Timothy Mcveigh Narrative

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Timothy McVeigh’s Motive
A normal day in the city of Oklahoma on April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh, an anti-government man, and his accomplice took the lives of 168 innocent lives and injured many more. McVeigh’s hatred of the federal government and the handling of the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents led him to commit one of the most deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
Born in Pendleton, New York, Timothy McVeigh lived a very ordinary childhood. When his parents divorced he lived with his father. McVeigh developed an interest in guns when his grandfather took him to target practice. As a teen he was often bullied, Timothy was tall, skinny, and quiet and was very sagacious. Work was hard to find for McVeigh and college was not for him. In 1988 Timothy enlisted in the Army, became a …show more content…

After receiving an invitation for the Army’s special forces to try out, McVeigh quit just after two days. McVeigh eventually returned to New York he turned to a peripatetic lifestyle.Timothy McVeigh sold weapons, and began preaching to publicly address the poor qualities of the government and his hatred for the government began.(“Timothy McVeigh Biography”) In Ruby Ridge, Idaho Randy Weaver was accused of selling sawed-off shotguns that were illegal, his dispute with government agents ended up with the death of Weaver’s son and wife. David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians, claimed he cracked the code of the Seven Seals in the Book of Revelation predicting events leading to the Apocalypse.(“David Koresh Biography.”) David and his followers began to collect weapons after claiming he was told to make an “Army of God”. The BATF raided the premises of the Davidians almost near Waco. A gun dispute lasted just about four hours, involving

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