Guessing the Bushmaster was his dad's -- in New Jersey it couldn't even be classified as an "assault weapon" lacking several "evil features", like a bayonet lug. It might look scary but as compliant with New Jersey law, unless his dad was a LEO it was just a .223 rifle. I'm pretty sure New York and Connecticut have banned "assault weapons" too.
It sounds like typical liberal logic to start a movement to ban weapons that weren't even used here.
Just like David Dinkins, NYC Mayor in the early '90s, who called for more gun control after some tourists from Utah were KNIFED in the subway. @sshole!
My sincerest sympathies for the families of those murdered and wounded by this fiend. I am the parent of 2 elementary students, and I cannot imagine the grief I'd feel if I lost one or both. All we can do right now is pray for them to be comforted, because nothing can bring those kids back.
Most recent report, all 3 guns bought legally. By his mother.