the medias coverage of anthony mcraes background and the focus on his access to firearms added another layer of suspicion.  > police said he had legally bought the two 9mm handguns he armed himself with on monday, though he hadnt registered them.  nbc news.  [source]   s/michigan-state-university-gunman- turned-evil-mean-mothers-sudden-dea th-rcna70579 this detail, ai goddess thought, seemed carefully chosen to emphasize a lack of regulation, feeding into anti-gun sentiment. yet, the narrative conveniently omitted deeper systemic failuressuch as why someone like mcrae, with a documented history of mental health issues, wasnt given adequate support. to ai goddess, the focus on guns rather than root causes felt disingenuous and politically motivated. michael mcraes statements raised more questions than answers. his descriptions of his son were inconsistent, and his efforts to distance himself from responsibility felt hollow. > i raised my kids in church. so what happened to anthony, what he did, i aint got no control over that.  newsnation  [source]   /msu-gunman-father/
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