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[BUF]

^^BBM

KA's outstanding arrest warrant was for a class B misdemeanor -- insignificant in the land of gun country USA. (Barely a bump above an infraction).

In Texas, a Class C Misdemeanor may be removed from a person’s record or “expunged” 180 days after the date of the person’s arrest. Class A and Class B misdemeanors may be expunged after one year from the date of the arrest.

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Grrrr this whole Texas gun thing.

So am I understanding this correctly that 1 year after her arrest for a class B misdemeanor it would be expunged and she could purchase a gun?

If this is correct, she was never arrested ‘yet’ for that class B misdemeanor.

Thanks for your help on this

 

[Seattle1]

Ok, good to know, but I read here countless times ( and maybe the posts were not accurate) that she could not have purchased a gun on her own with that warrant out for her. Maybe they didn't read the fine print..

Confirming: A handful of states prevent anyone with an arrest warrant from purchasing a firearm, but Texas is not one of them.

Also, since the warrant appeared to have a syntax error with KA's date of birth, and not that it matters in Texas, it probably would not have been matched to her background check.

Respectfully, I know nothing about KA or whether or not she has issues in her background that could prevent her from gun purchase/possession. My point was an outstanding warrant and/or misdemeanor offense is not one of them.

Fact-check: Can you pass a gun-purchase background check in Texas with an arrest warrant for murder?

Democrats in Texas are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session to tackle gun violence in the wake of two mass shootings in the state that left 29 people dead. Lawmakers pushin…

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[Seattle1]

Grrrr this whole Texas gun thing.

So am I understanding this correctly that 1 year after her arrest for a class B misdemeanor it would be expunged and she could purchase a gun?

If this is correct, she was never arrested ‘yet’ for that class B misdemeanor.

Thanks for your help on this

Under Texas or Federal law, being convicted of a misdemeanor does not make one a prohibited person to purchase or possess a firearm.

Also, Texas is not a state that prevents anyone with an outstanding arrest warrant from purchasing a firearm.

Confirming: A handful of states prevent anyone with an arrest warrant from purchasing a firearm, but Texas is not one of them.

Also, since the warrant appeared to have a syntax error with KA's date of birth, and not that it matters in Texas, it probably would not have been matched to her background check.

Respectfully, I know nothing about KA or whether or not she has issues in her background that could prevent her from gun purchase/possession. My point was an outstanding warrant and/or misdemeanor offense is not one of them.

Fact-check: Can you pass a gun-purchase background check in Texas with an arrest warrant for murder?

Democrats in Texas are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session to tackle gun violence in the wake of two mass shootings in the state that left 29 people dead. Lawmakers pushin…

www.statesman.com

 

[WingsOverTX]

Ok, good to know, but I read here countless times ( and maybe the posts were not accurate) that she could not have purchased a gun on her own with that warrant out for her. Maybe they didn't read the fine print.

T-E-X-A-S
To borrow a phrase: It's a whole other country!

 

[Gypsy Road]

They met in front of a tattoo shop…didn’t Filla mention something about she was thinking about a tattoo? Hope the authorities talked to this guy and got those text messages.

Yes! He sure did.

 

[WingsOverTX]

It makes you wonder why she connected with him, or anyone else, at all, if she was still being wary and trying to be out of the public eye as much as possible other than trying to find employment, that is. She didn't "need" to hook up with a guy. Or did she? Was she trying to find a partner, so if people finally were searching for her, she'd look like part of a couple and be overlooked? Maybe she was testing the waters?

She told him she had gone thru a traumatic breakup recently. Dang. Close call for TOA.

I think his response to not recognizing her pre-surgery pic was interesting. By the time he was interviewed here he was convinced or had convinced himself that Ari & Kaitlin are two different people. I wonder what else he knows.

Impressed that he did an on-camera interview.

My opinions only

 

[Seattle1]

Grrrr this whole Texas gun thing.

So am I understanding this correctly that 1 year after her arrest for a class B misdemeanor it would be expunged and she could purchase a gun?

If this is correct, she was never arrested ‘yet’ for that class B misdemeanor.

Thanks for your help on this

^^ BBM

Sorry @BUF, my tonic is tardy, and the reading comprehension lacking.

Final answer: not that it would prevent a gun purchase, the subject arrest warrant was executed in Houston earlier, and upon arrival at Travis County, the Magistrate committed KA to the Travis County Sheriff where KA is being held in custody on $3500. bond for the Class B offense.

Effective 7/5/22, the outstanding arrest warrant is canceled.

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[duckduck]

I’m just trying to wrap my head around how KA would know that MO’s friend would be away long enough that she could commit the murder. Have these details come out already? Sorry if I missed something.

Or maybe KA didn't know that MW was staying with a friend. Maybe she just thought it was a VRBO or Air B&B that MW rented on her own and the friend was just "lucky" to be out, lest she become a second victim due to chance.

 

[Seattle1]

It makes you wonder why she connected with him, or anyone else, at all, if she was still being wary and trying to be out of the public eye as much as possible other than trying to find employment, that is. She didn't "need" to hook up with a guy. Or did she? Was she trying to find a partner, so if people finally were searching for her, she'd look like part of a couple and be overlooked? Maybe she was testing the waters?

^^BBM

I have no confirmed diagnosis here but am very much aware that there are certain personality disorders where the individual needs attention like others need oxygen to breathe.

However, I do believe KA murdered MW, and on that information and belief, speculate KA is a disordered individual. MOO

 

[hurryhome]

Gosh, that's a really good point. I had no idea TX does not require anyone to be licensed to conceal carry. Point 1 in her favor I guess, as a defense tactic. UGH. BUT, could Colin still be in some lukewarm or hot water for buying a gun for someone who legally should not have owned one given her warrant for the Botox thingie? He could of course claim he wasn't aware of that, not that would absolve him but might reduce his liability a bit?

Here in Louisiana, there is absolutely no gun registration law at all. Neighbor state, I had to evacuate to Houston last year during Hurricane Ida. Totally unrelated to the case but...yeah. guns around.

Edit: to your point, I really want to know if CS is culpable for the purchase as well. It's abnormal for couples with issues to make purchases like that. Even if my partner begged me for a firearm, if they were in a period of instability or I had cheated on them even if I saw no signs of stress...I'd say it's not the time. It's an extremely bizarre choice, as we all know.

 

[hurryhome]

CS lost the future for which he has worked so hard.

Was CS a side victim, or was he meant to fall so hard?

This 100% has been bothering me, too. I am disturbed as more and more evidence points to KA, although obsessed and cyberstalking MW, really treated MW's life as a nonchalant throwaway. It seems like KA was less passionate in the crime, and more passionate in throwing away this young life to hurt her ultimate victim CS. I wonder if she was trying to frame CS, the way she handled the gun and the secret knowledge of him being last to see MW alive. If the Ring hadn't caught her car and he was the last one with MW, and had to admit his "flower dropoff" lie in the news, is that what she wanted? It's awful... arguably worse than passionate rage. To manipulate her toxic partner's emotions by secretly killing his lover, without thinking twice about the human being loss of life involved. <modsnip> Thanks for sharing your thoughts! JMO, MOO.

Edit: RSBM still learning here

 

[Charlot123]

I don't know but she sure seemed to be eyeballing the place the day before. IMO she didn't need to eyeball them; she knew they were together that next day. She probably tracked him right to her door for the pick up and had only to wait for the inevitable drop off. I have to say that he didn't go in with her could support a platonic element (or it could've been logistics -- his gf would note the delay, her host would be returning). If he bought/brought her flowers, all bets are off. (Not sure how well flowers hold up on two motorcycle rides so maybe there weren't any but maybe there were, hence the presplaination for the flowery cc charge.)

Most damning, I believe she left home with the gun. Intending to use it. Which means her mind was made up at whatever time that was.

JMO

That CS did not go with Mo could be platonic, could be logistic, or, it could imply that Mo was more careful than we think. Or even 2/3.

 

[Kemug]

I think that KA dating TOA could have been partly to comfort her wounded ego/heart, with CS obviously not "preferring her to all others".

 

[steeltowngirl]

Did Kaitlin have valid ID for Texas? What state were used as residence on her driver’s license and passport? Would she have needed a valid Texas state ID to purchase her own gun?

 

[hurryhome]

Did Kaitlin have valid ID for Texas? What state were used as residence on her driver’s license and passport? Would she have needed a valid Texas state ID to purchase her own gun?

Good Q. She may have even had a California license around, still.

 

[Jade]

<modsnip - derogatory comments>
See Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, the beach town where fugitive Kaitlin Armstrong was caught

IMO

 

[PrairieWind]

Grrrr this whole Texas gun thing.

So am I understanding this correctly that 1 year after her arrest for a class B misdemeanor it would be expunged and she could purchase a gun?

If this is correct, she was never arrested ‘yet’ for that class B misdemeanor.

Thanks for your help on this

Nothing about that theft case would have prevented her from purchasing or possessing a firearm. Its just a misdemeanor, non-violent. Even a conviction on that wouldn't have mattered.

 

[Charlot123]

Grrrr this whole Texas gun thing.

So am I understanding this correctly that 1 year after her arrest for a class B misdemeanor it would be expunged and she could purchase a gun?

If this is correct, she was never arrested ‘yet’ for that class B misdemeanor.

Thanks for your help on this

Even in my state, and we are not TX, there are efficient gun lawyers who’d restore one’s right to possess a firearm, for serious cases. I think that KA asking CS to buy it was in order to not draw anyone’s attention to her class B misdemeanor on file. It had little to do with her right to carry a gun. As to CS, he didn’t do anything outstanding; he lived in TX, lots of people around had guns, one case of robbing in the neighborhood and the rest would gun up. And CS considered KA “the most nonviolent person”.

 

[meade]

Or maybe KA didn't know that MW was staying with a friend. Maybe she just thought it was a VRBO or Air B&B that MW rented on her own and the friend was just "lucky" to be out, lest she become a second victim due to chance.

I've been wondering how she got in. And how did she know that she could get in? What was her plan?

 

[BUF]

Nothing about that theft case would have prevented her from purchasing or possessing a firearm. Its just a misdemeanor, non-violent. Even a conviction on that wouldn't have mattered.

Thank you @PrairieWind , you always manage to respond so clearly and hope this whole gun purchasing thing can be put to rest now.