Posted April 18, 2019 8:30 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

Yesterday was a tense day for many Coloradans. Columbine is still burned in their collective memories, a memory still stinging despite the years. The idea that an 18-year-old woman who was obsessed with Columbine had come to their state, bought a shotgun, and was running loose was terrifying. It had to be.

Fortunately, the only one she shot was apparently herself. While it doesn’t end grief, it does limit it to her loved ones instead of entire communities.

Unsurprisingly, questions are now being asked about how this could happen.

Authorities say that the woman whose alleged threats led to closures of schools along the Front Range on Wednesday had purchased a shotgun in Colorado legally.

But a review of federal law indicates the sale may have been illegal. She flew to Colorado from Florida on Monday and purchased the shotgun from Colorado Gun Broker, a store about two miles from Columbine High School, according to a Fox31 report. The gun seller said on Facebook he complied with the law and the woman passed a background check.

The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms pointed CPR to a provision of federal law that says a rifle or …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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