<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">ENFORCE THE LAW ! ! ! <div><br></div><div>Failing that, it appears that we have a national emergency . . . or a congress that lacks sufficient quantity of the appropriate genitalia to actually DO SOMETHING !</div><div><br></div><div>How many more people must die?<br><div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Feb 16, 2019, at 12:55 PM, g crabtree <<a href="mailto:direoutcome@gmail.com">direoutcome@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>All thoughts on the wall aside, since the authorities were unable to</span><br><span>enforce the various gun control laws that the shooter was all too</span><br><span>willing to disregard, what new regulation do you imagine would have</span><br><span>prevented this tragedy?</span><br><span></span><br><span>g</span><br><span></span><br><span>On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 10:12 AM Moscow Cares <<a href="mailto:moscowcares@moscow.com">moscowcares@moscow.com</a>> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Yet our president doesn’t feel that gun control is not as urgent as a wall along our southern border.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Common decency prohibits me from expressing my true feelings</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Courtesy of NBC News at:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooter-aurora-illinois-manufacturing-plant-wasn-t-legally-allowed-own-n972436">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooter-aurora-illinois-manufacturing-plant-wasn-t-legally-allowed-own-n972436</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>———————————————</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Shooter in Aurora, Illinois, manufacturing plant wasn't legally allowed to own gun</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Police are investigating why Martin never relinquished his firearm after it was discovered he had an aggravated assault felony on his record.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>He killed five people and injured several police officers during the rampage, before being shot and killed by police.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The FOID card application process includes a background check, but applicants are not fingerprinted, Ziman said.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Ziman said that upon the discovery of this conviction, Martin's concealed carry permit was rejected and his FOID card was revoked.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"He absolutely was not supposed to be in possession of a firearm," Ziman said.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>However, Ziman said Martin was last arrested in 2017 by the Oswego Police Department for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>———————————————</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tom Hansen</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Moscow, Idaho</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"There's room at the top they are telling you still.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- John Lennon</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tom Hansen</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Moscow, Idaho</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Roll, roll, roll your joint twist it at the end,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Take a puff, that's enough and pass it to a friend.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"There's room at the top they are telling you still.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- John Lennon</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"It doesn't require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires in people's minds"</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Samuel Johnson [1709-84]</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>=======================================================</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> List services made available by First Step Internet,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> <a href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> <a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>=======================================================</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>