Father of Illinois Shooting Suspect Helped Son Obtain Gun Card Despite Past Threats
The father of the 21-year-old man charged in the slayings of seven people during a Fourth of July parade in Illinois sponsored his son’s state firearm identification card about two years ago.
Robert E. Crimo III, the suspect, applied for a state Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card—which is issued by the Illinois State Police—in December 2019 when he was 19, said the state police in a news release.
“The subject was under 21 and the application was sponsored by the subject’s father,” the news release said. “Therefore, at the time of FOID application review in January of 2020, there was insufficient basis to establish a clear and present danger and deny the FOID application.”
Authorities on Tuesday said in a news conference that Crimo had threatened to kill himself and later, his family in 2019. In one instance in September 2019, police recovered a sword, knives, and other bladed weapons from the suspect after a family member reported that he wanted to “kill everyone,” officials said.
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The dad got him a firearms card in 2019, and the same year he threatened to kill his family?
If the card was signed for before the threats, why didn’t the dad report it and have the card revoked?
Same question if the threats came after he obtained the card.