The guy may have BEEN mentally ill, but he had no history or diagnosis of such. There were no signs that he would do anything like this or anything at all. His neighbors, family, etc all considered him a nice, normal guy. No criminal record, nothing about him fits the profile of a killer... So that set of laws would not have applied regardless.
Originally Posted by VegasJen
Cherry pick as you wish... the fact still remains these types of incidences are becoming more frequent and Republicans are opening the flood gates for mentally ill people to flow suit. Not that it could have been prevented but In this case a rigorous screening process would have flagged him as having a father who was clinically diagnosed as a schitzo and who served time in prison for armed robbery.