Well, now we have a dilemma. The NBC [alleged] journalist who explained that a shotgun is like a backwards funnel says the gun was purchased legally. But ... the guy had a criminal history. Which means he was not allowed under federal law to possess (r to buy) a firearm, or ammunition. However, it seems Maryland's carefully-crafted gun control laws don't ask buyers of shotguns if they have been convicted of felonies.
So in my tabulation of mass shootings, do I record this one as having been purchased legally, or illegally? Despite what NBC says, I'm inclined to mark it as illegal.
Has anyone determined whether or not the building (or the newspaper's office) was a gun-free zone?