Cho Seung-Hui is the shooter of the VT Massacre

This thread should be moved to Current Events.
 
I was thinking, why was this guy able to buy two pistols?  He had been reported to the police for stalking, and had a psychiatric evaluation in which the doctor checked the box indicating that he was a "danger to himself."  (He DIDN\'T check the box that he was a danger to others... that\'s a whole different issue... I can\'t believe that the failsafe for our entire system of dealing with the criminally insane is one guy choosing to check on box on a form somewhere... )
 
Yet this guy\'s background didn\'t get communicated to the people who handle approving firearm permits.  They just ran their default checks, "no felonies convictions, no warrants," whatever, and they rubber stamped him A-OK.  I\'m not in favor of banning guns, but there is something seriously wrong with our gun laws when we let just any crazy asshole buy a gun and clear the background checks.
 
I\'m not saying that every gun buyer needs to have a psychiatric evaluation, but IF YOU DID HAPPEN TO HAVE ONE for some other reason, that information should be considered when they are reviewing your gun permit.  That seems pretty reasonable to me.

Great point.
 
In light of this, I\'ve decided I\'m ok with legal arms possession, but making it hard to get one in the first place would be good.
 
Though I suppose there are other ways to obtain a gun if you really want one.

Here\'s a possible look into his immature and violent mind.
 
http://newsbloggers.aol.com/2007/04/17/cho-seung-huis-plays/
 
The play he wrote about the stepdad was at least a good premise.  The casino one was so awful I couldn\'t even finish reading it.
 
Violent writing is not an indication of a disturbed individual, but with hindsight, these are pretty eye opening.

His writing is horrible.

Yeah the one that starts in a casino was so bad I couldn\'t finish reading it.

I actually read \'em both.


Is that all the writing skill it takes to be an English major in college? Sheesh.

I can understand why his teachers thought he might have problems. Both plays are childishly angry.

He has (had) the writing style of a pissy 9 year old.

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as you all probably know by now....the reason why there was a two hour gap between the massacre was because he was sending videos and letters about what he was about to do to msnbc....here are some pics of him....s**t is just unreal....


http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/fc/US/virginia_tech_shootings/feature_articles/SIG=12acvcb96;_ylt=AlpY7Vzey.xslgIwGxGaECZH2ocA/*http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18183171/displaymode/1107/s/2/framenumber/1/

That shit creeped me out. I\'m not gonna lie.