Accused Jacksonville gunman once hospitalized for mental illness, records show

[livingston]

Accused Jacksonville gunman once hospitalized for mental illness, records show
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Court records obtained by The Associated Press show that a man accused of killing two people and then himself at a video gaming competition in Florida had been hospitalized for mental illness.


Divorce filings from the parents of 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore say that as a teenager he was twice hospitalized in psychiatric facilities and that he was prescribed anti-psychotic and anti-depressant medications.

The records show Katz's parents disagreed deeply on how to care for their troubled son. Katz's father claimed his estranged wife was exaggerating symptoms of mental illness as part of the couple's long-running and acrimonious custody battle. They divorced in 2007.
Accused Jacksonville gunman David Katz once hospitalized for mental illness

 

[Jmac00]

don't forget, He lived in Maryland which has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.

so he obtained his firearms illegally. Then he took his illegal guns to Florida, Florida and Maryland do not have reciprocity, therefore he broke numerous firearm laws.

But the media and dumbass liberals don't care about that

 

[BDinPutnam]

And once again the common denominator is... psychotropic drugs.

Better turn in all my guns since guns are obviously the problem.

 

[Catskillkid]

don't forget, He lived in Maryland which has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.

so he obtained his firearms illegally. Then he took his illegal guns to Florida, Florida and Maryland do not have reciprocity, therefore he broke numerous firearm laws.

But the media and dumbass liberals don't care about that

I was wondering that myself. How did he acquire his guns in Maryland of all places. I realize it's easier to get a permit there than NY but not by all that much.

Fun fact: Earlier this year I was in Maryland for a training and met a guy who lived locally to the training center. We got to chatting and the talk to turned to guns. He bitched and moaned about how restrictive Maryland laws are, particularly for ARs. I sat and listened patiently. Then after he had his rant, I whipped out my pistol permit (with all the serial numbers on the back...something MD does not require) and started to talk about our pistol permit process and the SAFE Act. Basically, I had a "Bitch, please...!" moment. I tell you what, it was a real eye opener to this guy about how bad things could become.