The family who took him in.

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95. I don't know. It just seems that by allowing him access to the gun, they were a part of it.

You are right the problem was he is allowed by law to purchase a gun...and of course Trump made it so mentally ill folks can buy guns with limited background checks. I would have kicked him out and called the police...tried to get him in hospital for 72 hours at least. Did this family have other kids? It seems like a terrible risk.

I have taken kids in. I tripped over them in various places...one girl I met in the mall who was starving was kicked out of her house by her mother because her stepfather hated the girl. She was 15. It is horrible for kids these days. Even my own daughter's friend in a nice area, you would not believe some of the things that went on. The girl was one of my successes; helped her get a job when she turned 16 and back in school (found a lawyer and her miserable excuse for parents had to pay the state child support for this girl)...eventually she went to college and met a young man...they have kids now. I still hear from her. But I had failures too. I still wonder if I could have done more in those cases. I speak from experience about monitoring social media. It is vital that you know what is going on with these kids. Sadly, the laws are not on our side. It is hard to get kids in for treatment for mental issues. And in a few weeks, this will be forgotten until the next time...heartbreaking