Posted on 08/27/2018 2:48:18 PM PDT by PROCON
The gunman who opened fire on a "Madden NFL 19" tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday was hospitalized previously for mental illness, according to court records.
Divorce filings from the parents of 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore showed that as a teenager he was hospitalized twice in psychiatric facilities and was prescribed anti-psychotic and anti-depressant medications, The Associated Press first reported Monday.
Katz, a competitor at the gaming event, had two handguns and extra ammunition inside the restaurant where the competition was taking place, officials said at a news conference Monday afternoon.
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Whoa! That makes me think there may be more to the idea this kid just suddenly blew up than "he just suddenly got angry about losing". It sounds more like "premeditated" murder to me.
Guns are not taken away by diagnosis but by behavior.
Diagnosis change over time and what is in style.
Behavior and ability doesnt
Only a court-ordered treatment of mental illness prevents one from buying a gun. Somebody going to a doctor and getting some pills to help them calm down or whatever isn’t part of it.
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