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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
Yes, which was why my post included this quote:
At the point when he was reported by a psychiatrist and his parents to the Police, I think that should put him on a watch list at the very least (the rules for gun ownership are too lax currently).
A person can't buy/possess simple fireworks in the County where I reside, but they can quite easily walk into a gun dealer and purchase enough weapons and ammo to wreak total havoc and destroy numerous lives if they were so inclined. 
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That's all fine and good, but no background check will do anything about face to face gun sales. It's a uphill battle no matter how you look at it. For every rule you can make to stop it, there will be some way around it.
The problem is you don't want to create a situation where you make criminals out of law abiding people and these sort of mass shootings will never be regulated away unless every gun in the country disappears.
What we should be doing is tossing out all these ridiculous drug crimes that clog up the for profit justice system and put mandatory life with no parole sentences on any felony conviction that a gun or knife was used.
Stop wasting time with non violent offenders doing drug related crimes and start dealing with violent criminals and throwing the book at them. No it wont stop random spree killings but it would certainly put a dent in the bulk of gun/knife related crimes by getting violent criminal off the streets.