Connor Betts, Dayton Shooter, described himself as a 'Leftist'

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84. He had a criminal record as "an adult"

which was the point I had originally responded to. The further details being that his "record" was a misdemeanor vs a felony, where a felony would have precluded his ability to "legally" purchase a gun in the state of Ohio.

However we know now that (at least according to reports) he had a juvenile record of having made threats against classmates via alleged "hit lists" and "rape lists", enough so that he was kicked out of school for it.

The link to the Gifford Center indicated this for Ohio -

Last updated October 16, 2018.

See our Prohibited Purchasers policy summary for a comprehensive discussion of this issue.

Federal law prohibits certain persons from purchasing or possessing firearms, such as felons, certain domestic abusers, and certain people with a history of mental illness.

Similarly, Ohio prohibits the following persons from purchasing or possessing firearms, unless they have obtained a “relief from disability”:1

• Fugitives from justice;

• Persons under indictment for or convicted of any violent felony offense, or who have been adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission of an offense that, if committed by an adult, would have been a violent felony offense;

• Persons under indictment for, or convicted of, a felony drug offense (or adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission of an offense that, if committed by an adult, would have been a felony drug offense);

• Persons who are “drug dependent, in danger of drug dependence” or chronic alcoholics; or

• Persons under adjudication for mental incompetence, adjudicated as a mental defective, committed to a mental institution, found to be mentally ill subject to hospitalization by court order, or involuntary mentally ill patients.2

Ohio also prohibits the “use” of a firearm by a career criminal.3

There is a further link that states that fire arms purchases are forbidden for anyone under 18 in the state and handgun purchases are forbidden for anyone under 21. So this suggests that he either bought that weapon "as an adult" or got it illegally as a juvenile under 18.

When you have someone that unhinged, chances are that allowing him access to a weapon of mass destruction is not a good idea. The law in Ohio mentions "delinquent juveniles adjudicated" for certain "crimes" and at this point in time, we don't know how his juvenile threats were handled.