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Originally Posted by Paslode
And even if had been adjudicated as mentally ill, instead of buying his pistol at Sportman's Warehouse and ammo at Walmart, the crazy man would have procured it illegally in a back alley and the results would have been the same.
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Agreed - the tragedy probably would not have been averted. However, the gun control pols would have a weaker argument to further their cause for more restrictions.
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