The architect of Maine’s “yellow flag law” said it was designed to stop shootings like the one that claimed 18 lives, and that the tragedy needs to be examined to see if changes are needed.
Lewiston, Maine, is taking another step in its recovery from the state’s worst mass shooting as high school football returns. The game comes a week after 40-year-old Robert Card gunned down 18 people at a nearby bowling alley and a bar. Card was found dead on Friday. Lewiston, Maine, is taking another step in its recovery from the state’s worst mass shooting as high school football returns.
“We’re never going to stop everything,” she said. “This one, it seems that there were too many touchpoints for neither law to come into play.” Maine officials say they were unaware of any alerts from officials in New York. And it’s unclear if there was any effort to invoke New York’s red flag law while he was in the state.
Back in Maine, reservists kept voicing their worries about Card after he returned in early August. Family members told a deputy that his mental health deterioration had begun in January, and his ex-wife and son had alerted police in Maine that Card was angry and paranoid, as well as heavily armed with 10-15 guns he’d taken from his brother’s home.
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