THIS IS ABSURD...

I think we need mandatory psychiatric checks and mandatory training for everyone who has a weapon.

Shooting suspect's gun range membership rejected
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Associated Press – 1 hr 41 mins ago

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Shooting suspect James Holmes applied to join a Colorado gun range last month but never became a member because of his behavior and a "bizarre" message on his voice mail greeting, the range's owner said Sunday.

Holmes, 24, emailed an application to join the Lead Valley Range in Byers on June 25 in which he said he was not a user of illegal drugs or a convicted felon, said owner Glenn Rotkovich.

But when Rotkovich called to invite him to a mandatory orientation the following week, he said he heard Holmes' voice mail greeting that was "bizarre — guttural, freakish at best."

It identified the number as belonging to "James," so Rotkovich said he left a message.

He left two other messages but eventually told his staff to watch out for Holmes at the July 1 orientation and not to accept him into the club, Rotkovich said. His comments were first reported by Fox News.

"There's something weird here," Rotkovich said he concluded.

UPDATE: ABC News also ran this story.