Before a half-dozen sheriff’s deputies knocked on Elliot Rodger’s door last month in response to concerns raised by his mother about his well-being, they could have checked the database and discovered he had bought three 9mm semiautomatic handguns. Several law enforcement officials and legal experts on gun policy said this might have given deputies greater insight into Rodger’s intentions and his capability for doing harm….
….The sheriff’s department did not respond to requests for additional comments regarding the decision to forgo checking the DROS database before going to Rodger’s apartment in Isla Vista. In a statement Thursday, the department said, based on the information it had at the time, Rodger did not seem to be an immediate threat to himself or others, so no weapons check was done.
via Police didn’t search database showing Calif. shooter had bought guns – The Washington Post.
You don’t send six Deputies to somebody’s place if you think they are not a threat, so I call BS.
Of course this means the next guy who needs a check will have one done with a full SWAT team and a couple of Predator drones circling overhead.
“Of course this means the next guy who needs a check will have one done with a full SWAT team and a couple of Predator drones circling overhead.”
And that’s if they don’t think he’s a threat. If they do, they’ll just breach his house without a warrant and arrest everyone they find.
and god help any dogs or baby cribs present when they do.
Laziness more than anything.
No, if they actually think the guy is dangerous, they’ll stage up outside and talk to him from complete safety. Dynamic entries are only for “normals.”
Well that didn’t take long….
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2643344/Horror-SWAT-team-throw-stun-grenade-toddlers-CRIB-drugs-raid-leaving-coma-severe-burns.html
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Of course. State Senator Kevin de Leon’s answer to the cops not checking the gun registry is to make an ammunition registry for them to not check.
Wait, does the mere possession of legal, registered firearms now constitute a danger to himself or others? Or was it because three pistols is a frightening arsenal? Did he even have as many as 100 rounds?