For what it's worth, I heard Bill Clinton say on Larry King this week that Cho, in purchasing the handguns he used, did so in full accordance with the Brady Bill.
--- In [email protected], "Springfield_Slim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Springfield_Slim" > <springfield_slim@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > 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? > > I may have been incorrect, in my previous post. > > Prohibitions on Firearm Sales > > Persons To Whom Sale of Firearms is Prohibited > > It is unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any > firearm or ammunition to: > > 1. a person under indictment for, or who has been convicted in, any > court of a crime punishable by over a year in prison > 2. a fugitive from justice > 3. an unlawful user of any controlled substance or a person addicted > to any controlled substance > 4. a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has > been committed to any mental institution > 5. a person illegally or unlawfully in the US > 6. a person dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces > 7. a citizen of the US who has renounced his/her citizenship > 8. a person subject to a court order that restrains him/her > from "harassing, stalking or threatening an intimate partner ... or > child or such intimate partner..." > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > >
