socal57che
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Quote:Originally Posted by stdreb27 http:///forum/thread/383022/gifford-shooting-let-the-left-wing-spin-begin/60#post_3347968
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Originally Posted by socal57che http:///forum/thread/383022/gifford-shooting-let-the-left-wing-spin-begin/60#post_3347947
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Originally Posted by stdreb27 http:///forum/thread/383022/gifford-shooting-let-the-left-wing-spin-begin/60#post_3347937
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Originally Posted by reefraff http:///forum/thread/383022/gifford-shooting-let-the-left-wing-spin-begin/60#post_3347932
Only an all out ban on handguns or forced yearly mental evaluations would have prevented this. Neither would be allowable under our constitution.
From what I've heard, this guy had been reported more than once for making death threats. And the political sheriff didn't do much about it. In another article I've read that deputies had said that this man was being closely monitored my mental health officials.. oops
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791904576075941558881006.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
"But he also has critics who say his department was well aware of Jared Loughner’s mental instability and may have been slow to respond to death threats the suspect made in the months leading up to Saturday’s rampage."
Definitely an "oops" moment for someone. Sad that it cost lives, but you can't cry wolf and not eventually get ignored. I blame the shooter alone. I shouldn't have to pay law enforcement to babysit fruitcakes. I feel that someone else at the scene had the responsibility to drop this guy after he got the second round off.
I completely agree, but if you're going to blame other unrelated people for political purposes, when you've investigated him already and he passed well..
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Originally Posted by socal57che http:///forum/thread/383022/gifford-shooting-let-the-left-wing-spin-begin/60#post_3347947
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Originally Posted by stdreb27 http:///forum/thread/383022/gifford-shooting-let-the-left-wing-spin-begin/60#post_3347937
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Originally Posted by reefraff http:///forum/thread/383022/gifford-shooting-let-the-left-wing-spin-begin/60#post_3347932
Only an all out ban on handguns or forced yearly mental evaluations would have prevented this. Neither would be allowable under our constitution.
From what I've heard, this guy had been reported more than once for making death threats. And the political sheriff didn't do much about it. In another article I've read that deputies had said that this man was being closely monitored my mental health officials.. oops
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791904576075941558881006.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
"But he also has critics who say his department was well aware of Jared Loughner’s mental instability and may have been slow to respond to death threats the suspect made in the months leading up to Saturday’s rampage."
Definitely an "oops" moment for someone. Sad that it cost lives, but you can't cry wolf and not eventually get ignored. I blame the shooter alone. I shouldn't have to pay law enforcement to babysit fruitcakes. I feel that someone else at the scene had the responsibility to drop this guy after he got the second round off.
I completely agree, but if you're going to blame other unrelated people for political purposes, when you've investigated him already and he passed well..