Elliot Rodger’s name is usually mentioned whenever there’s a mass shooting. Unfortunately, what’s said is not always accurate.
https://www.salon.com/2018/01/29/hope-on-guns-states-are-starting-to-take-them-away-from-abusers/
Excerpt from the article: “Red-flag bills have existed in some states for years, but interest escalated after the 2014 shooting in Isla Vista, California, in which a young man named Elliot Rodger killed six people and injuring 14 others, apparently motivated by misogynistic rage. Rodger’s parents had alerted authorities about his erratic behavior before the shooting, but there was no legal way for the police to act on that tip to disarm him.”
Actually, the police did a welfare check on Elliot because his mother hadn’t heard from him in days and he appeared depressed and lonely in a YouTube video. No “erratic behavior” was reported to the police. Even if they had watched the video that concerned his mother, police had no reason to suspect Elliot was a danger to himself or others. The “Retribution” video wasn’t uploaded until after he’d already stabbed his roommates to death.
To be clear, there were obvious warning signs. Sadly, no one reported them to authorities who could have intervened. Elliot’s previous roommates knew that he had a gun, drank excessively at night, and phoned his parents to wail about his miserable life. Spencer Horowitz (a former roommate) knew that Elliot had splashed a drink on a female who ignored him after he said hello. Spencer felt so concerned for his own safety that he requested to move apartments. There were more signs, but the important takeaway is that you should report dangerous behavior and keep reporting it until someone intervenes.
The Gentleman 