So, the police in the feds knew all about this guy, even him attempting to buy a gun illegally. Yet no intervention, no prosecution, they only pathetically admit after he has gone berserk. Too typical.
Although there hasn’t been much reported, what little there has been seems that this guy had been a big enough nuisance for neighbors to complain about, and the local police knew about his shenanigans, but little or nothing was ever done about it.
He tried to legally buy a gun. That is when a check showed he was not eligible for the purchase to be completed. The FBI or ATF or DPS would not know if he later went out and illegally obtained a gun. Until of course it was used in a crime.
Now for law enforcement to do the job you think they are supposed to do would mean putting 24 hour surveillance on this or any other person who failed the required background check for firearm’s purchase. Any attempt to purchase a gun (legal source or illegal source) and immediate incarceration. No due process needed.
What I want to know is with his behavior spiraling down why did no one report he was a danger to himself or others? Is Texas one of those states where such a person can be involuntarily held at a mental health facility for 72 hours for observation and possible treatment?