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CNN reports:
The gun that investigators believe the Lewiston mass shooting suspect, Robert Card, used to kill 18 people and wound 13 others was purchased legally just days before he was hospitalized and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, multiple law enforcement sources told CNN.
The rifle was a Ruger SFAR, chambered for high-powered .308 ammunition, the sources said. The .308 round is favored by military snipers firing at long distances and big game hunters. It’s larger and more powerful than the regular ammunition carried in the rifles of soldiers and SWAT teams.
One of the challenges in identifying victims at the two crime scenes from Wednesday’s mass shooting was nearly all the victims were shot in the head, rendering some of them unrecognizable, a law enforcement source told CNN.
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The #gun that investigators believe the #LewistonMassacre shooting suspect, #RobertCard, used was purchased legally just days before he was hospitalized and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, multiple law enforcement sources told CNN.https://t.co/f7Kc8VlMxe
— Brian Pia (@brianpia) October 27, 2023
In Maine, someone who has been hospitalized for severe mental illness can buy a AR-15 without any checks and legally carry the gun right to the door of a Lewiston bowling alley.
Police have no chance to stop mass shootings when state laws enable mass shooters. pic.twitter.com/GJFuSaeMnM
— K-12 School Shooting Database (@K12ssdb) October 26, 2023