--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is reported that VT killer Cho had once stalked a campus girl and > that he was arrested but that she refused to press charges. > > Had she pressed charges, do you think that could have had some effect > on him? Could it have led to him being evaluated and put in a better > position that he had been in to get help? > > As such, do you feel that the girl who refused to press charges > contributed to the horrible events at VT? >
It is my understanding of Federal law that if she *had* pressed charges for stalking, it would have resulted in a "red flag" on his record, and he would not have been able to legally purchase a firearm.
