October 26, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Mike030270 said: He was prohibited regardless because he was a danger to himself and others. He threatened to shoot up a base https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_129th/billtexts/SP040801.asp 1 hour ago, Phillyterp85 said: Someone would have had to file a petition for a restraining order and then get it approved by the court. Him just checking himself into an institution or saying he wanted to shoot a place up isn’t enough on its own. If he was involuntarily committed, he’d be prohibited without the need for a restraining order. I’m not pretending to be an expert on the law, and I know that PA is likely different anyway, but I had a cousin that had, for lack of a better term, a mental breakdown and was committed to a mental institution. Years later he attempted to purchase a hand gun and was denied because he answered ‘no’ on the question about if he’d ever been in a mental hospital because he was so out of it during his time there that he thought he was in a regular hospital. According to his family (and they were going off his lawyer’s advice) if he’d have answered that question truthfully he would have been able to purchase the hand gun. And there is absolutely no way he should’ve been a gun owner given his mental issues (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc).
October 27, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, Mike030270 said: You got it guy👍 Mike, here is the statute: https://mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/15/title15sec393.html section 1.E.1 E. Has been: (1) Committed involuntarily to a hospital pursuant to an order of the District Court under Title 34‑B, section 3864 because the person was found to present a likelihood of serious harm, as defined under Title 34‑B, section 3801, subsection 4‑A, paragraphs A to C; key word: Involuntarily. So if you voluntarily check yourself into a hospital, then this wouldn’t prohibit you from possessing a firearm. So like I said, if he had checked himself into the hospital, then that wouldn’t mean he couldn’t possess the gun.
October 27, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Mike030270 said: He was prohibited regardless because he was a danger to himself and others. He threatened to shoot up a base https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_129th/billtexts/SP040801.asp Also, this link you posted isn’t Maine statute. It was proposed legislation from 2019 that didn’t pass. Click on the chamber status link in the upper right. https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?LD=1312&SessionID=13
October 27, 20232 yr Still at large, wtf. My guess is if they don't find him by Sunday, he got on a boat and offed himself.
October 27, 20232 yr He won't be able to get too far. He won't be able to use credit cards or access any cash. He abandoned his vehicle. So, he will have to steal a car, and rob a person or a business to get cash. Without funds, no food or water too. The longer this goes, the more likely he will surrender or end up dead.
October 27, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said: Still at large, wtf. My guess is if they don't find him by Sunday, he got on a boat and offed himself. His neighbor said he knows the woods and can hide there for a while. I hope he offed himself and they find the remains.
October 27, 20232 yr They found his car parked near a boat launch, and his boat is gone. He could be at the bottom of the river, and who knows if they will ever find him.
October 27, 20232 yr CNN saying his note indicates he is/was not expecting to be found alive. So he takes his boat to go suicide in private? I mean, yeah, it's possible. He could also be Fing with LE.
October 28, 20232 yr He dead https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12682155/Maine-mass-shooter-dead-woods-two-gunshot-wounds-head-sources-say.html
October 28, 20232 yr "We have not seen to this point, I have not seen to this point, that Mr. Card was forcibly committed for treatment. And if that didn't happen ... you can go into a firearms dealer who does all of their work, and the background check is not going to ping that this individual is prohibited," he said. From the Maine Director of Public Safety
October 28, 20232 yr To be honest, it kinda has to be this way otherwise so many people would avoid seeking out evaluation/treatment out of fear of losing their guns.
October 30, 20232 yr https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/29/maine-shooting-robert-card-investigation/index.html So many warning signs that should have prevented this
October 31, 20232 yr Police said Monday that suspect Robert Card was visited by police multiple times before his death. The local sheriff's department revealed they responded to Card's home in May, due to family concerns over the man's health, according to a press release.
October 31, 20232 yr \ Army said Maine shooter should not have gun, requested welfare check The U.S. Army determined the Maine shooting suspect should not have a weapon. https://abcnews.go.com/US/army-maine-shooter-gun-requested-welfare-check/story?id=104496055 He was not allowed to hold even military ammunition, and despite all this, he still went out and killed people.
October 31, 20232 yr Easier to blame the guns after the fact rather than actually doing something about a person who has been reported to have mental health issues and had access to numerous weapons.
October 31, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, mikemack8 said: Easier to blame the guns after the fact rather than actually doing something about a person who has been reported to have mental health issues and had access to numerous weapons. Easier to blame mental health rather than actually doing something about...anything really. It's just incredibly easy to blame mental health.
October 31, 20232 yr 35 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: Easier to blame mental health rather than actually doing something about...anything really. It's just incredibly easy to blame mental health. Insightful as always, Van. Thank you.
October 31, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: Insightful as always, Van. Thank you. I got two likes. You got a confused face. Van 1 mikemack 0
October 31, 20232 yr 41 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: Easier to blame the guns after the fact rather than actually doing something about a person who has been reported to have mental health issues and had access to numerous weapons. How about the broken process that allows somebody the military will not allow to have a gun, make threats to shoot places, trigger LE checks, and he still goes out and kills people?
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