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Re: People v. Nathaniel James McGuire, Santa Barbara Case No. 24CR80025
Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today that charges have been filed against Nathaniel James McGuire, a 20-year-old resident of Santa Maria, California.
Mr. McGuire is charged with ten counts, including two counts of Attempted Murder, Use of an Explosive Device with the Intent to Murder, Use of an Explosive Device for Purposes of Terrorizing, Use of an Explosive Device Causing Injury, multiple counts of Arson with use of an Accelerant, and Possession of Loaded Firearms.
Mr. McGuire is also charged with a Special Allegation for being out on bail for a separate felony offense, Santa Barbara case number 24CR07224, where Mr. McGuire was charged on September 17, 2024 with possession of an unserialized firearm.
Mr. McGuire was set for arraignment on his firearm possession case on September 25, 2024, when it is alleged that he arrived at the Santa Maria Courthouse and set off an explosive device.
It is alleged that Mr. McGuire had several loaded firearms in his vehicle and intended to kill multiple individuals in the Courthouse complex.
Further, it is alleged that Mr. McGuire committed various arsons around the Santa Maria area in preparation for his attack on the Courthouse.
Mr. McGuire is currently being held without bail in federal custody, this State complaint will remain pending until any Federal charges are adjudicated and Mr. McGuire is transported back to Santa Barbara to face these additional charges.
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I wonder how many of the guns in his arsenal were purchased legally? Lock his a&& up for a LONG time.
I wonder about if he has a mental illness history and nobody did anything about it. Another attius, rogers or san marco in the making?
SAIL – being violent and hateful isn’t necessarily a “mental illness.” The important part here is the guns. I know you all love to deflect and make excuses for them, but how and why this man was allowed to purchase guns is the problem here.
Your right, sometimes the mentaly stable, violent and hateful people try using a bomb!!
Ehhh… touche in this case I will say.
But….. blaming “mental health” for all mass gun violence ignores the actual, more easily fixable problem: the ease of purchasing firearms capable of killing many people in just seconds. No one (civilians) needs those, not even hunters. No one needs bump stocks. No one needs high capacity mags. Until we put some common sense limitations on the 2A, we’ll be living with this crap forever.
And before anyone says the 2A “shall not be infringed,” think about why you can’t purchase missile launchers, grenades, etc. It CAN and it SHOULD.