It Seems There Is A Highly-Likely Suspect, In Custody In Altoona, PA -- With A "Ghost" Gun, And A Silencer. And A Manifesto. Ugh.

While I applaud this excellent police work, and cooperation between NY and local PA law enforcement. . . I am going to make this about. . . gun control. Forgive me, in advance. Or. . . don't. I don't care.

You'll recall that the State of Texas wanted to make it lawful for felons to buy these untraceable "ghost guns", anonymously, online. You'll recall that Mr. Biden put an end to it, and the Supremes have agreed: that is "well regulated" under the Second Amendment.

So we are reading that this guy was caught at a McDonalds in Altoona with fake IDs, a manifesto, a silencer and. . . a "ghost gun". All this would suggest he's the man who murdered the United Healthcare CEO in cold blood -- hit man style -- last week in Manhattan. We expect he will be charged later tomorrow with the gun charges (such a weapon is unlawful in Altoona and NYC). . . and then, later in the week -- with first degree murder. But we shall see. Do consider that Tangerine opposes the laws that allow NYC to hold him, on the gun charge. Damn. Here's the latest:

. . .A man arrested Monday on a gun charge in Pennsylvania, Luigi Mangione, 26, “is believed to be our person of interest in the brazen, targeted murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, last Wednesday in Midtown Manhattan,” New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Monday.

“He matches the description” of the person police were looking for, Mayor Eric Adams said. “He’s also in possession of several items that we believe will connect him to this incident. . . .”

A man is being questioned in the fatal shooting nearly a week ago of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO in New York City after he was found Monday in Pennsylvania with a gun and a suppressor like those used in the homicide, law enforcement officials briefed on the situation tell CNN.

He has been arrested on charges tied to the gun, a law enforcement official said. The weapon is a ghost gun – an untraceable, homemade weapon – another law enforcement source told CNN. . . .

Sure. These are the kind of people Texas and Florida (and Tangerine -- and Cruz and Scott) all want to be able to buy completely untraceable automatic hand-guns, and silencers. That's. . . simply a very sensible policy. Right?! Damnation.

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