My administration has taken aggressive action to combat the gun violence epidemic. We passed the most significant gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years, I have taken more executive action to reduce gun violence than any other President in history, and I created the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. But more is needed. Congress must pass commonsense gun safety laws: Universal background checks. A national red flag law. A ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

He said he’s not certain if the weapon was owned or possessed by her [shooter's] parents.

DispositionMatrix wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 11:54 am https://apnews.com/article/school-shoot ... b36fd0a04b

Allegedly, the shooter used a 9mm handgun.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/state ... r-AA1vYBQt

My administration has taken aggressive action to combat the gun violence epidemic. We passed the most significant gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years, I have taken more executive action to reduce gun violence than any other President in history, and I created the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. But more is needed. Congress must pass commonsense gun safety laws: Universal background checks. A national red flag law. A ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

highdesert wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 12:52 pm

He said he’s not certain if the weapon was owned or possessed by her [shooter's] parents.

The police are searching her home. This is the second religious school targeted lately. The school says they are not denominational, but it sounds like it has an evangelical connection. They are accredited by a religious body, not one of the regional accreditation agencies.

Hopefully those critically injured will recover. And we'll have to wait for more info like her motive.

Natalie Lynn Rupnow, the 15-year-old shooter at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, has reportedly been pictured wearing the same T-shirt as the Columbine school shooters.

Rupnow was identified at 9.30 p.m. ET at a news conference in Wisconsin on Monday. Since then, posts and pictures from her social media, and the social media of family members, have been circulating, including photos of her purported to be wearing the garment.

Wino wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2024 11:20 am

highdesert wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 12:52 pm

He said he’s not certain if the weapon was owned or possessed by her [shooter's] parents.

The police are searching her home. This is the second religious school targeted lately. The school says they are not denominational, but it sounds like it has an evangelical connection. They are accredited by a religious body, not one of the regional accreditation agencies.

Hopefully those critically injured will recover. And we'll have to wait for more info like her motive.

True or not, one report said the family does not believe in evolution and earth is 6K - I guess next may be flat earth.

As tailgunner said, back when, things were a bit different when settling grievances. But still, late to end of 50's my large suburban high school had many on and off campus shootings, usually gang/race related and only one that I recall (off campus) was intended for mass injury when a car fully of hoods opened fire on a fast food restaurant about two blocks from school, injuring only one person. Rare, but it did happen. In the rural cities, was rare not to see rifle or shotgun in pickup gun rack.
No longer the case, since we have evolved into a better species.

The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California who authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents that became public Wednesday. “We may never know what she was thinking that day, but we’ll do our best to try to add or give as much information to our public as possible,” Barnes said.

A California judge, meanwhile, issued a restraining order Tuesday under California’s gun red flag law against a 20-year-old Carlsbad man. The order requires the man to turn his guns and ammunition into police within 48 hours unless an officer asks for them sooner because he poses an immediate danger to himself and others.

According to the order, the man told FBI agents that he had been messaging Natalie Rupnow, the Wisconsin shooter, about attacking a government building with a gun and explosives. The order doesn’t say what building he had targeted or when he planned to launch his attack. It also doesn’t detail his interactions with Rupnow except to state that the man was plotting a mass shooting with her.

The student who was killed in Monday’s school shooting was identified in an obituary released Wednesday as Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, of Madison. She was a freshman at the school and “an avid reader, loved art, singing and playing keyboard in the family worship band,” according to the obituary. The Associated Press’ attempts to reach the girl’s family by phone and email on Wednesday evening were unsuccessful.

While Rupnow had two handguns, Barnes said he does not know how she obtained them and he declined to say who purchased them, citing the ongoing investigation.