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It gave him accessto all kinds of guns And other weapons and he waslike a kid in a candy...

It gave him access
to all kinds of guns And other weapons and he was
like a kid in a candy store

Full Transcript

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It gave him access to all kinds of guns
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And other weapons and he was like a kid in a candy store.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
65
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:25
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
American Experience Films,Ark Media

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Movie Summary

Documents the beliefs and experiences of Timothy McVeigh in the lead-up to his bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which claimed 168 lives.
Mcveigh: I was an admitted gun enthusiast and so you can't go wrong - Oklahoma City 00:10
Mcveigh: I was an admitted gun enthusiast and so you can...
So I wanted to get out - Oklahoma City 00:05
So I wanted to get out
I wanted to get out of my isolation of pendleton. - Oklahoma City 00:06
I wanted to get out of my isolation of pendleton.
Michel: The army provided tim mcveigh with a place where he fit in. - Oklahoma City 00:09
Michel: The army provided tim mcveigh with a place where he ...
He was the top gun at fort riley in his bradley fighting vehicle. - Oklahoma City 00:07
He was the top gun at fort riley in his bradley fighting veh...
His supervisors took notice of him. - Oklahoma City 00:07
His supervisors took notice of him.
He was a leader in the army. - Oklahoma City 00:05
He was a leader in the army.
And then he goes over to iraq for the first gulf war. - Oklahoma City 00:07
And then he goes over to iraq for the first gulf war.
Herbeck: It was in the war that mcveigh first started - Oklahoma City 00:11
Herbeck: It was in the war that mcveigh first started
When he killed iraqi soldiers, - Oklahoma City 00:10
When he killed iraqi soldiers,
Potok: He took a very, very long sniper shot - Oklahoma City 00:07
Potok: He took a very, very long sniper shot
And he could not see the reason for it. - Oklahoma City 00:07
And he could not see the reason for it.
He could not really understand - Oklahoma City 00:06
He could not really understand
Mcveigh: My overall experience in the gulf war - Oklahoma City 00:08
Mcveigh: My overall experience in the gulf war
They were human beings at the core, - Oklahoma City 00:06
They were human beings at the core,
Then I had to reconcile that with the fact - Oklahoma City 00:08
Then I had to reconcile that with the fact
Michel: He's truly conflicted. - Oklahoma City 00:05
Michel: He's truly conflicted.
He sees the american government as a bully. - Oklahoma City 00:05
He sees the american government as a bully.
But they summon him home for ranger school, special forces. - Oklahoma City 00:07
But they summon him home for ranger school, special forces.
And he was willing to put aside his anti-government views - Oklahoma City 00:12
And he was willing to put aside his anti-government views