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Oakland man arrested in Google arson cases
Original post made on Jul 5, 2016
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, July 5, 2016, 1:39 PM
Comments (6)
Posted by Mnm
a resident of North Bayshore
on Jul 5, 2016 at 3:07 pm
a resident of North Bayshore
on Jul 5, 2016 at 3:07 pm
How easily can a mentally ill person get a gun in this state?
Posted by Resident
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jul 5, 2016 at 3:38 pm
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jul 5, 2016 at 3:38 pm
Legally? Hard, but not impossible.
Illegally? Easy. Costs more, unless you steal a gun.
Posted by David Moore
a resident of Shoreline West
on Jul 5, 2016 at 4:17 pm
a resident of Shoreline West
on Jul 5, 2016 at 4:17 pm
Now that's paranoia.
Posted by Armchair psychologist
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2016 at 7:16 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2016 at 7:16 pm
He needs to be booked into a mental institution, not jail.
Posted by Kyle
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jul 5, 2016 at 10:37 pm
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jul 5, 2016 at 10:37 pm
He didn't shoot at LinkedIn, so I guess none of his personalities invited him to join their professional network.
Posted by AC
a resident of another community
on Jul 6, 2016 at 11:30 am
AC is a registered user.
a resident of another community
on Jul 6, 2016 at 11:30 am
AC is a registered user.
@Mnm
I'm afraid that I think the real issue is a social issue, not a legal one.
Of course I'm not saying that the laws should easily permit a mentally ill person to get a gun. But let's not forget how easy it was for this person to build bombs. Tighter control of guns, bullets, and gasoline (?!?!) wouldn't prevent this.
You'd be surprised how many dangerous things are available without license or background checks, and a creative and more scientifically-minded person can make some fearsome things out of easily obtained materials.
I agree with you that it shouldn't be easy for unstable people to get their hands on deadly weapons; but guns and bullets are the only things that can be used as deadly weapons.
But I think we'd be better off if we spotted people *before* they went nuts.
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