Speaking of wrong people having a gun, from what we already know about Chris Harper-Mercer, would he have been a person that would have been refused a gun?

I tend to think he would have been granted a license at first. If there were re-licensing reviews though I think recent behavior might have been a reason to have him turn them over to the police.

If I understand correctly, he was in a special school or classes for young people with emotional problems. Everyone seemed to think he was nice enough and didn’t show any particular violent tendencies just withdrawn and a loner. So maybe that gets recorded on his application and gets him on a watch list.

So, let’s say he gets a gun license, but a few years later he is seen complaining about no girlfriends, etc. and starts posting strange questionable comments on social sites. Add the new behavior to the fact he is on a watch list, then it triggers a review and he gives his guns up.

Can it, would it and should it work like that? And, I admit I do not know all his personal details.