(KNSI) – A renewed call for stricter gun control laws is emerging after a report shows the suspect in a fatal shooting at a clinic in Buffalo legally obtained his gun permit, despite having disqualifiers on his record.
Kris Brown of the gun control nonprofit group Brady United says expanded background checks and an increase in mental health care access is needed, and now.
“It’s unimaginable that you’re going to work, and that your society doesn’t protect you from known, dangerous people.”
Brown agrees mental health access should be a priority, but she says gun violence prevention laws need to be strengthened as well. She notes that with greater demand for mental health care during the pandemic, along with a surge in gun sales, the time to act is now.
One killed, four wounded in US health care clinic shooting ANI | Updated: Feb 10, 2021 12:15 IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): A gunman opened fire at the Allina health-care clinic in Minnesota city of Buffalo on Tuesday (local time), killing one person and wounding four others.
Gregory Ulrich, 67-year-old, accused of the killings, was taken into custody after the shooting at the Allina Health Care Clinic. He was unhappy with his treatment. Buffalo Police Chief Pat Budke said that most likely the shooting was targeted at that facility or someone within that facility given the suspect s history of conflict, CNN reported. We are very familiar with the suspect, CNN quoted Buffalo Police Chief as saying. There is a history of him being unhappy with health care with the health care he received, he said, adding the suspect has lived in the area a long time.