NO NO NO NO NO

[filkertom]

At least 27 dead, including at least 18 children, in Connecticut elementary school shootingPeace and condolences and whatever cold comfort may be taken by the families of the dead and wounded

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there was something wrong with this guy

[ext_308670]

But until we know more about him (like his name, what he has done in the past, etc) we can't know what it was

Re: there was something wrong with this guy

[lizziecrowe]

There are instances where the government can override HIPPA to get med records. We just need ti to be BEFORE something like this happens. And it would NOT require the FBI to have unrestricted access to meds records. It would, by its very definition be restricted. One purpose, one reason for access, simple yea or nay. Considering the nature of my FBI file, I wouldn't be surprised it there's something in there already, yet I still passed a federal background check for my job.

We have to draw the line SOMEHWERE.

Re: there was something wrong with this guy

[lizziecrowe]

The FBI wouldn't even have to say WHY you were denied. If credit bureaus can do it, the FBI can do it. The three major credit bureaus don't say why people are denied credit based on certain criteria. The FBI is somehow incapable of this? I doubt it.

[houseboatonstyx]

Actually, both the Tucson and the Virginia Tech shooters were known to have mental issues. Both had been reported by other students aas displaying threatening behavior well before the shootings, and local authorities had looked into it but not reported the information to the right places.

Re: there was something wrong with this guy

[blaisepascal]

HIPPA is not an issue, legally. Federal law bans selling guns to someone who has been adjudicated as a mental defective, or has been committed to a mental institution, and the forms one fills out to buy a gun ask about that. Adjudication is a court record, not a medical one, as is involuntary commitment