Could California s red flag law have prevented VTA shooter from owning guns?
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Could the VTA gunman s shooting massacre been prevented? Some say it might.
SAN FRANCISCO - Five years ago, the Department of Homeland Security investigated the now-dead VTA gunman Sam Cassidy, turning up noted about the hatred he had for workplace, but nothing was done.
State Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) said that had that happened under state authority, Cassidy would have more than qualified for a gun violence restraining order.
He was heavily armed and also stored a bounty of ammunition in his home.
On Thursday, Ting said that California s red flag law sets up rules to get guns out of the hands of the wrong people.
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