94 Year Old Man Fires Shot At Janitor In Assisted Living Complex.

[Marcuse]

[link:https://buffalonews.com/2018/07/25/police-93-year-old-man-fires-shots-at-janitor-in-assisted-living-complex/|

The man then allegedly reached into a pocket at the front of his walker, pulled out a loaded .38 caliber handgun and fired one shot at a maintenance worker,

[maxsolomon]

1. He was a Responsible Owner until he wasn't.

They might want to review their firearm policies for residents.

[Straw Man]

6. If he suffered from Alzheimer's-related dementia ...

... then he wasn't "Responsible." That's textbook.

[SoCalNative]

2. Why would an assisted iving facility

specifically for patients with Alzheimers and dementia allow any firearms to be kept by residents?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

3. For the same reason...

...many venue owners or operators do or do not permit/restrict firearms and other weapons. They made or failed to make an adequate assessment of threats and safety critical issues.

[flamin lib]

4. Because! Freedumb!! Ask any gungeoneer . . .

[Straw Man]

5. Eh?

This is in New York State, right? If he has a New York State pistol permit (which he must have in order to legally possess any handgun), then he had to recertify his permit before Jan. 31, 2018. If he didn't recertify, his guns should have been automatically confiscated. If he did recertify, his recertification would have included his place of residence. If people who are under residential care for Alzheimer's and dementia are not having their permits revoked, then one can only conclude that the entire permit recertification requirement -- passed in 2013 as part of the "NY SAFE" Act -- is nothing more than a security-theater sham.

Add to this the fact that the facility itself failed to provide even minimal oversight to protect the safety of its residents, and you'll find plenty of people to blame other than "gungeoneers."

This man should not have had a gun. That's very clear.