Morning Jolt: Nashville Shooter’s Gun Purchases Could Have Been Blocked, and Weren’t

On the menu today: The Nashville shooter purchased seven guns from five stores before the mass shooting at a Christian school, and there is mounting evidence that those purchases could have and should have been prevented. Nashville police said the shooter had been in a "doctor's care for an emotional disorder." The parents of the shooter believed their daughter should not own firearms because of that emotional disorder, and believed she did not own any. Both federal and Tennessee state law ban the sale of firearms to anyone who has been adjudicated to be a threat to themselves or others. Had the parents, or the shooter's doctor, or anyone else taken legal action to have the shooter deemed "mentally defective" under the law, she would not have been able to purchase the firearms used in the massacre.

The Nashville Shooter and the Law

You may have heard that the mass shooter in Nashville purchased the guns used in the attack legally. There is mounting evidence that the shooter should not have been able to purchase those guns legally.

Nashville police chief John Drake held a press conference Tuesday and said that the parents of the shooter ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 29 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 29 2023 Nashville Shooter's Gun Purchases Could Have Been Blocked, and Weren't On the menu today: The Nashville shooter purchased seven guns from five stores before the mass shooting at a Christian school, and there is mounting evidence that those purchases could have and should have been prevented. Nashville police said the shooter had been in a "doctor's care for an emotional disorder." The parents of the shooter believed their daughter should not own firearms because of that emotional disorder, and believed she did not own any. Both federal and Tennessee state law ban the sale of firearms to anyone who has been adjudicated to be a threat to themselves or others. Had the parents, or the shooter's doctor, or anyone else taken legal action to have the shooter deemed "mentally defective" under the law, she would not have been able to purchase the firearms used in the massacre. The Nashville Shooter and the Law You may have heard that the mass shooter in Nashville purchased the guns used in the attack legally. There is mounting evidence that the shooter should not have been able to purchase those guns legally. Nashville police chief John Drake held a press conference Tuesday and said that the parents of the shooter ...   READ MORE

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