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[–] ObscureOtter@piefed.ca 36 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

The other inscriptions on the fired casings:

“notices bulges”

capital “O-W-O what’s this?”

Inscriptions on the three unfired casings:

“hey fascist!” “catch!” Up arrow symbol, right arrow symbol, and three down arrow symbols.

“Oh Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao, Ciao, Ciao.”

“If you read this, you are gay LMAO.”

Also:

A Wall Street Journal report, citing an ATF bulletin, had previously said the casings were “engraved with expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology.” The purported transgender symbols were later understood to relate to markings identifying the manufacturer.

[–] OboTheHobo@ttrpg.network 49 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

This says that the "sequence of arrows" was interpreted as a transgender symbol.

Now we know that the sequence of arrows was "up, right, down, down, down"

...that's the strategem code for the 500kg bomb in helldivers 2.

The ATF interpreted a video game reference as a transgender symbol...

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 23 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Ah and here I was hoping for the konami code

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

Yeah, missed opportunity but hey. Kids have their own things.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 1 points 13 hours ago

I'm surprised they didn't interpret the three arrows as antifa, they're so fucking incompetent.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Sorry, there were multiple fired casings?

[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

They found the gun, no? So maybe they found the ammo as well

[–] Gerblat@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Right, but this says “fired casings” as in multiple fired casings. Wasn’t there only one shot fired?

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

As I understand it's actually three unfired casings.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Just one fired casing, three unfired per the article.

[–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Is it at all possible that they were interpreting the "bulges" thing as trans related? Not to say that it is, but it seems more likely than the TRN thing.