Ft. Lauderdale shooting

Consolation
Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:04:18 +0000

Just read the details of what he said to the FBI and of the reports about the domestic violence . The latter incident had a negotiated settlement. One of the provisions of that settlement should have been surrender of any guns and surrender of his license to own a gun.

The FBI didn’t need to read his mind: he told them enough. The default in domestic violence situations should be removal of weapons. The person could apply to get the right to own a gun back after being able to show sufficient evidence of reform.

“Anchorage municipal prosecutor Seneca Theno said Santiago pleaded no contest to criminal mischief and assault charges. Under a deferred prosecution agreement, the charges would have been dismissed if he complied with the conditions. He was due back in court on March 28.”

He should have not been allowed to own a gun during this period. He pleaded no contest, not innocent.

He regained his gun after a month. That is not long enough to recover from such an extreme level of psychiatric disturbance. Nor is it sufficient time to establish a record of stability that should enable a person who does not dispute the facts of such a domestic violence violation to regain possession of a gun.

Gun ownership need to be taken a lot more seriously.