CHICAGO — Days after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the assailant obtained multiple guns and whether the laws on Illinois books could have prevented the Independence Day massacre. One focus is on the state’s so-called red-flag law, which enables parents, roommates and police to ask courts to seize guns from people …
Illinois’ “red-flag” law could have stopped the suspect in the Independence Day parade shooting from buying a gun or at least delayed the purchase of the weapon he’s accused of using to kill seven people and wound dozens. And just four months after the reported threat that prompted officers to seize 16 knives, a sword and a dagger from Crimo’s …
