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Old 04-06-2014, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by patfla06 View Post
Interesting question!

I don't know if it would be able to be done.



We have a case here in Tampa of a Mom with a long history of mental illness was able to buy a gun and shot and killed her 2 children.

We could start, at least, with anyone who has a history is not eligible to

Buy a gun.

Her trial starts this month. Very sad story.

Someone with mental illness cannot legally purchase a gun. There is a specific question on the purchase application.

A check is made to determine if that individual has been in a mental health facility in that specific state. However states do not share that information or provide it to a central data base where it could be checked.

An individual could also falsely respond to that question.
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