Have they said whether he bought the firearms legally or not? I can’t remember if I heard that? Also do they know when he bought them? Was it before or after that court order??
I read (here) that they were both legal purchases and that one was bought about a month ago and the other recent.
Yes he bought one online and one at a firearms store..both legal..March and April I think
He bought the guns legally, one month apart, which is as soon as he could under Virginia law (the .22 on 9 February, the 9mm on 9 March). But...IF that CNN report is correct, and a judge found him mentally ill (or incompetent?), then that changes things. From what other FReepers have posted, the ATF form has a question on it to the effect of “Have you ever been found mentally incompetent or been committed to an institution?” If that CNN report is right, then he must’ve lied on that form and the background check missed it somehow. But that’s a big “if.”
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Both guns were bought legally, one in Feb and one in March. Yes, I’ve seen the gun store owner interviewed...he followed procedures to the letter.
Cho was evaluated at that mental health facility in Dec, ‘05 so I asked the same question earlier: why didn’t it show up on his background check to buy the gun. (Guess: the university didn’t want to “invade his privacy”!)
They know where and when he bought the guns..*legally*, in fact.
You asked — “Have they said whether he bought the firearms legally or not? I can’t remember if I heard that? Also do they know when he bought them? Was it before or after that court order??”
He bought them legally, as the dealer did the background check as required and the dealer said the guy was normal and unremarkable, so no real reason to be concerned. And in addition to that, he bought the second gun after the 30-day period had elapsed. Apparently you can’t buy another one within 30 days. So, right after that, he got the second one. That was just about a week ago, I think (thereabouts).
And lastly, the commital was *voluntary* — according to the news conference today — and thus a *voluntary commital would not be recorded. An “involuntary one” would be recorded. That’s the idea I got from the news conference today.
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