Highland Park shooting suspect's rifle was legally purchased. What we know so Far
he suspected gunman who allegedly opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Ill., obtained the “high powered” rifle he used legally, authorities said Tuesday.
Illinois has some of the strictest gun laws in the country and Highland Park has a controversial ban on AR-15 and AK-47 rifles, which was passed in the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting. Police said Tuesday that the suspect used a high powered rifle “similar to an AR-15” and that he had bought it legally in the Chicago area. Several other weapons owned by the suspect were also found.in a public place in America—and one of numerous outbreaks of violence across the U.S.
The online activity “reflected a plan and a desire to commit carnage for a long time in advance,” Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering toldRotering said she knew the suspect years ago, when she was a Cub Scout pack leader.
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