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Warpy

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4. I don't think ex wife could do that without a paper trail

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 04:35 PM

Sep 2013

indicating domestic violence, stalking, and threats. Then again, a lot of men think doing that shit is a gawd given right so it might be a widespread problem.

There was a great paper trail on this guy not covered by HIPAA. A background check should have disqualified him, if the seller even bothered. The AFT has been gutted beyond any pretense of regulating gun shops and we all know the gun show loophole is big enough to drive a moving van through.

We have few ways of tracking this stuff. We the people have been rendered powerless by the NRA.

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Signs of Mental Illness Seen in Navy Gunman for Decade[interaction with RI police and arrest in GA] [View all] maddezmom Sep 2013 OP

If you have mental issues you shouldn't be allowed to buy a fucking shotgun snooper2 Sep 2013 #1

I don't think ex wife could do that without a paper trail Warpy Sep 2013 #4

Someone has to put the information in the background check system hack89 Sep 2013 #7

Somebody this severely ill should HappyMe Sep 2013 #2

Just updated with new info about another arrest in Atlanta in 2008. maddezmom Sep 2013 #3

Shouldn't the question be why he didn't get adequate help? dkf Sep 2013 #5

That's a good question also. HappyMe Sep 2013 #6

He bought a shotgun. The rest he grabbed inside. dkf Sep 2013 #9

He still should not have been able to HappyMe Sep 2013 #14

He Is A Lot Less Dangerous If He Cannot Buy A Gun, Ma'am, Whether He Is Fine Or Not.... The Magistrate Sep 2013 #8

Because he might only attack a few people with god knows what weapon? dkf Sep 2013 #10

Ever Wonder, Ma'am, Why Soldiers Carry Guns, Not Knives Or Golf Clubs Or What Have You? The Magistrate Sep 2013 #12

But even knives and box cutters will do the job. dkf Sep 2013 #13

So Will A Pillow, Ma'am, Hell, Even Boredom With This Tired Wheeze Might Manage It The Magistrate Sep 2013 #15

yep- because fewer people dead is a good thing. You don't agree? bettyellen Sep 2013 #22

The honorable discharge was probably done to get him out and away from the Navy. FarCenter Sep 2013 #11

Probably but you would think there would be red flags when he showed up contracting with maddezmom Sep 2013 #16

He was an employee of a subcontractor of a contractor. FarCenter Sep 2013 #17

Yeah, I understand. maddezmom Sep 2013 #19

Rear Admiral John Kirby on CNN trying to talk his way out of this mess maddezmom Sep 2013 #18

Any word yet on why he had the ID of a guy who was on administrative leave? FarCenter Sep 2013 #21

Haven't heard one way or the other but he did have a valid I'd that he used. maddezmom Sep 2013 #23

Horrific, and how many red flags are going to be ignored before we see another mass shooting? n/t Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #20