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21. Again, though, who was supposed to follow up, and how, and what could they do when they did

Reply to MichMary (Reply #7)

Fri Feb 23, 2018, 09:18 PM

Feb 2018

follow up? Our laws about guns and people who are allowed to own guns have made a situation where there was nothing that could be done beforehand by those who were "supposed to follow up and protect the public."

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Someone, help me understand this . . . [View all] MichMary Feb 2018 OP

Let's assume they researched him, found out he legally owned those guns, what Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #1

Options: MichMary Feb 2018 #2

Take weapons away how? Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #5

There are laws in place MichMary Feb 2018 #8

Which specific law is that? Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #9

I assumed that they were MichMary Feb 2018 #10

Point is nothing can be done 99.99% of the time and even with laws like that Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #11

There are so called red flag laws allowing for that drray23 Feb 2018 #13

Law enforcement cant adjudge someone a threat. Only a court can do that. Nt EffieBlack Feb 2018 #17

This administration reversed Pres Obama's mcar Feb 2018 #18

I think you have hit upon the real goal here. Squinch Feb 2018 #19

Was the shooter receiving social security disability payments? hardluck Feb 2018 #28

Rarely does counseling help psychopaths - you can't teach empathy womanofthehills Feb 2018 #25

Sick, dangerous people MichMary Feb 2018 #27

We need what is being called "red flag laws" mainstreetonce Feb 2018 #3

Sure, but we didnt have that so there was nothing that could be done Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #6

+1 n/t MichMary Feb 2018 #23

There were no guns. His house was searched. He has no access to guns (per article). Shrike47 Feb 2018 #12

Have a judge issue a restraining order Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #14

Instead why not interpret the 2nd the way it is written and allow the state to outlaw guns Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #15

Gonzales v. Castle Rock. Restraining orders are worthless. Squinch Feb 2018 #20

Involuntary mental hospital confinement. former9thward Feb 2018 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #31

You really have to ask? Ms. Toad Feb 2018 #4

Yeah, MichMary Feb 2018 #7

Again, though, who was supposed to follow up, and how, and what could they do when they did Squinch Feb 2018 #21

I am totally shocked MichMary Feb 2018 #22

Because republicans have destroyed our ability to do anything that allows us to be Squinch Feb 2018 #24

Yet another example of problems stemming from underfunding education. fierywoman Feb 2018 #26

Clearly math can get you killed. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #29

My thought exactly n/t MichMary Feb 2018 #30