Good point. In the absence of evidence stating otherwise I was making an assumption.seamusTX wrote:We don't know that the deceased man was legally able to buy a firearm. People who cannot legally possess a firearm do it all the time.
1) The antis are going to do this anyway.seamusTX wrote:If the guy had a stable life with no criminal history or mental illness, it's even worse. It feeds into the Brady types calling for psychological tests before a "civilian" can buy a firearm.
2) There is an argument that can be made that no male citizen, age 18-50, who has not committed a felony and/or been otherwise legally deprived of their R2KBA, is not a civilian as they are members of the Unregulated Militia. How effective that argument is...... Well, I'll leave that to the people that know more than I on the subject.
