06-11-2013, 04:21 PM
Still don't know how Zawahri got the gun, but lots of new details emerging.
He was fascinated with semi-automatics, according to an unnamed family member who says the family didn't know what to do about it (and doesn't understand where Zawahri got the money for a gun).
Back in 2006 as a juvenile, Zawahri told a classmate that he wanted to kill some students at his high school. The classmate told a teacher. The teacher called police. Police went to the home and found that Zawahri was making explosives. Off to the psych unit he went. Unfortunately, he was released shortly thereafter which puzzled the teacher. Puzzles me too. Wonder what the conditions of release were?
Aside from the fact that he didn't have a partner in crime, this is a hell of a lot like Columbine. In both cases, other students reported the odd behavior and threats, either short-term or no steps were taken, bombs and guns were involved (and fire too for Zawahri)...
How can a very similar situation with red flags waving everywhere go down years later? I really want to understand the circumstances here that allowed that to happen.
If it turns out that Zawahri used a straw purchaser or bought his gun(s) at a gun show without being subject to a background check, it'll be even more like Columbine.
Discouraging that we, as a society, apparently aren't learning as we go. Or, the laws aren't allowing us to invoke serious preventative measures when flags are raised. Not much good to have laws that are simply after-the-fact punitive; kinda hard to punish dead guys or bring their victims back to life.
He was fascinated with semi-automatics, according to an unnamed family member who says the family didn't know what to do about it (and doesn't understand where Zawahri got the money for a gun).
Back in 2006 as a juvenile, Zawahri told a classmate that he wanted to kill some students at his high school. The classmate told a teacher. The teacher called police. Police went to the home and found that Zawahri was making explosives. Off to the psych unit he went. Unfortunately, he was released shortly thereafter which puzzled the teacher. Puzzles me too. Wonder what the conditions of release were?
Aside from the fact that he didn't have a partner in crime, this is a hell of a lot like Columbine. In both cases, other students reported the odd behavior and threats, either short-term or no steps were taken, bombs and guns were involved (and fire too for Zawahri)...
How can a very similar situation with red flags waving everywhere go down years later? I really want to understand the circumstances here that allowed that to happen.
If it turns out that Zawahri used a straw purchaser or bought his gun(s) at a gun show without being subject to a background check, it'll be even more like Columbine.
Discouraging that we, as a society, apparently aren't learning as we go. Or, the laws aren't allowing us to invoke serious preventative measures when flags are raised. Not much good to have laws that are simply after-the-fact punitive; kinda hard to punish dead guys or bring their victims back to life.