According to an
NPR article:
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"As we understand it, there have been law enforcement contacts with the individual where he made threats to kill," Dupnik said during a press conference Saturday evening. But he wouldn't say who those threats were aimed at.
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Terroristic threats are punishable in Arizona by a prison sentence of
up to three years. Anyone convicted (or under indictment) of a crime, even a misdemeanor, for which they can be sentenced to more than one year in prison, is disqualified from buying a firearm (see question 11c on the 4473).
Had Loughner been charged and indicted, he wouldn't have been able to buy a gun, at least from a dealer.
As Jim implied, there was nothing wrong with the system here. Rather, it appears that the people running it simply weren't doing their jobs. That makes a huge difference.
At least he's not still blaming the Chinese.