US EditionFamily pleaded to have assault rifle seized before deadly school shooting. Officers had few options
- Orlando Harris' family asked Missouri police to seize his bullet-proof vest, ammunition, and AR-15-style rifle due to his fragile mental health, including past suicide attempts.
- Police could not confiscate the firearm because Harris was of legal age to possess it, leaving them with limited options.
- A police report details the family's concerns, heightened by the arrival of ammunition packages on October 15, shortly before the shooting on October 24, 2022.
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Family pleaded to have rifle seized before ’22 school shooting
Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than one suicide attempt. But the best officers could do in a state with some of the most expansive gun rights is suggest Harris keep the weapon in a storage unit. Read more...
Family Pleaded to Have Assault Rifle Seized Before Deadly School Shooting. Officers Had Few Options
Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than one suicide attempt. But the best officers could do in a state with some of the most expansive gun rights is suggest Harris keep the weapon in a storage unit.
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Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than one suicide attempt. But the best officers could do in a state with some of the most expansive gun rights is suggest Harris keep the weapon in a storage unit. Nine days later, Harris entered his former St. Louis high school and declared, “All of you are go…
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Family pleaded to have assault rifle seized before deadly school shooting. Officers had few options
Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. But with no red-flag law in Missouri, the best officers could do is suggest
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Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than one suicide attempt. But the best officers could do in a state with some of the most expansive gun rights is suggest Harris keep the weapon in a storage unit. Nine days later, Harris entered his former St. Louis high school and declared, “All of you are go…
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