Per reports he had been INVOLUNTARILY committed to a mental health care facility. Until he is adjudged by more than one doctor to be mentally stable he would be a prohibited person for purchasing a firearm.Jusme wrote:bblhd672 wrote:Uh...no. He used an "system defined illegal" knife, so the "system" of banning weapons did not work. Criminals and deranged persons do not obey the laws.K.Mooneyham wrote:The killer didn't use a firearm, so maybe "the system" worked in that regard. However, he WANTED to harm/kill other people, and he still found a way to do that, despite not having a firearm. Which, IMHO, just confirms that it isn't the weapon, but the intent of the person using it, that matters.
I seriously doubt, that, had he been so inclined, he would have had any problem obtaining a firearm, or been dissuaded from carrying it and using it based on any prohibitions for doing so. JMHO
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- Wed May 03, 2017 6:03 pm
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