[familyop]

Why didn't they bust him for drugs and take the weapon in the process?

We know why, and we see the lack of that kind of action in communities across the U.S.A.

EXCLUSIVE: El Paso Walmart mass shooter Patrick Crusius' father admits to nearly 40 years of drug addiction which tore apart his family and claims he has spoken directly to Jesus
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7319821/El-Paso-Walmart-shooter-Patrick-Crusius-father-penned-book-life-drug-addiction.html

[PsyCon]

“Why didn’t they bust him for drugs and take the weapon in the process?”

I found nothing in the linked article about drug use by the son. Did I miss that?

[bitt]

https://cbs4local.com/news/local/el-paso-shooting-suspects-mother-went-to-police-weeks-before-el-paso-shooting-08-08-2019

EL PASO, Texas (CBS4) — An attorney for the family of the man charged in the El Paso Walmart shooting rampage says the man’s mother contacted police weeks before the rampage out of concern that her son had a rifle, according to CNN.

Dallas attorney Chris Ayres confirmed to The Associated Press that the call was made to police in Allen, a Dallas suburb. He declined to give details, but he and fellow attorney R. Jack Ayres told CNN that Patrick Crusius’ mother contacted the Allen Police Department to ask about an “AK” type firearm Crusius owned.

The attorneys said the mother was only seeking information and wasn’t motivated by a concern that her son was a threat to anybody. They also said the mother didn’t identify herself or her son in the call.

Sgt. Jon Felty, Allen police spokesman, said there was no record of such a call and he wasn’t aware of such a call.

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