A "prohibited person" obtained and used weapons in a crime? In "progressive, protective, forward-thinking, reasonably restrictive" California? After having his gun confiscated? And Red Flagged? And it was the dreaded AR-15?Limbaugh fired over the shoulders of one of the motorists, striking Corona in the neck. He then walked over to her and continued firing into her. Limbaugh then went on a shooting rampage in the neighborhood before retreating into his home where he shoved a couch up to the door and killed himself. No other people were killed.
When police entered the apartment, they found a note on Limbaugh’s pillow blaming police for “hitting me with ultra sonic waves meant to keep dogs from barking.”
“I did my best to appease them, but they have continued for years and I can’t live this way anymore,” the note added.
Police also found the two handguns Limbaugh used to carry out the attack—two handguns that were illegal for him to possess and were not his.
According to police, Limbaugh’s guns were confiscated last year likely related to the red flag law. In September, Limbaugh was charged with a felony count of battery with serious bodily injury. That charge stemmed from Limbaugh punching a co-worker, Gilbert Duane McCreath, while the two worked at the casino the night of Sept. 20, according to the Sacramento Bee.
After the charges, Limbaugh was given a high-risk assessment that determined the chance of him re-offending was low, but he was still ordered to turn in his registered weapons to police, the only being a Bushmaster AR-15. On November 9, Limbaugh turned in the weapon.
Police officials noted that Limbaugh had no other guns registered to him, and thus he was successfully disarmed. Two months later, however, Limbaugh would somehow acquire two handguns and use them to commit a horrific act of murder.
...well, another law or 25 will make all the difference, right?
(sounds like this guy was a certified nut...and yet, the State could not keep anyone safe)