The fact of the matter is, there are only TWO THINGS that will prevent shootings like Holmes'.

We the People are dead, long live We the Government and those behind its screen who control both major parties!

I will not be surprised to find that he is paranoid schizophrenic.

Symptoms
By Mayo Clinic staff
Signs and symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia may include:
Auditory hallucinations, such as hearing voices
Delusions, such as believing a co-worker wants to poison you
Anxiety
Anger
Emotional distance
Violence
Argumentativeness
Self-important or condescending manner
Suicidal thoughts and behavior

With paranoid schizophrenia, you're less likely to be affected by mood problems or problems with thinking, concentration and attention.

Key symptoms
Delusions and hallucinations are the symptoms that make paranoid schizophrenia most distinct from other types of schizophrenia.
Delusions. In paranoid schizophrenia, a common delusion is that you're being singled out for harm. For instance, you may believe that the government is monitoring every move you make or that a co-worker is poisoning your lunch. You may also have delusions of grandeur — the belief that you can fly, that you're famous or that you have a relationship with a famous person, for example. You hold on to these false beliefs despite evidence to the contrary. Delusions can result in aggression or violence if you believe you must act in self-defense against those who want to harm you.
Auditory hallucinations. An auditory hallucination is the perception of sound — usually voices — that no one else hears. The sounds may be a single voice or many voices. These voices may talk either to you or to each other. The voices are usually unpleasant. They may make ongoing criticisms of what you're thinking or doing, or make cruel comments about your real or imagined faults. Voices may also command you to do things that can be harmful to yourself or to others. When you have paranoid schizophrenia, these voices seem real. You may talk to or shout at the voices.

more at link:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/paranoid-schizophrenia/DS00862/DSECTION=symptoms

Psych evals are not fool proof. In fact a lot of people get by initial one quite easily.

but, already I note several of the signs of ps. I really doubt he can hide ps on a psych eval. really doubt that. IF that is what he is.

And make sure you are on the correct side of the advocacy.

Is there a correct side, or are there two sides with equally legitimate concerns?

Stated in this way, the consensus will be repulsed by such 2A claims.

And when such claims are laughed off the stage, we can get ahead of the problem as acted out in Aurora, Tucson, Fort Hood, Blacksburg, Binghamton...

surrender to the British and agree to exist as a colony.

If the people cannot decide when to go to war with their government--including police and armed forces--then the signers of the Declaration of Independence were not merely flawed (by the hypocrisy of slavery, for instance) but totally incorrect and the Revolutionary War was criminal.

Why don't you try convincing the American people (or the Brits for that matter) that we are by right an unfree and dependent people--a colony--and see who gets laughed off the stage?!

I'll wait.

Prehaps you should review the Battle of Athens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Athens_%281946%29

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the majority of those mass killings took place in where??????????
GUN FREE ZONES. Imagine that, a person with murderous intent picks a venue that is a GUN FREE ZONE. Why do you suppose that is?

it won't stop the criminals from acquiring guns, so in essence, not even a ban will work.

door to door searches for several years....eventually they'd get the bulk of the firearms and ammo out of circulation. Of course nothing would change but people would feel good about guns and ammo out of civilian hands, people would still kill other people.

But hey we'd all feel better....right?

wouldn't erupt when the cops kill the first person who doesn't turn over their firearms. I think that a ban would be met with massive civil disobedience with alot of street cops refusing to enforce it. INHO, it just won't work or happen.

Unjustified invasion of privacy amounting to a warrant less search?

in case you haven't noticed.

trust me.

wrong.

Totally agree Atyp. Never say never though. It's possible, but we have to find a way to shift the political balance so as to eliminate Rethuglican's form power, and shift to either a 1 party system OR, ideally, a multi-party system where all the parties are different shades of Progressives.

That's my opinion. If he had no guns, he'd used explosives, or mow people down with a vehicle. I really don't believe that even banning all guns and firearms can derail people like Holmes from carrying out mass murders.


Having said THAT, I do believe that sensible gun regulations would decrease the number of homicides in this country. Much else needs to be done as well....but sensible regulations, well, only make sense.

what is sensible? What current laws are not sensible?

I'll name a few I believe are reasonable.

1. Permits for all guns and firearms

2.To get a permit:
a full background check
must demonstrate (written test) knowledge of how your gun works and the gun laws of your state.

3. For open carry or concealed carry: all of the above plus a range test to demonstrate you know how to use the gun

4. All private sales must be documented and submitted to a designated agency . If a person buying privately is a first time gun owner they should have to go through the same procedure as those who buy from gun stores.

These are just some thoughts....I'm sure there are more.

you don't know those very well.
If you require a permit to have a gun, just have the private seller keep a record of the person's permit number. IIRC, Illinois works that way. There you have a FOID. You need the FOID to buy guns or ammunition. I'm not a fan a permit for the gun like North Carolina does for pistols. Some European countries do that as well.

when I do, I'll get back to you.

with a zero criminal history. He would have passed any psychological evaluation possibly given for gun or ammo possession.

This was absolutely unpreventable.

I've already heard of people saying he was "shy".

The story is just beginning on this. We have no clue about this guy's background.

We're not going to lock them all up, or deny them rights that the socially gregarious are allowed to have.

We have seen quite a few glimpses of his background, there were a lot of classmates, both high school and college who were interviewed by reporters over the weekend.

Harden the target. Imagine what that would look like.

You can always find two "experts" who will disagree about the mental stability of a given person, and if the person turned down contests the ruling and his lawyer brings in another "expert" the original ruling gets overturned and the whole exercise becomes a waste of taxpayer money.

I mean, just look at this Holmes guy in court. The guy looks spaced out.

Some psychopaths are probably smart enough to know how to avoid being correctly diagnosed.

Like say blacks.

Would that be ok?

If you read my post, you will see that I said neither of these things will work.

may not stop all such crazies, but it will definitely reduce the number of incidences and the carnage inflicted by the shooters.

Gun Free Zones are simply Threat Free, Target Rich environments for mass murderers.

Semper Fi,