There's no good reason to believe that "expanded background checks" would've prevented Elliot Rodger from buying guns http://reason.com/archives/2014/05/28/gun-controls-false-promise …
@John_Moxin @mleewelch What proposed measure would have prevented him from obtaining guns?
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@mtracey@mleewelch I don't know. But since the U.S. really seems to have cornered the market on mass shootings, status quo isn't working. -
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@mleewelch And the evidence suggests that simply imposing new restrictions on gun ownership won't address that status quo. - 3 more replies
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@mtracey@mleewelch Didn't his parents try to get his guns away from him? Relying on media for accurate info, so I'm unsure. -
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@mleewelch An unnamed relative contacted police to conduct a "welfare check" -- foolishly -- and it turned up nothing.
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