Too_Many_Tools wrote:
On Feb 16, 3:21 pm, "David R.Birch" wrote:
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
And the real question is with the current laws, how did this person
get a gun?
Maybe it had something to do with her not having been charged with or
convicted of a crime?

David

And why does that make a difference?

Because we have something called the rule of law in this country.

As I said, this is a prime example of background checks need to be
more extensive.

An example...

Years ago I used to have a neighbor who had severe anger management
problems...a real *******.

The guy liked to drink and loved guns.

I was the only neighbor that could deal with his behavior...and did
for many years...partly because I knew his parents/childhood had been
a major reason for his behavior.

How did you deal with his behavior?

One day he decided to go crazy mad ...on my driveway..and to this day
I have NO IDEA what set him off.

Finally I had to call the cops...in front of him.

You called the cops because your neighbor was angry and you didn't
know why...?

At that point he decided it was best to retreat to his house.

At that point I told the 911 operator to hold off sending the cops.

And she did what you said? Hard to believe, they aren't usually that
gullible, they would probably at least send out a squad car when one
was free.

A neighbor who witnessed this unfold still tells me to this day he
expected me to be shot dead by the end of that day.

Now I can tell you that person has NO BUSINESS owning a gun...but he
has many of them.

And hasn't committed any crimes with them? So he has that much self
control.

But there is no arrest or conviction on his record so he continues to
own and can buy guns.

That's called freedom. I sense you are uncomfortable with the concept.

If tomorrow I heard that one of his neighbors/family members had been
shot by this person, it would not surprise me at all.

The bottom line...there are many people who can pass a background
check and should not own a firearm.

You seem to believe that no one should own a firearm on the off chance
they might misuse one. I think you're projecting your own doubts and
fears of your own weaknesses onto others.

The shooter from Alabama apparently is one of them.

And three people are dead because of our failure to properly control
responsible gun ownership.

Tell me how gun control would have stopped a person with no criminal
background from arming themselves.

If we cannot properly self police ourselves, society will do it for
us.

No, thank you, society has a bad record in this. Societies that do
this well are called police states.

David