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October 5, 2015

Oregon: Father of Gunman Who Killed 9 Criticizes U.S. Gun Laws 
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In the United States, the father of the gunman who killed nine people
last week at Umpqua Community College in Oregon has criticized U.S. gun
policies, which allowed his son to amass an arsenal of weapons. Ian
Mercer, father of Chris Harper-Mercer, made the comments in an interview
with CNN.

Ian Mercer: "The question that I would like to ask is: How on Earth
could he compile 13 guns? How can that happen? You know, they talk about
gun laws, they talk about gun control. Every time something like this
happens, they talk about it, and nothing is done. I'm not trying to say
that that's to blame for what happened, but if Chris had not been able
to get a hold of 13 guns, it wouldn't have happened."

An autopsy has confirmed Chris Harper-Mercer killed himself, after
killing eight of his classmates and a professor. Meanwhile, in Northern
California four high school students have been arrested as part of what
authorities are calling a highly detailed mass shooting plot at their
high school. No weapons have been found.