Kevin Janson Neal who killed four people including two children, and injured ten was mentally ill since a teen. He had been administered care, which means he was drugged. His sister informed NBC news "His mental condition continued to deteriorate….., he just continued to devolve and descend into conspiracy theories and hallucinations and delusions of grandeur," Sheridan Orr, was quoted in an interview in North Carolina.
Neal's mother informed the Associated Press that her son told her “Mom it's all over now” the day before the shooting rampage, and that he said "I have done everything I could do and I am fighting against everyone who lives in this area."
Orr said that the family had dealt with similar statements for 20 years, so barely reacted to the last one. "We got, 'I can't take it anymore’ a thousand times like when do you know if it's real?" she asked.
The killer also had a semi-automatic gun which he made himself. It was not legal for him to own a gun due to a stabbing incident on his record. He mailed ordered the gun in parts and assembled those parts at home.
Should there be laws to stop someone from getting DIY guns via the mail and self-assembly? Yes we think so. We also think psychiatry and pharmaceutical companies who provide care and drugs to patients like Kevin Neal should also be held accountable.
Which law do you think we get the attention, and which will not?
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