northern
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In general, I think we seeing the unfortunate by-product of kids raised in a liberal influenced, punishment-free, participation trophy society where there are few consequences for bad decisions. In addition, there's the (again - liberal) philosophy that we should not dare attempt to identify and label the mentally ill for fear of hurt feelings.
But I'm sure the (liberal) pols and pundits will be quick to remind us that the problem can be easily solved by enacting laws to restrict my legal rights to protect my family.
A very sad reality that repulses me... There has been a school shooting every 2.5 days since Jan. 1, 2018.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/advocacy-group-highlights-18-cases-gunfire-us-schools/story?id=53091125
Well, you have just uncovered one of law enforcement's major problems. You see, feebies (FBI agents) view themselves as being the "cream of the crop", "top of the heap", etc. I think you get my drift. With that lofty self appraisal, why in the world would you expect them to talk with lowly local cops, whom they view as being only a very small step above Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife from the old Andy Griffith Show.“If the above is true, one with think when the FBI was checking the “School shooter” story the FBI would have talked with the local police. "
A person who has been committed to a mental health facility has some type of notation made in the national computer bank (the one that is currently used that would disqualify him from buying/owning firearms.I've said this before and unfortunately I have to say it again.
dwna, thank you for your post. It brings up a couple of questions and, as a current gun owner who carries regularly, I'm hoping you can supply some further information.
Until they allow a complete background investigation, and I do mean a complete look into ones life. What type of information are you suggesting be looked at, and what agency would you suggest conduct this investigation? Nothing will change. At the most this would add a day before you can take the gun home. Stop the sales at Walmart and any other big box stores that aren't meant to carry long arms / handguns. Leave that to the gun shops. I'm not sure what you would gain by this so perhaps you could explain it further. I would bet that Walmart sells more firearms each year than any other US company. What is it that gun stores are doing that Walmart is not doing, and how would prohibiting sales by Walmart make us safer?
At this time I don't know of ANY state that is allowed to look into ones mental health and wellbeing before you are allowed to own a firearm. I've been told by a local LEO that it is taboo, that if they would close that loophole that many of these past mass shootings MIGHT not have occurred. At this time they are only allowed to look at a buyers criminal background. Simple changes in the current laws, common since changes..
Someone else is responsible, eh? C'mon.....I would put the bank on the fact that this was not some thing that came out of the blue. This young man had a history of problems and the one place that he spent almost half of his life at kicked him to the curb instead of finding out why he was so troubled.But the public will never hear about what this kid life was like to push him to doing this because that would make the school and authorities look bad.