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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 02:54 PM Original message |
Police: Cho Was Taken to Psychiatric Hospital in 2005 |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. We all know |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 02:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Exactly! n/t |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. We also know |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I am not anti-gun |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. "The NRA enabled him to get a gun." - Total crock of shit. |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. It should be DIFFICULT to buy and own a gun. |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
52. Why should it take a couple of weeks? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
55. One background check would have revealed the history. |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:26 PM Response to Reply #55 |
69. You've obviously never purchased a firearm. |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #55 |
77. If we did background checks |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
60. Will you be attending any of the funerals? |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:13 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Self-Deleted |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:13 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Well Said, BOSSHOG |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:13 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. Self-Deleted |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #60 |
78. THE NRA ENABLED HIM TO GET A GUN. |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
76. The problem is, however, that this whole issue may well be trumped by |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. "Serious discussion"? |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Just answer me this... |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. No argument there |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Since lots of people realized "gun rights advocates" are not the NRA. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. That's good to know |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. ALL of the fucking handguns |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. Hunting rifles |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Mentally unstable, threat to others, and legal gun owner |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
79. the law doesn't restrict someone who is mentally unstable |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. If people were half as passionate over the war, health care, |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
57. If my ex had been into guns, I'd be dead by now at least 10 times. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. What's he doing living in a DORM?????..n/t |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I know I heard he was living on campus but |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I don't know. I saw his two roommates interviewed on TV. |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. Is there ANY reason why he should have been able to buy a gun?! |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. could not agree with you more. GUN CONTROL NOW!!!!! |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. What are the criteria for NOT being allowed to buy a gun? |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
80. It sure was. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. how does it make sense that he stalks & threatens women but he's only a danger to himself? |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
45. Guess us women just don't count as "others" (ie, people) |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. Well, not according to the Supreme Court. |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. wow, then his purchase of the gun was ILLEAGAL. the backround check FAILED |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Only if it showed up. |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
49. how old was he 2 years ago? If he was 18 or under that |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. 21 n/t |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. Who is responsible for this loophole in the law |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Who's responsible? |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Any Dem who votes to abolish handguns is not getting my vote |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Ah, but you can legislate |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I hear gun control argued here, not gun abolition |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
46. An automatic handgun makes killing more efficient |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
51. Yes, and gun owners are more likely to commit suicide... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
75. No, but shouldn't the background check somehow include this stuff? |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. "Acne medications" -- Accutane user? Violent thoughts a side-effect |
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medeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
31. Virginia gunman declared by court mentally ill |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Good to see he got the Treatment he needed |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Sounds like he got a 72-hr hold and that was the end of that. Not. |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. This is not uncommon. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. "Big time shame and denial" |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. They should have expelled him for the stalking and arson. |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #48 |
71. He could have joined the Army |
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medeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. Since Reagan deregulated mental hospitals... |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. That's another issue |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #43 |
70. No doubt he would be judged "Mentally Competent" for his actions |
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medeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. CNN headline |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Sounds like a disqualifying event for a gun purchase, but I am not sure |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Not in VA, but would have been in places like NY and CA. n/t |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Definitely so in California |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. No guns for people with mental problems in Tennessee.... |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I wonder why he couldn't have been involuntarily hospitalized for at least the minimum time. |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. If true, he should have been ineligible to purchase hand guns! |
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medeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. any more news on this? |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 08:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
62. The Great Debate, how do you encourage the mentally ill to seek treatment? |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #62 |
73. That's the frustrating thing |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
67. This should have disqualified him. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
47. Virginia (and some other states') gun-selling rule: Don't ask, don't tell. |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Just take the money and run! |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
58. What I don't get is why the insane are so, well, insane. |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:09 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. There was John Hinckley... nt |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #58 |
72. Well.... |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
59. A judge made that determination, not based on any |
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Algorem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
61. did his brother have dinner plans with Neil Bush? |
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grytpype (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
68. HOW THE HELL DID HE GET A GUN THEN? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. Because the mentally ill in this country are invisible |
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