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02-16-2019 03:14 PM
@QueenDanceALot wrote:Police update going on now.
The shooter had a criminal past. And he could still obtain weapons.
Martin, 45, had six prior arrests in Aurora, most involved traffic stops and domestic violence. He also had a felony conviction for aggravated assault in Mississippi in 1995, authorities said.
Martin was issued an Illinois Firearm Owner’s Identification Card in January 2014. Two months later, he purchased a Smith and Wesson .40-caliber handgun from an Aurora dealer.
He applied for a concealed carry permit shortly after purchasing the gun, according to police. During the fingerprinting and background process, Martin’s conviction in Mississippi was discovered and his concealed carry application was denied. He had also had his firearm license revoked by the Illinois State Police, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said.
Given his FOID card had been revoked, police are now investigating how Martin still had a gun in his possession.
That illegal gun was the one used in Friday’s shooting.
02-16-2019 03:23 PM
I mostly work at home, but sometimes have to work in the office.
the office has one of those gun crossed out in a circle sign so I should be safe, right?
Not funny I know, it makes me sick every time it see it.
thoughts and prayers from lawmakers also make me want to puke
two people were shot in downtown Plainfield on Thursday night also.
02-16-2019 05:46 PM
Gun reform isn’t going to work. If you want a gun you can buy on any street corner. I believe it starts at home.
02-17-2019 09:13 AM - edited 02-17-2019 09:16 AM
@MorningLover wrote:
@QueenDanceALot wrote:Police update going on now.
The shooter had a criminal past. And he could still obtain weapons.
Martin, 45, had six prior arrests in Aurora, most involved traffic stops and domestic violence. He also had a felony conviction for aggravated assault in Mississippi in 1995, authorities said.
Martin was issued an Illinois Firearm Owner’s Identification Card in January 2014. Two months later, he purchased a Smith and Wesson .40-caliber handgun from an Aurora dealer.
He applied for a concealed carry permit shortly after purchasing the gun, according to police. During the fingerprinting and background process, Martin’s conviction in Mississippi was discovered and his concealed carry application was denied. He had also had his firearm license revoked by the Illinois State Police, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said.
Given his FOID card had been revoked, police are now investigating how Martin still had a gun in his possession.
That illegal gun was the one used in Friday’s shooting.
He had his concealed carry denied and his license revoked and his guns weren't confiscated? Or did he buy the gun he used illegally?
02-17-2019 09:15 AM
@barrel racer wrote:Gun reform isn’t going to work. If you want a gun you can buy on any street corner. I believe it starts at home.
Do you get the irony in your comment? We are awash in guns because we NEED gun reform. Other countries don't have this problem so I guess it's just the U.S. that has dysfunction "at home"?
02-17-2019 12:39 PM
Many People purchase guns to protect themselves from the criminal people who already have them....I don’t think it will be easy to pass gun laws as long as people feel they aren’t safe.
02-17-2019 12:43 PM - edited 02-17-2019 12:45 PM
@dex wrote:Many People purchase guns to protect themselves from the criminal people who already have them....I don’t think it will be easy to pass gun laws as long as people feel they aren’t safe.
It will be now, just declare gun violence a national emergency.
02-17-2019 01:22 PM
@reiki604 lol...maybe!I am not in favor of owning weapons of any type just Incase you wondered.
02-17-2019 01:32 PM
If law abiding employees were permitted to bring their gun to work, they could have defended themselves and their co-workers against the mentally unstable shooter.
When children are not taught to control their anger they become adults who can't control their anger. The children we see in stores whose parents allow them to do as they please and their tantrums rewarded with being given what want become adults who can't accept being told no.
02-17-2019 01:50 PM
Interesting to see this thread paralleled with another active thread,
as of this writing,
‘Ever Been Mad Enough to Throw Something?’
Hummm....one is emotional enough, as an adult,
to tantrum throw something but yet that same mind set
is also holding a loaded gun....eeeps.
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