Parkland, Florida, February 14, 2018: 17 dead Prior to the attack, Pagourtzis posted a photo on social media of a T-shirt with the phrase ‘Born to Kill’ and had writings indicating he planned to attack his high school.Ī judge sent him to a mental health facility after ruling he was incompetent to stand trial. It wasn’t clear if his father knew he’d taken the guns. 38-caliber handgun that his father purchased legally and stored in a closet at their home, authorities said. His case is pending.ĭimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old student, used a shotgun and a. None of the rhetoric appeared to raise red flags. Just before the attack, he posted a screed against a Jewish organization that resettles refugees, saying: ‘I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Several worshippers were killed (Picture: AP) 45-caliber pistol with an extended magazine in the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill.Ĭalifornia tried to outlaw high-capacity magazines, but a federal judge reversed that after a pro-gun group sued.
Ian David Long, a former Marine machine gunner who served in Afghanistan, used a legally purchased. Thousand Oaks, California, November 7, 2018: 12 dead 45-caliber pistols used in the attack.Īn independent review of the shooting, commissioned by the City of Virginia Beach, found that Craddock displayed no warning signs or ‘prohibited behaviours associated with a pathway to violence’, and that he had no known history of mental health treatment. Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 31, 2019: 12 deadįormer Virginia Beach city employee DeWayne Craddock legally purchased six firearms in the three years before he opened fire on a municipal building, including the two. He’s charged with capital murder in Texas and federal hate crimes and firearms offenses. Officers said she expressed concern only about his safety and said she’d seen no recent change in his behavior.Ĭrusius posted a racist screed online just before the attack and appeared to target Mexicans. Law enforcement agencies respond to an active shooter at a Wal-Mart near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso (Picture: AFP via Getty) He also stockpiled a dozen guns and 25,000 rounds of ammunition at his home, which he set ablaze before the shooting, and had high-capacity magazines that may have been illegal under California law, depending on when they were purchased. Samuel James Cassidy legally purchased the three 9 mm handguns he used to kill co-workers and then himself at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority rail yard. San Jose, California, May 26, 2021: nine dead State police described his threat as ‘general in nature’ and said it didn’t ‘specifically mention shooting or firearms’.Īfter the shooting, Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order underscoring the need for red flag interventions and said she would seek to bar people under 21 from buying some semi-automatic weapons in the state.Ī similar law in California was ruled unconstitutional. New York is one of 19 states with red flag laws that allow courts to take guns from people posing immediate danger, but that didn’t happen with Gendron, who was 17 at the time. Gun control advocacy groups rally with Democratic members of Congress outside the Capitol (Picture: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)