https://freerepublic.com/tag/hr1415/ en-us Sun, 27 Nov 2005 01:31:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1529075/posts WASHINGTON - In Alabama, a man with a history of mental illness killed two police officers with a rifle he bought on Christmas Eve. In suburban New York, a schizophrenic walked into a church during Mass and shot to death a priest and a parishioner. In Texas, a woman taking anti-psychotic medication used a shotgun to kill herself. Not one of their names was in a database that licensed gun dealers must check before making sales — even though federal law prohibits the mentally ill from purchasing guns. Most states have privacy laws barring such information from being shared with... AP on Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1529075/posts#comment Sun, 27 Nov 2005 01:31:11 GMT