“This individual was taken and treated by medical professionals and he was cut loose,” and was not even prescribed any medication, Mears said. The risk is, if we move forward with that (red flag) process and lose, we have to give that firearm back to that person. That’s not something we were willing to do.”
Indianapolis police have previously said that they never did return the shotgun to the teen. Authorities say he used two “assault-style” rifles to gun down eight people at the FedEx facility last Thursday before he killed himself.
“There are a number of loopholes in the practical application of this law. . It does not necessarily give everyone the tools they need to make the most well-informed decisions,” Mears said.
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