As we get past the grief, and the well-deserved praise for the officers who arrested the suspect and disarmed the bobby traps in his apartment, can we wonder why none of the hugely expensive terrorism apparatus we've built raised an alarm about him? Would they have spoken up if his name was Muhammad Holmes?
His mother told ABC she was not surprised when her son was identified as the suspect.
Is the sale of large amounts of high powered ammo by an individual who does not own a gun store not enough to make some agency wonder?
Of course we have the right to bear arms...but few argue in favor of allowing personal nuclear devices. Is 6,000 rounds of ammo the place where a line should be drawn, or at least, where questions should be asked?
A story in the Denver Post says it is not.
Yes, I think that such large purchases should arouse suspicion. The article cited states that it is not unusual for skeet shooters to by in bulk as much as 6,000 rounds to save money. It also says that such purchases are largely unregulated. It is past time to do some more regulation. I also think there is no reason for a hunter (or any other citizen) to have assault weapons, for example.
ReplyDeleteWhat has been going unsaid for many years that there are sections of town (in cities like Birmingham) where police do not want to go because they would be vastly out gunned.