[Vision2020] Shooter in Aurora, Illinois, manufacturing plant wasn't legally allowed to own gun

[Ron Force]

So you think that the gun laws on the books should be more strictly
enforced? Good, we agree.

Ron Force
Moscow Idaho USA


On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 1:56 PM g crabtree <direoutcome at gmail.com> wrote:

> All thoughts on the wall aside, since the authorities were unable to
> enforce the various gun control laws that the shooter was all too
> willing to disregard, what new regulation do you imagine would have
> prevented this tragedy?
>
> g
>
> On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 10:12 AM Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Yet our president doesn’t feel that gun control is not as urgent as a
> wall along our southern border.
> >
> > Common decency prohibits me from expressing my true feelings
> >
> > Courtesy of NBC News at:
> >
> >
> https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooter-aurora-illinois-manufacturing-plant-wasn-t-legally-allowed-own-n972436
> >
> > ———————————————
> >
> > Shooter in Aurora, Illinois, manufacturing plant wasn't legally allowed
> to own gun
> >
> > Police are investigating why Martin never relinquished his firearm after
> it was discovered he had an aggravated assault felony on his record.
> > Gary Montez Martin, the man who opened fire inside a manufacturing
> company in Aurora, Illinois, legally should not have been in possession of
> a firearm, police said on Saturday.
> >
> > On Friday, Martin, who had been an employee of the Henry Pratt Co. for
> 15 years, opened fire at a meeting during which he was being terminated
> from his job, according to Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman.
> >
> > He killed five people and injured several police officers during the
> rampage, before being shot and killed by police.
> >
> > During a press conference on Saturday, Ziman said that Martin, 45,
> purchased a handgun on March 6, 2014, after being issued an Illinois
> Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card in January of that year. The
> firearm, a Smith and Wesson .40 caliber, was in Martin's possession as of
> March 11, 2014.
> >
> > The FOID card application process includes a background check, but
> applicants are not fingerprinted, Ziman said.
> >
> > It was only when Martin applied for a concealed carry permit on March
> 16, 2014, that he was fingerprinted and it was revealed he had a 1995
> felony conviction for aggravated assault in Mississippi.
> >
> > Ziman said that upon the discovery of this conviction, Martin's
> concealed carry permit was rejected and his FOID card was revoked.
> >
> > "He absolutely was not supposed to be in possession of a firearm," Ziman
> said.
> >
> > Ziman said that, after officials discovered Martin's felony, a letter
> was sent notifying him that his FOID card had been revoked and informing
> him that he was required to relinquish his firearm to local authorities.
> She added that law enforcement is now investigating if they ever followed
> up with Martin.
> >
> > Martin also had six prior arrests with the Aurora Police Department,
> including arrests for traffic and domestic violence-related issues,
> according to Ziman. She said his last arrest in Aurora was in 2008 for
> violating an order of protection.
> >
> > However, Ziman said Martin was last arrested in 2017 by the Oswego
> Police Department for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.
> >
> > ———————————————
> >
> > Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
> >
> > "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> > http://www.MoscowCares.com
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> > But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> > If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
> >
> > - John Lennon
> >
> >
> >
> > Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
> >
> > "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> > http://www.MoscowCares.com
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > Roll, roll, roll your joint twist it at the end,
> > Take a puff, that's enough and pass it to a friend.
> >
> > "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> > But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> > If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
> >
> > - John Lennon
> >
> >
> > "It doesn't require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless
> minority keen to set brushfires in people's minds"
> >
> > - Samuel Johnson [1709-84]
> >
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