(05-25-2022, 03:33 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: A few things are still puzzling to me regarding the recent shooting.

The shooter just recently turned 18, came from a broken home and lives in a town where the median income is I'm guessing probably relatively low compared to other areas.  An AR-15 is not exactly "cheap" as far as the price let alone getting extra accessories such as extra magazines and ammunition.

1.  Just how was an 18 year old "drop-out" from high school able to afford to legally buy not just one, but two rifles along with the accessories and ammunition?  As the owner of an undisclosed number of AR-15 rifles myself, I know that these things aren't exactly cheap.

2.  He does have a history of "mental illness".  From what I understand, he was routinely "picked on" as a young child because of a speech impediment and did some self-mutilation on himself according to past acquaintances.  It appears to me that he never received any professional help via some kind of doctor or therapist.  How exactly is this kind of thing supposed to be reported under so-called "red flag laws"?

What change in current law would prevent something like this from happening again?  The problem isn't the gun, the problem is mental health.  I blame lack of education and social media.

There are none.  Gun control is not the answer.  Trying to legislate around mental illness will only infringe on civil liberties.  Feigning shock is an insult. Offering thoughts and prayers doesn't bring life back into the corpses sitting in a mortuary.

Gun violence is a ticking time bomb and you can only hope that you wont be at the wrong place at the wrong time when it goes off.

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