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Before he ever began his murderous rampage, Gabriel Wortman had built what some have described as a shrine to the RCMP, found a way to make his car look like a real RCMP cruiser and had a Mountie’s uniform.

What we don’t know is whether he went far enough into is sick fantasy to have purchased an authentic RCMP pistol.

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It took the Mounties until Wednesday afternoon to admit publicly they had known since they first heard Wortman’s name and ran it through the computer that he didn’t have a gun licence.

Yet somehow, Wortman was armed with a gun or guns. We don’t know for sure because the RCMP won’t say.

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As first reported by my colleague Joe Warmington and has since been confirmed elsewhere, Wortman took the service pistol and magazines from RCMP Const. Heidi Stephenson after he killed her.

Asked about the guns Wortman used, the RCMP has been silent even though they obviously know what type of firearms he was found with. Could it be because they don’t want to admit this rampage was carried out in whole or in part with RCMP guns?