for your community. thank you so much for spending time with us. and will definitely be a long road to recovery, but the message is clear, a lot of folks here demanding change. wanting more gun control. nbc s louis mclaughlin, thank you so much. we know now robert chroma was under 21 when he bought an ar-15 style rifle. he did so with help from his father who acted as a sponsor for his son s firearm owner, firearm owner identification. right now the daily beast is reporting the suspect had a long history of mental instability, including several attempts to take his own life. and his family, was aware. this raises some very interesting legal questions about where the suspect s family could be held legally responsible. i am joined now by christine roe think fighter, the cofounder and ceo of moms rising. illinois state police confirmed that the suspect s father helped him with his gun permit when he was under 21 years old.