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The high-powered rifle police believe Robert “Bobby” Crimo used to kill seven people and wound dozens more was legally purchased online and picked up from local gun dealer Red Dot Arms, the proprietor of the Illinois store confirmed to The Daily Beast.
The owner of Red Dot, who asked that his name not be used, told The Daily Beast Crimo bought the weapon from a retailer in Kentucky called BudsGuns.com, Police say Crimo obtained the weapon after a September 2019 incident that led to cops confiscating 16 knives, a sword, and a dagger from Crimo’s home in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
BudsGuns could not immediately be reached for comment.