Do we really need an Assault Weapon Ban?

[lynne]

25. No ban will make a difference until we address mental health -

- the recent case of Alice Boland is so bizarre I first thought it was an Onion piece. A little research confirmed it's true. If this case doesn't demonstrate that we need to address mental health as well as have mental health incidents entered into a Federal database so they will show up in the background check, then I'm not sure what will prove the point.

Alice Boland threatened G. W. Bush in 2005. She threatened him again to the Secret Service. She was sent to Federal court, found mentally ill, then sent to a mental health facility. Eventually released, she was able to legally purchase a gun - she passed the background check - and went to a school with intent to kill. Thankfully, she didn't know how to use it.

A timeline of her case is here> http://www.scribd.com/doc/125350089/Alice-Boland-Gets-A-Gun-Timeline

I've no clue why there isn't more media attention to this story.