Could red flag laws have stopped the Highland Park shooting?
Local residents stand for a two-minute moment of silence at 10:14 a.m. at a memorial Monday, July 11, 2022, in Highland Park, Ill., to the seven people who lost their lives during the town's Fourth if July parade. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast
One week ago, a gunman killed seven people and wounded more than 30 others at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park. Authorities allege he used a military-style rifle to carry out the attack and the defendant had previous encounters with law enforcement. He carried out his attack in a city and a state that is known for having relatively strict gun laws in America today.
Guest:
Bernard Condon
Breaking News Investigations Reporter, The Associated Press
In 2019, authorities were called to the home of the man who is now the suspected Highland Park shooter after getting a report he’d threatened to “kill everybody.”
— WBEZ (@WBEZ) July 7, 2022
Months later, state police approved his request for a firearm owner’s identification card.https://t.co/jXoGSb1F1H
Prepared for web by Zainab Qureshi
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