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Emile

(34,578 posts) Sun May 18, 2025, 07:16 AM 4 hrs ago

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Gunman convicted of shooting Gov. George Wallace free after 53 years

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Arthur Bremer, the gunman convicted of shooting former Alabama Governor George C. Wallace is now free, exactly 53 years to the day after the attempted assassination.

The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services confirmed Thursday morning that Bremer had completed his sentence.

Bremer shot Wallace on May 15, 1972, while he was campaigning for president in Laurel, Maryland.

He was convicted in August of that year and initially served a 35-year prison sentence before being released on parole in 2007. His parole has now ended.

Read more at: https://www.wsfa.com/2025/05/15/gunman-convicted-shooting-gov-george-wallace-free-after-53-years/

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Gunman convicted of shooting Gov. George Wallace free after 53 years (Original Post) Emile 4 hrs ago OP

Shoot a rascist politician NJCher 3 hrs ago #1

I was impressed- in Bremmer's car, was the record 3Hotdogs 2 hrs ago #2

NJCher

(40,052 posts)

1. Shoot a rascist politician

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 08:56 AM

3 hrs ago

You do full term.

Be a racist, politician, and… well, you know.

3Hotdogs

(14,184 posts)

2. I was impressed- in Bremmer's car, was the record

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 09:17 AM

2 hrs ago

“The Times, they are a’changing.”

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