[coloradan]

So we have the adult passing a background check and purchasing at least one of the rifles, despite a restraining order, and we have have the youth being an illegal alien, released on his own recognizance by the INS to the custody of his mother. We also have that the license plate on the car was traced 10 times by the various dragnets after the sniper shootings ... even though the plate was issued to a car not matching the description of the one it was actually placed on.

Both of these people already were criminals, and yet slipped through the fingers of federal agencies. And for this reason many would seek to give these federal agencies even more powers, despite their repeated and demonstrated failures - at the expense of the rights of non-criminals.

NYSlimes "reporter" Fox Butterfield himself is one of these people calling for more gun laws.

[CyberAnt]

Hey, I know Fox Butterfield! He's a great guy - it's just his PC attitude which stinks.

Remember, this guy live in the middle of PCville.

[Seruzawa]

We also have that the license plate on the car was traced 10 times by the various dragnets after the sniper shootings ... even though the plate was issued to a car not matching the description of the one it was actually placed on.

Sounds less like "slipping through the fingers of law enforcement" than "incompetence".