I know, this was seriously one nasty piece of work. Police suspect that it was also meant to slow their response at the movie theater. Probably why he gave up so easily - once he saw the cops were there in force he knew his plan had backfired.
Also, if the purchases of fertilizer are so carefully monitored these days, then why the hell aren't they doing the same with ammo purchases? Seriously, someone that buys that much ammo is obviously not a hobbyist (or at least if he is they're taking their hobby to potentially unsafe levels). I mean, seriously, I love the idea of a gun you can load on Monday and shoot 'til Sunday, but even I have limits!
Also, if the purchases of fertilizer are so carefully monitored these days, then why the hell aren't they doing the same with ammo purchases? Seriously, someone that buys that much ammo is obviously not a hobbyist (or at least if he is they're taking their hobby to potentially unsafe levels). I mean, seriously, I love the idea of a gun you can load on Monday and shoot 'til Sunday, but even I have limits!