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Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck
The FBI and police failed miserably...they did not enforce current laws to prevent this tragedy.
If the FBI gets a call about a potential threat...they should at least follow up and try to mitigate any tragedy.
They did not...
The police were called 30+ times to this guys house...yet did nothing.
LC
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Definitely a fail in those circumstances. In Canada sec. 117 of the C.C. allows the seizure of firearms in the interest of public safety and is normally used in mental health and serious domestic violence cases. I wonder if Florida has similar legislation or does the firearm need to be "evidence" of a crime before Police can seize it. Also being that "firearms ownership" is a constitutional right in the US, it is the responsibility of the State to show why a person should not own firearm as opposed to the person arguing why he should. I wonder where that "bar" is set for those court battles knowing the decision could be argue like a "Charter Breach" here in Canada. Also in the US the laws differ from state to state. Don't like the laws in California, just cross the border into Nevada and hit a gun show. It must be very difficult for any National level effective change with 50 different sets of rules to consider.