Targeting the Teacher

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They missed the part where he has a history of mental health issues and had heard voices telling him to kill people. He should have lost access to his guns.
- Which is something gun control typically aims at
  
  It's something current federal law does and has done for decades. A person who is involuntarily committed to undergo inpatient treatment at a mental health facility by a court of law is classified as a "prohibited person" and cannot own or have access to firearms.
  Source link: https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/are-there-persons-who-cannot-legally-receive-or-possess-firearms-andor-ammunition
  The catch is that a person cannot be deprived of any right without due process - typically a literal day in court. Therefore an individual with mental health problems that have not caused enough trouble to land them in front of a judge can't be declared a prohibited person.
  
  Due process does not always require a hearing before court action. There are emergency injunctions, ex parte protective orders, temporary restraining orders, certain classes of summary process. When a guy owns assault weapons and is hearing voices, due process can wait a couple weeks.
  
  I believe you missed my use of the word "typically".
  
  Sorry bud, best I can do is ban suppressors and shotgun pistol grips. At least they won't be able to shoot you ergonomically.
  
  Ouch my ligaments.
  No more murderin' for meeee
- Dude was literally in a mental hospital for a while, wasn't he?
  
  So according to pro-gun talking points, he should have been completely safe to arm. He received the fabled "mental healthcare" that renders people safe to indiscriminately sell guns to.
  
  Yes, and again there was no enforcement, no gun control anywhere can work without enforcement.
  
  The lack of laws and lack of enforcement both have their roots in pro-gun groups -- the people arguing that guns are blameless and everything is a mental health problem.
  The problems all stem from the same source.
- He should have been in a cage.

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