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dkf

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76. Lanza was blocked from buying a rifle.
Sun Jan 27, 2013, 09:45 PM
Jan 2013

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Adam Lanza, the suspect in the suburban Connecticut elementary school shooting rampage, tried to purchase a "long gun" rifle from a local shop but was turned away because he did not want to wait for the required 14-day background check, law enforcement sources said Saturday.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/15/nation/la-na-nn-sandy-hook-gunman-tried-to-buy-rifile-days-before-20121215

Our mental health resources are totally inadequate to do this at this time. kickysnana Jan 2013 #1
It is not a list Lurks Often Jan 2013 #17
Two people I know with health insurance have been unable to get kickysnana Jan 2013 #75
this is a horrendous idea that deprives citizens of due process. cali Jan 2013 #2
How so? Lurks Often Jan 2013 #6
yes, and medical professionals are just so infallible cali Jan 2013 #82
I agree with you Lurks Often Jan 2013 #86
Anything to deflect from the root of the problem Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #3
An unproductive answer Lurks Often Jan 2013 #7
And YOUR answer is productive? Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #10
So you have nothing Lurks Often Jan 2013 #14
Allow me to retort Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #23
Congress thinks otherwise, Lurks Often Jan 2013 #26
More 'resistance is futile?' Is that all ya got? Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #31
Going to have to disagree Lurks Often Jan 2013 #39
Many of us consider mental illness a root cause hack89 Jan 2013 #8
Ah, we meet again... Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #13
I would start with mental health services first hack89 Jan 2013 #19
Of course you would Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #25
Why don't you ask NY - they are implementing a mental health database. hack89 Jan 2013 #32
It does have value, but it is not the be-all & end-all Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #33
Cracking down on gun trafficking is an excellent idea hack89 Jan 2013 #48
Making it more costly to obtain a firearm just makes it more difficult for the poor. The rich will DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #61
Certainly disarming the entire population would be MUCH more effective. jmg257 Jan 2013 #15
And a determination of Lanza needing a hold would have helped how exactly? jmg257 Jan 2013 #4
Unknown at this time since the final police report has not been released. Lurks Often Jan 2013 #9
Ofcourse nothing is going to get through Congress. The NRA and their dupes jmg257 Jan 2013 #11
I worry a lot more about the "potentially dangerous" normal people. bemildred Jan 2013 #5
Just about every day you put your live in the hands of strangers Lurks Often Jan 2013 #12
I can tell you a more realistic threat - distracted drivers. Denninmi Jan 2013 #18
Exactly Lurks Often Jan 2013 #21
I guess I don't understand why this is so different from what we have now overall. Denninmi Jan 2013 #16
There difference now Lurks Often Jan 2013 #20
That's kind if what I thought the situation was. Denninmi Jan 2013 #22
There have been more than 1000 gun deaths in the US in the month since Newtown. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #24
How about.... Morning Dew Jan 2013 #27
Why? Lurks Often Jan 2013 #29
I've owned a gun - don't own one now. Morning Dew Jan 2013 #30
So, make it a panel...you want to stop the mentally ill from obtaining weapons, this seems a great jmg257 Jan 2013 #37
So much for innocent until proven guilty n/t Lurks Often Jan 2013 #42
So much for you REALLY caring about solving the problem. nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #54
Pathetic, you're willing to take people's rights away without due process. Lurks Often Jan 2013 #56
I'm sorry - did you miss the part about a panel, to provide due process, BEFORE any jmg257 Jan 2013 #58
What's pathetic is Lurks Often Jan 2013 #59
Oh, so now we are on to 'banning SA guns is impossible' and 'dropping crime rates'?!? jmg257 Jan 2013 #60
Not even a good try. Lurks Often Jan 2013 #64
Wow - NOW its the election time meme!?! Have you given up on validating your solutions jmg257 Jan 2013 #70
More emotional rhetoric from you Lurks Often Jan 2013 #71
Emotional? I am stone cold...other then a few laughs at the humour you are providing jmg257 Jan 2013 #74
Wow - GREAT idea! It is so simple, and addresses the problem before-hand. jmg257 Jan 2013 #35
Everybody probably needs a mental health Clarence. Jamastiene Jan 2013 #28
Do we have clearance, Clarence? Roger. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #36
May I remind you and anyone who makes the "mental health" jazzimov Jan 2013 #34
I notice you avoided Lurks Often Jan 2013 #40
I fully support enforcing the current laws jazzimov Jan 2013 #53
Then we need to find a way to reduce violence Lurks Often Jan 2013 #55
Yes, you are absolutely correct jazzimov Jan 2013 #62
Then we disagree with the method Lurks Often Jan 2013 #63
At least we agree with the desired outcome jazzimov Jan 2013 #67
Yes we agree on the outcome Lurks Often Jan 2013 #69
Know what? I'm FAR more worried about these emotionally ill people and the mass harm they cause: Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #38
Then I encourage you to start your OWN thread about it. n/t Lurks Often Jan 2013 #41
Even I give at least three responses to someone before going anywhere near that sort of reply. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #43
Not at all, your post has NOTHING to do with my original post. n/t Lurks Often Jan 2013 #45
As a "mentally ill" person (who also hates violence and doesn't care for guns) I find your call to Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #49
My proposal was limited strictly to those Lurks Often Jan 2013 #57
I had to stop at "determined". You KNOW who they are? You can tell? You are qualified? Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #65
If a patient tells a medical professional that they want hurt themselves Lurks Often Jan 2013 #68
You have no concept of the state of the "mental health care system" or that if you start calling out Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #80
We're not going to agree, Lurks Often Jan 2013 #87
+1000000 Jamastiene Jan 2013 #83
I think an FDA review of antidepressants is in order kudzu22 Jan 2013 #44
Agreed, Lurks Often Jan 2013 #46
I like my proposal better. LWolf Jan 2013 #47
+1 leftstreet Jan 2013 #50
I can't believe you said "socialist" quinnox Jan 2013 #52
Yep. LWolf Jan 2013 #81
Are there any studies gollygee Jan 2013 #51
It depends on your viewpoint Lurks Often Jan 2013 #73
It should be limited to specific illnesses which involve agression or threats to others FarCenter Jan 2013 #66
"mental health Clarence?" Did spellcheck suggest that? nt raccoon Jan 2013 #72
I would imagine a mental health Clarence would be Jamastiene Jan 2013 #84
Lanza was blocked from buying a rifle. dkf Jan 2013 #76
I'm not sure I follow what you are trying to say. Lurks Often Jan 2013 #77
The law worked, but it didn't stop anything. dkf Jan 2013 #78
Oh yeah. Those laws really stopped him, didn't they? Jamastiene Jan 2013 #85
Couple proposals tama Jan 2013 #79
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