Posted on 03/10/2023 1:56:19 PM PST by BenLurkin
A man who shot dead seven people in Germany was visited by police last month after a tip-off raised concerns about his mental health.
He co-operated with officers and there were not enough grounds to take away his gun at the time, police said.
The 35-year-old suspect, named only as Philipp F, had a licence to own the weapon for sporting purposes.
The country is preparing a new law involving tighter curbs on gun ownership, the interior minister said.
Seven people, including an unborn baby, were killed in Thursday's attack which unfolded at a Jehovah's Witness meeting hall in the city.
The first emergency call came at 21:04 local time (20:04 GMT) to report that shots had been fired, and officers were on site four minutes later.
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So much for the usefulness of red flag warnings.
Well wouldn’t it actually only be 6 people? Isn’t that what planned parenthood is saying. A baby is just a clump of cells right? Yes that’s sarcasm.
We have another case too of a perp being on police radar.
Where’s the one where the report says the FIB talked with him and had previous contact with him but let him go?
Maybe too local for that this time.
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