10-04-2015, 11:22 PM
Shooter's Dad Speaks Out
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Mercer's 55-year-old British father, ^ Ian Mercer, was interviewed outside his Southern California home right after Mercer was identified as the Oregon killer. He said he was in shock.
Ian Mercer did a subsequent interview pondering how his son got access to 13 guns and why no gun control measures get enacted after such tragedies occur in the U.S. He says he's never owned a gun and never wants to. Ref: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/...er-6569737
Mercer's mother, Laurel Harper, on the other hand, has avoided all public exposure thus far. She is a nurse. A neighbor told reporters that she completely fell apart when the news broke and police showed up at their building. Neighbors also told reporters that she was extremely protective and catering to her adult son. Harper is believed to have shared her son's passion for guns (that's speculation base on internet comments attributed to her, but not fully vetted).
Mercer's 55-year-old British father, ^ Ian Mercer, was interviewed outside his Southern California home right after Mercer was identified as the Oregon killer. He said he was in shock.
Ian Mercer did a subsequent interview pondering how his son got access to 13 guns and why no gun control measures get enacted after such tragedies occur in the U.S. He says he's never owned a gun and never wants to. Ref: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/...er-6569737
Mercer's mother, Laurel Harper, on the other hand, has avoided all public exposure thus far. She is a nurse. A neighbor told reporters that she completely fell apart when the news broke and police showed up at their building. Neighbors also told reporters that she was extremely protective and catering to her adult son. Harper is believed to have shared her son's passion for guns (that's speculation base on internet comments attributed to her, but not fully vetted).