"Patrick Duffy has a complex medical history and a number of background risk factors that indicated an increased risk of abuse of medication and self harm while in custody, " she said.
The complex piece of legislation included an interim provision that directed state and local officials to conduct background checks for prospective handgun purchasers.
But some recent social science research reveals a more likely and complex explanation: People do things because people who look and talk like them or share the same background do those things.