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HooptieWagon

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4. He would have passed any background check.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 06:35 PM

Feb 2013

And been able to buy any legal gun. As a cop, its even possible he could have collected illegal guns off the street and kept them.
The only possibility of preventing Dorner's situation is early diagnosis and treatment of mental issues. He claims he suffers from accumulated concussion syndrome, theres possibly PTSD issues. Maybe others. Diagnose those, and remove his guns.

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Is Christopher Dorner a perfect example of why we need gun control? [View all] ProSense Feb 2013 OP

He is a partial refutation of background checks being a panacea ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #1

I say neither. Still Sensible Feb 2013 #2

It kinda shreds alot of NRA talking points, like putting cops in every school for example. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #3

Smashes the police protecting and serving the community bullshit to hell too. TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #9

Yup, the LAPD has a long history of being somewhat the enemy of the people. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #10

And then there's Miami, and New Orleans, and New York..... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #14

He would have passed any background check. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #4

He is the example of my example of why all guns should be off the street, legal & illegal except graham4anything Feb 2013 #5

Nope, he makes a case for banning guns. Kalidurga Feb 2013 #6

It points to a need of being recertified regularly and a line in which we can report problems. Thinkingabout Feb 2013 #7

It proves that guns are too easy to obtain and use irregardless the mental state libtodeath Feb 2013 #8

whether he snapped or not, both cases support the need for gun control JI7 Feb 2013 #11

It shows that only the police can be trusted with guns mwrguy Feb 2013 #12

He makes an insider's case that law enforcement isn't to serve and protect the general public. ancianita Feb 2013 #13

... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #15

It shows that we need due process.. more than ever.... lib2DaBone Feb 2013 #16

!!! TomClash Feb 2013 #21

Still not about guns The Straight Story Feb 2013 #17

Even countries with stringent gun controls have problems with gun violence -- e.g. Syria FarCenter Feb 2013 #18

Don't forget Mexico. n/t oneshooter Feb 2013 #19

K&r TomClash Feb 2013 #20

He makes the argument for an assault weapons ban in the manifesto nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #22

Neither. More about LAPD, PTSD REP Feb 2013 #23