Oregon Shooter’s Father Says What Could Have Prevented His Shooting Rampage: ‘What Right Do You Have…’

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

The father of the 26-year-old who went on a shooting rampage at an Oregon community college apologized to the families of the victims Saturday as well as called for stricter gun control.

Ian Mercer told CNN’s Ryan Young that his son, 26-year-old Chris Harper-Mercer, “will always be remembered for what he did on Thursday.” Mercer said he had “no idea” that his son owned any guns and thought the question of how he obtained them needed to be asked.

“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,” Mercer said. “I’m not trying to say that that’s to blame for what happened, but if Chris had not been able to get ahold of 13 guns, it wouldn’t have happened.”

On Saturday, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said investigators found an additional gun at Harper-Mercer’s place of residence, bringing the grand total of his arsenal to 14. Harper-Mercer opened fire Thursday afternoon at Umpqua Community College and killed nine people before he killed himself.

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Source:: The Blaze