Posted on 01/09/2011 9:32:34 AM PST by tobyhill
Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect in custody following the murder of six people in an apparent assassination attempt on Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, purchased a semi-automatic handgun two months after his college said he would have to undergo a mental evaluation before returning from suspension, sources told ABC News.
The gun, a Glock 19 9mm, was purchased legally from a sports store in Tucson on Nov. 30, 2010, federal law enforcement officials told ABC News. Two months before, on Oct. 7, Pima Community College sent a letter to Loughner's parents stating that if Loughner wished to return to the school, he would have to "obtain a mental health clearance indicating, in the opinion of a mental health professional, his presence at the College does not present a danger to himself or others," the school said in a statement.
The school said Loughner had as many as five run-ins with campus police for "classroom and library disruptions," and was suspended after college police discovered a YouTube video apparently created by Loughner in which he claimed the college is "illegal." Rather than return to school, Loughner dropped out, the statement said.
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The college clearly saw the potential for another VA-Tech-style massacre on campus. It’s great to see that they did act, but our insistence of granting rights to lunatics made it impossible for this man’s parents or anyone else to lock him up before whatever demons possessed him found some other victims.
It seems Loughner merely followed liberal thinking to its ultimate conclusion.
I don’t think it can any clearer what the next steps “should be” in the liberal agenda regarding guns - mental evaluations....
I don’t think it can any clearer what the next steps “should be” in the liberal agenda regarding guns - mental evaluations....
Once it is out that he is a lefty what will the Democrats blame?
I don’t recall the details, but years ago, maybe legislation or court rulings made it very difficult to institutionalize the mentally ill. As you say, more than anything else, those decisions probably set the stage for something like this to happen.
How could anyone actually know how Jared voted in 2008? Other than knowing how he was registered, there is no way to actually know how a person voted.
I agree. This is irresponsible from Senator Lopez on down to blame anyone other then the shooter. Are the musicians who created the music he listened to responsible for his acts? Is the military responsible for his acts because they denied his enlistment? Are his parents responsible for his acts because they did not get him help? Is the internet responsible for his acts for not picking up his threat? No to all of these the answer is the shooter. He is a cracked nut that unfortunately harmed others rather then himself. No one can make anyone do anything they do not want to do. His apology to his friends acknowledges that he knows what he is doing is wrong and it his judgement to do it anyway. Obama preaches self responsibility and there is no other case stronger then this one to start with.
1. A county Registrar does NOT report whom an individual voted for in an election, only that the person actually did vote.
2. Your link is broken...”no such thread”.
Loughner’s kooky ramblings about grammar suggest that he was a Noam Chomsky enthusiast. I’ve heard/read similar nonsensical rants from Chomsky fans.
what are the requirements for purchasing a handgun in Arizona?
Background check?
If he voted for McCain then the liberal media would be all over it..
“A county Registrar does NOT report whom an individual voted for in an election”
Yup, excellent point. The best they could do is to state a party registration (if it’s even required to vote). Even then, that’s not something a voting official would just throw out there.
There is no way for a county registrar, or anyone else for that matter, to know which candidate a voter selected, unless that voter tells them. Americans still enjoy at least one freedom, that of a secret ballot.
The linked source is bogus.
LOL. I should have waited nine more seconds to read your post!
So your saying because a person is registered as a Democrat in Arizona that they MUST have voted for Obama?
My understanding is that no matter how one is registered, they can still vote for whomever they want and you'd never know one way or the other.
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