Such an involuntary commitment would also have been a high obstacle if not a complete barrier to legally obtaining a firearm, such as the AR - 15 rifle used in the Stoneman Douglas massacre on Feb. 14, authorities say. (nbcmiami.com)
Cuomo said he wants to see the federal government act on measures such as strengthening background checks and adding new reporting mechanisms that bar the mentally ill from obtaining firearms. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Japan, which has strict laws for obtaining firearms, seldom has more than 10 shooting deaths a year in a population of 127 million people. (businessinsider.com)