Indiana’s Protective “Red Flag” Law didn’t keep Firearms out of the Shooter’s Hands at a Critical Time.
The teenager Police say Fatally shot Eight People at a FedEx Warehouse, in Indianapolis, this week, legally purchased the Two Semiautomatic Rifles he used even though:
The FBI questioned him last year after a Disturbing Warning from his Mother. Agents interviewed Brandon Hole, a year ago, after his Mother told Law Enforcement that she Feared her son might attempt “Suicide by Cop.” Hole, 19, took his own Life after the FedEx Shooting. Paul Keenan, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis field Office, said Agents found No evidence of a Crime then.
But the Indianapolis Metro Police Department, at the time, placed the Teen on a “Mental Health Temporary Hold” at a Local Hospital to assess his State-of-Mind. They also Confiscated a Shotgun Hole had Purchased within the previous 24 hours. The Police Report noted that the Shotgun was Seized from a “Dangerous Person,”. The Shotgun was Never Returned to Hole.
Yet the Teen was able to Legally Purchase the Two Powerful Assault Rifles last July and September, according to Police.
The State’s “Red Flag” Law was Not used to keep Firearms out of Hole’s Possession. Such Laws, which exist in at least a 12 States, bar People deemed a Danger to Themselves or Others from owning Guns.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether Officials ever Initiated a Court Action under the Law to Bar Hole from Gun Possession, or if a Judge may have ruled Against such an Action. But, Red Flag Laws usually only Temporarily Restrict Gun Ownership and must be Renewed after a set time period or removed if a Person can show the Court No longer needs the Law in their case..
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