Re: Soldier was planning to attack Ft Hood
Here in pa you have to show ID and get logged into a book if you buy Black Powder, but not smokeless, over the same counter. I guess they consider BP a serious potential explosive.
It used to be the filler in the old pineapple grenades. in fact, pre WW II prodiction was unfilled shells with fuses wrapped and nested, and a can of BP with a little funnel and measure. You got a case of grenades, filled them yourself, and screwed in the fuses. It gave the powder a much longer shelf life in storage.
If this guy was looking at "Inspire" magazine on the internet, and visiting Jihadi bomb-making websites, how come they didn't know? They sure are watching me, and I don't go to any of those places!