http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isla-vista-rampage/elliot-rodgers-isla-vista-rampage-sparks-push-gun-seizures-n117971 Few states have stricter gun laws than California, but those restrictions did nothing to prevent a troubled young man’s deadly rampage in the town of Isla Vista last weekend.That grim reality, as in the case of many recent mass shootings, has reignited the debate over how to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, including those suffering from mental illness.This time, attention has turned to court orders that allow judges to prevent people who are showing signs of violent behavior from buying or keeping guns.Gun control proponents say such an order could have kept 22-year-old Elliot Rodger from killing six college students and himself near the Santa Barbara campus of the University of California last Friday. They point out that the attack followed warnings from his parents and doctors that he was emotionally unstable and showing signs of violent aggression, including a disturbing series of YouTube videos.Three of Rodger's victims were stabbed to death, and the rest died from gunshot wounds. More than a dozen others were injured.“The fact of the matter is our gun laws are so weak that when someone openly exhibits that violent behavior, they can still access guns,” said Lindsay Nichols, staff attorney at the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in San Francisco.Read the rest of the article by clicking on the link, but the point is that the current "adjudicated" mental health standard found in most state laws makes background checks for mental illness almost meaningless, so this in an effort to enhance that by giving those closest to the person a chance to seek a RO, which places the standard much lower for mental health issue background checks and puts the action in the hands of those who should know best, while still providing due process. NOT A PERFECT SOLUTION, but then again nothing is. Thoughts?(note: Illuminator, can you please post in this thread so that everyone can see that EDITED quote from me, the one where you left out the context to create a LIE? If you will do that, I will then re-post my entire, unedited comment and you (and others) will see that a lot of people in this article agree with the UNEDITED point I made .lol)
