So any emotionally unstable criminal can buy a gun thanks to NRA and Republicans

Posted: Apr 18, 2013

Because it would not have prevented Newtown? ***Arizona shooter, Loughner squeezed off 31 bullets in less than 30 seconds, wielding a 9 mm Glock with high-capacity magazines. For several years prior, Loughner had displayed signs of serious mental illness, including outbursts during his high school classes and complaints about voices in his head. Nevertheless, he was able to stroll into a Sportsmen's Warehouse in Tucson and purchase a weapon and ammunition legally. ***Aurora theater shooter. Some of Holmes' acquaintances suspected prior to the shooting that Holmes suffered from mental illness and could be dangerous. A month prior to the shooting, Dr. Lynne Fenton reported to the campus police that he had made homicidal statements which indicated he was a threat to the public.[45] Two weeks prior to the shooting, he sent a text message asking a graduate student if they had heard of the disorder dysphoric mania, and warning the student to stay away from him "because I am bad news."[ Holmes' defense attorneys claimed in a motion he was a "psychiatric patient" of the medical director of Anschutz's Student Mental Health Services prior to the Aurora shooting; however, the prosecution disagrees with that claim.[41][42] Four days after the release of the defense attorney's motion, the judge required this information to be blacked out.[43] CBS News later reported that Holmes met with at least three mental health professionals at the University of Colorado prior to the massacre.[44] ;