and jumpstarted a statewide campaign to pass a law to help keep firearms away from dangerous people.
Law enforcement officials said the 27-year-old shooter had been under a “doctor's care for emotional disorder,” that Audrey Hale had been planning the event for months and that the parents believed Hale should not own any weapons. But no legal steps were taken to prevent Hale from buying them, and police said they weren't aware of Hale before the attack.
Behind the scenes, the state's lead investigative agency expressed concerns about leaving out ex parte orders, worrying what would happen when someone would have up to 10 days to appear before a judge while a law enforcement agency has petitioned to have their weapons removed. Little seems to have changed since then, and Lee appears to have pivoted his messaging away from talking about his proposal to the session's broader focus — public safety — based on what lawmakers plan to consider.
One idea proposed by GOP legislative leaders would make any threat of violence against two or more people a felony, with significantly increased penalties for threats against a school, church or government building. Currently the punishment is a misdemeanor. Democratic lawmakers have introduced their own bills, though Republican supermajorities will likely prevent them from advancing. Tensions remain high after Republicans expelled two Democrats in April for a gun control protest on the House floor, only to have their constituents return them to their seats as nationally-known figures.
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