Armed 20-year-old who sparked panic in Missouri Walmart says he was conducting 'social experiment'
A man who caused panic when he entered a Springfield, Missouri, Walmart wearing a ballistic vest and armed with a loaded rifle said it was a social experiment intended to test his Second Amendment right, according to police.
“I wanted to know if that Walmart honored the Second Amendment,” he said, according to a probable cause statement from the Springfield Police Department. “This is Missouri,” he said. “I understand if we were somewhere else like New York or California, people would freak out.” A 20-year-old white male was arrested at the Walmart Neighborhood Market today ... Police say he was armed.. his motive or plans still unknown at this time. But police say he was not looking to cause"peace or comfort" to anyone. #SGFMo @kolr10kozl #OzarksFox pic.twitter.com/KGG23K67eLAndreychenko’s sister, Anastasia, told police that before the incident, he called her and asked if she would film him as he entered the store.
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