras said: “Honestly, security was great. They weren’t extremely invasive, but they checked my fanny pack and my backpack, and I felt they were thorough.
“You know, metal detectors are not going to really deter or do anything to someone who’s carrying a semiautomatic rifle that’s very visible,” she said.
Contreras said she wasn’t particularly shocked by the shooting.
“It’s a shame that it’s happening, but I think this is just a reflection of the current political climate, wherein people are feeling more comfortable being violent,” she said. “
“This is the America we live in now, which I’m kind of ashamed to say as a U.S. citizen.”
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Yes… Trump is to blame.
“Your average white guy”.
Know what could’ve prevented this madman from mowing down innocent people, including a 6 y.o., enjoying a day at the Festival?
An average white guy with CC. But hey, it’s Cali where only illegals and criminals are allowed to CC without a permit.
Waiting to hear he was Antifa. Wore a “grey scarf.”
With all the gun control laws California has, even background checking to buy ammunition, this kind of thing still happens.
Two things I’m pretty sure of besides gun control being a total failure, this guy was quite likely some kind of nut job with a record that will probably be buried somewhere (a record that would preclude gun ownership) and the (anti) moral official stance of California will not be in the discussion that comes from this.
Focus on everything but the actual causes, and transfer the blame somewhere else, be it guns or Trump or white people or whatever. Just don’t address the actual roots of it since that would offend someone.
“This is the America we live in now, which I’m kind of ashamed to say as a U.S. citizen.”
Picking up where she left off…
the America we live in now has been wrecked by too many of “you people”. That is, people who live here but feel and act separately from the rest of us. Since SO MANY people sporting LATEENO names are NOT citizens, humor me and PROVE that you are a US citizen.
IOW, take your shame of the US, bookend it with your lateeno pride, stick them both up your ass and vamoose!
“… shooting whoever he could, honestly.”
“Honestly, security was great.”
Hmm … why the “honestly”-s?
Sort of “this is REALLY the truth” statements?
May just be a moron who got stuck on a kool-sounding word, but, that particular word should make antennae tingle.
By stressing her own honesty one suspects it.
She’s a plant.
izlamo delenda est …
Your typical Latino, honestly.
Tim: “By stressing her own honesty one suspects it. She’s a plant.”
Likely, so is the shooter.
Too many Red Flags and “oh, C’MON!” thoughts for me on this event.
I’m confused. So was he a member of and angry because they didn’t get the gig or did he just hate garlic?
Still waiting to hear if the firearm used was an AR-15. I’m beginning to think it wasn’t because my two idiot Senators, Sue-Them-All and Murphy haven’t been on the news calling for a ban….YET.
FWIW, the rules there (at the festival) prohibited any kind of weapons, even pocket knives and slingshots (mentioned specifically).
It was more than just a gun free zone, everything that could possibly be used to hurt someone or defend yourself from attack was banned.
But they did have very tight security in place to protect the attendees, something that they considered far superior to allowing them any possibility of self defense.
FWIW, unless you have no other choice, never enter a gun free zone. Your life expectancy will probably be higher than if you do.
U.S. Race of violent assault/murder perps per 100,000.
less than 2% white. >6% hispanic. >19% black.
The lies are purposeful and intended to make white
men into easy targets.
“Divide and conquer.”
I can’t find it anywhere in the “news.” But who shot the bastard? And what were the circumstances?
Anyone?
“Still waiting to hear if the firearm used was an AR-15.”
Could be a fully California compliant version and they want to avoid discussing it for as long as possible so they can promote some kind of agenda without distraction.
The lies are purposeful and intended to make a very few white
men lots of money on CNN and msNBC for those Media Corporation Mutual Funds.
Funny how the disastrous Mueller testimony disappeared from the news.
Something is definitely fishy at the garlic festival.
These lamestream media types always seem to find the perfect witness.
@Moe
The event had many LEO in attendance and nearby. LEO put him down quickly
Just read that while he was shooting someone asked him “Why are you doing this?”
He replied, “ I am really angry.”
Seriously? Not “This is M A G A country”
The Dems putting up another unstable pawn.
“who said she was a former police cadet”
1. Corroboration? Was she really a police cadet?
1b. If she was, did she wash out because her identification skills were lacking?
2. Was he an “average” white Hispanic?
I agree that he and she were plants. And not the day lily kind; the poison ivy kind.
Can you say “Loughner”, redux?
Who was a known crazy and DildoCrat.
But got a shooty weapon anyway.
How long before this is “revealed”, and oh-so-slowly, about the Garlic shooter?
That is, after the DeMSM presstitutes have thrown every other kind of mud at white, male, lawful gun owners, trying to make said mud stick?
TO DRG
I doubt it was an AR-15. After all, when one of the credible witnesses says he shot 3-4 a second, that suggests to me it was a
Sig Sour Ultra Fast Super Automatic Triple Clip Pew Pew
If nbc didt lie, what else,would they do?
My spoon self-identifies as a weight loss control device.
Your average white guy named Santino… Okay.
My name is Santino, but I’s no way Latino.
“He definitely shot off more than 30 rounds,” she said.
Interesting statement in that a 30 round magazine is standard for an AR. Too specific. This was said to influence the bans on these mags. If she wasn’t a plant, then she was being coached.
What this country REALLY needs, is more “MURDER-FREE ZONE” laws!!! 🙄
I still want one of those full, semi-automatic, 40mm pistols with the extendo clip!
Want one with the scary thingy that sticks up? I can help.
“This is the America we live in now, which I’m kind of ashamed to say as a U.S. citizen.”
Okay then go back from wherever you originally came from.
“You know, metal detectors are not going to really deter or do anything to someone who’s carrying a semiautomatic rifle that’s very visible,” she said.
I’m sorry, but the sheer stupidity of this statement is beyond belief.
I agree with the plants, stinky fish view. If LEOs were there, they would have had guns. Even out of uniform, they have to carry. A perfect witness with the perfect script just happened to be there for the always lying media propagandists. We are very “Woke!” to these government scripted black ops now.