What we need is not more gun control. We need more nut control.
VTech was aware that there were problmes with Cho. In one of his classes, students were so afraid of him, they skipped class. The school ended up teaching him one-on-one. But they couldn’t kick him out. Other students with mental illnesses have sued colleges under the Americans with Disabilities Act for the right to remain in college in spite of their mental illness ....and won.
Neither the college nor Cho’s doctors could tell his parents about any mental health problems. Once he is over 18, his parents have no more rights than anyone else to that information. This is true even if he is a dependent and they are providing all of his support.
The current laws relating to mental illness not only result in more people homeless and on the street. They make it harder for others to make sure that the mentally ill person gets the help he needs.
Cho was not on the street, and he had not comitted any crime. Harmless people write incredibly disturbing and violent things all the time. Should Quentin Turentino or Bret Easton Ellis be forcibly incarcerated?
When you start making laws to crack-down on the supposedly mentally dangerous, you are headed down a slippery slope. Bear in mind that the experts in the mental health professions tend to be liberal. For example, many conservatives believe that homosexuality is a mental disorder, just as many liberals feel the same way about "hate speech/hate crimes." Are you prepared to undergo forcible reprogramming the next time you call somebody a faggot?
Bear in mind that Cho was evaluated and deemed a danger to himself, but not others.