except in this case, the courts HAD been involved, and he was legally forbidden to own or purchase a gun.
On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 3:48 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree. With alcohol its some what easier. You know if you've served > someone more than one or two drinks an hour they shouldn't be driving. > > Its much harder spotting someone truly unstable, and legally require the > couts to be involved. > On Oct 23, 2012 3:45 PM, "Bruce Sorge" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> No Maureen you are not. Just as a pencil is not responsible for a failing >> grade. If you sell a car to someone, and they hit someone, are you >> responsible? No. >> >> Sent from my iPhone 4S. >> >> On Oct 23, 2012, at 2:49 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > Years ago, I sold a shotgun to a private party who seemed very normal at >> > the time but later became real twitchy. I have no idea how to get it >> > back. The local cops in the jurisdiction where I sold it are aware of >> the >> > transaction and the individual. They say nothing can be done unless he >> > does something wrong. That would likely be too late. >> > >> > So if he commits a crime with the gun, would I be responsible? >> > >> > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/justice/wisconsin-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 >> >> >> >> I truly hope that the name of the private seller is made public. >> >> >> >> And that he is held socially (not criminally, but socially) >> >> accountable for being part of this tragedy. >> >> >> >> It may have been legal, and he may not have been aware, but he is >> >> certainly part of the reason these people are dead. >> >> >> >> Sad. >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:356422 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
