0ojakeo0 wrote:unriggable wrote:0ojakeo0 wrote: Also, remember VT massacre? That was fairly recent, over 30 people killed by another kid.
If everything happened by the law that WOULDNT have happened. He had a mental problem and the law prohibits them to own a gun. But ONE PERSON sold him a gun when he wasnt supposed to
What the kid did was perfectly legal, which is the frightening part of the situation. The only law he broke was the killing.
If the laws are a little less transparent maybe a mental test should be required. But they're not, thanks to our laws.
BTW Bill of Rights was written when it took twenty seconds to load a gun. I don't think our founding fathers would be too proud of what the country has come to.
He wasnt supposed to be able to buy the gun.
Really. Actual text below is right from the book.
The 1993 Virginia General Assembly amended and reenacted §18.2-308.2:2, Code of Virginia, making it unlawful for any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer to purchase more than 1 handgun within any 30-day period. The Virginia State Police is responsible for accepting and processing the Multiple Handgun Purchase Application and Multiple Handgun Purchase Certificate, when purchases in excess of one handgun within a 30-day period can be justified.
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A person who answers "yes" to any of the below questions may be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm pursuant to state and/or federal law.
1. Are you under indictment for a felony offense?
2. Have you ever been convicted, as an adult, in any court of a felony offense?
3. If you are 28 years old or younger, have you ever been adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile 14 years of age or older at the time of offense of a delinquent act, which would be a felony if committed by an adult?
4. Were you adjudicated delinquent on or after July 1, 2005, as a juvenile 14 years of age or older at the time of the offense of murder in violation of § 18.2-31 or 18.2-32, kidnapping in violation of § 18.2-47, robbery by the threat or presentation of firearms in violation of § 18.2-58, or rape in violation of § 18.2-61? (If adjudicated as a delinquent after July 1, 2005 for these offenses, you must answer yes. You are ineligible regardless of you current age and prohibited for life unless allowed by restoration of rights by the Governor of Virginia and order of the circuit court in the jurisdiction in which you reside.)
5. Have you ever been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime punishable by more than 2 years even if the maximum punishment was not received?
6. Is there an outstanding protective or restraining order against you from any court?
7. Is there an outstanding felony or misdemeanor warrant of arrest pending against you from any jurisdiction?
8. Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana, or any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any controlled substance? The Federal Gun Control Act defines an addicted person, or unlawful user, as a person who has a conviction for use or possession of a controlled substance within the past year or persons found through a drug test to use a controlled substance unlawfully, provided that the test was administered within the past year.
9. Have you ever been adjudicated legally incompetent, mentally incapacitated, or been involuntarily committed to a mental institution?
10. Have you been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable discharge?
11. Are you an alien illegally in the United States?
12. Are you a nonimmigrant alien? A nonimmigrant alien is prohibited from receiving a firearm unless he or she falls within an exception to the nonimmigrant alien prohibition (e.g., hunting license/permit; waiver).
13. Are you a person who, having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced your citizenship?
14. Have you ever been convicted for the misdemeanor crime of domestic violence? This includes all misdemeanors that involve the use, threat of, or attempted use of physical force (e.g., simple assault, assault and battery) if the offense is committed by one of the following parties: a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent or guardian of the victim.
15. Have you purchased a handgun from any source within the last 30 days? (Handgun Purchases Only) Virginia Code Section 18.2-208.2:2 (P) provides exceptions to the handgun purchase restriction.
16. Are you a person who, within a 36 consecutive month period, has been convicted, under Virginia law, of 2 misdemeanor offenses for Possession of Controlled Substance or Possession of Marijuana? (Handgun Purchases Only)
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He passed all these tests.
