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Shortcomings in mental health treatment, weak laws and a reluctance to threaten personal liberties can derail even concerted attempts to thwart mass shootings.

Robert Card displayed a textbook set of warning signs: He was hearing voices. He told people that he was planning violence. And his behavior had markedly changed in the months leading up to the mass shooting he carried out last week. His family, his superiors in the military and local police knew all of this. Yet no one stopped him. His killing of 18 people with a semi-automatic rifle in Lewiston, Maine, points to how shortcomings in the mental health system, weak laws and a reluctance to threat

In the wake of the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting last week, legal experts are questioning whether the gunman's threats and erratic behavior in the preceding months should have resulted in

Law enforcement officials failed to make contact with Robert Card during two wellness checks at his home or take steps to seize his weapons, raising questions over whether such a horrific loss of life could have been averted.

The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office released documents on Monday showing the office had records of two prior interactions containing warning signs on Robert R. Card II’s mental status and his access to firearms.