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Under the Federal firearms laws this is a person that should not have been allowed to purchase/own a firearm-- but that is the big loophole conflict in the Firearms Law... Under many states law- (Montana included) and possibly federal health guidelines, mental illness is considered a health issue and falls under all the privacy guidelines of a health issue- so law enforcement is never notified- nor does the mental illness problem show up in law enforcement computers or for background checks....
I've seen it many times in the past years and ends up with folks that were not supposed to be able to purchase guns being allowed to- and then never being able to be charged/convicted with making a false statement
And I don't think you folks want to know how many others just like this guy are walking the streets right now- many of which used to be caught by the local authorities (especially in the rural areas) when the firearms purchases had to be approved by local law enforcement during the 5 day waiting period...But now with the computer insta checks they are not/can not be caught because law enforcement is not even aware they purchased a gun... :roll:
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State police, meanwhile, revealed that in December 2005, Cho was declared "mentally ill and in need of hospitalization" and posed "an imminent danger," according to a temporary detention order issued by a Virginia district court.
In November and December 2005, two women complained to campus police that they had received calls and computer messages from Cho, but they considered the messages "annoying," not threatening, and neither pressed charges, Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum said.
Neither woman was among the victims in the massacre, police said.
Around the same time, one of Cho's professors informally shared some concerns about the young man's writings, but no official report was filed, Flinchum said.
The chief said he was not aware of any other contact between Cho and police after those episodes.
Court documents show that on Dec. 13, 2005, a Montgomery County District Court judge ordered Cho undergo mental evaluation at Carilion St. Albans Hospital.
The judge issued an order temporary detention order on the grounds that Cho was "mentally ill and in need of hospitalization, and presents an imminent danger to self or others as mental illness, or is seriously mentally ill as to be substantially unable to care for self, and is incapable of volunteering or unwilling to volunteer for treatment."
The order, obtained by FOX News, also includes findings from a Dec. 14 physician's examination that, briefly, shows a patient who is "flat and mood is depressed. He denies suicidal intentions. He does not acknowledge symptoms of a thought disorder. His insight and judgment are normal."
A box on the order is checked as follows: "Presents an imminent danger to himself as a result of mental illness." The very next box, which is not checked, reads: "Presents an imminent danger to others as a result of mental illness."
The next day, according to court records, a special justice approved outpatient treatment for Cho.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266683,00.html
I've seen it many times in the past years and ends up with folks that were not supposed to be able to purchase guns being allowed to- and then never being able to be charged/convicted with making a false statement
And I don't think you folks want to know how many others just like this guy are walking the streets right now- many of which used to be caught by the local authorities (especially in the rural areas) when the firearms purchases had to be approved by local law enforcement during the 5 day waiting period...But now with the computer insta checks they are not/can not be caught because law enforcement is not even aware they purchased a gun... :roll:
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State police, meanwhile, revealed that in December 2005, Cho was declared "mentally ill and in need of hospitalization" and posed "an imminent danger," according to a temporary detention order issued by a Virginia district court.
In November and December 2005, two women complained to campus police that they had received calls and computer messages from Cho, but they considered the messages "annoying," not threatening, and neither pressed charges, Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum said.
Neither woman was among the victims in the massacre, police said.
Around the same time, one of Cho's professors informally shared some concerns about the young man's writings, but no official report was filed, Flinchum said.
The chief said he was not aware of any other contact between Cho and police after those episodes.
Court documents show that on Dec. 13, 2005, a Montgomery County District Court judge ordered Cho undergo mental evaluation at Carilion St. Albans Hospital.
The judge issued an order temporary detention order on the grounds that Cho was "mentally ill and in need of hospitalization, and presents an imminent danger to self or others as mental illness, or is seriously mentally ill as to be substantially unable to care for self, and is incapable of volunteering or unwilling to volunteer for treatment."
The order, obtained by FOX News, also includes findings from a Dec. 14 physician's examination that, briefly, shows a patient who is "flat and mood is depressed. He denies suicidal intentions. He does not acknowledge symptoms of a thought disorder. His insight and judgment are normal."
A box on the order is checked as follows: "Presents an imminent danger to himself as a result of mental illness." The very next box, which is not checked, reads: "Presents an imminent danger to others as a result of mental illness."
The next day, according to court records, a special justice approved outpatient treatment for Cho.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266683,00.html