Las Vegas Metropolitan Police records reveal multiple contacts with Shane Tamura, the man who killed four in New York, noting his mental illness and psychiatric evaluations. His mother informed authorities of his suicidal tendencies and past firearm ownership. Although police initiated mental health holds for Tamura, Nevada does not upload such evaluations to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Consequently, he was still able to legally purchase firearms, including the weapon used in the shooting, despite not qualifying under stricter gun control laws present in many other states.
Tamura's mother reported that her son was suicidal and had been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder while indicating he might have owned a gun.
Despite being subject to two emergency psychiatric evaluations and being known to suffer from mental illness, Tamura was allowed to buy firearms legally.
Nevada's laws do not automatically upload information about temporary mental health holds to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
Under Nevada law, emergency mental health holds do not automatically trigger firearm prohibitions unless they escalate to a court-ordered involuntary commitment.
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